Online journal trendingbytes.com shares with Communicate Levant the latest digital, web and user insights, along with social media news
Etihad Airways takes the first class to new heights
Traveling by air can be tiresome, even when you’re in first class. However, Etihad’s Residence, its new and posh on-board suite offering, has won the appreciation of many. Read more…
Sky Italia uses social media data to tailor TV schedules
It may sound like an airline, but Sky Italia is actually Italy’s major satellite television provider.
Just like other providers, the brand used cable box data to create its TV schedule. However, after moving to digital and on-demand streaming, the company partnered with IBM Data and Analytics to check what shows were being discussed on social media platforms (with an emphasis on Twitter). Read more…
Google’s smart contact lenses will soon monitor diabetes
Google never stops targeting our eyes. With two new patents secured last week, Google’s new tool is well under way.
To make it short, Google is developing smart contact lenses that will monitor your diabetes level by analyzing your lacrimal fluid content. It is still under development, but could create a real improvement in the lives of concerned people. Read more…
Amazon to launch its first smartphone with 3D screen
Smartphone aficionados of the world, this one is for you. Amazon will announce the launch of its first smartphone in June and make it available in September. But, why should you be excited about it? It features a 3D screen that is said to be capable of tracking your eye movements and then move the screen accordingly. Read more…
Dr Dre will soon be the first billionaire hip-hop artist
You’ve seen Beats, you probably own Beats and, if not, you’ve at least tried a Beats headphone.
Dr Dre’s headphones and earphones brand is huge in the market and is about to get even bigger. To strengthen its position in the hardware and music business, Apple made its first ten-figure acquisition by offering $3.2 billion for the brand that took the market by storm. Read more…
Forty four percent of Twitter users have never tweeted
Whether you use Twitter for information or selfies, chances are you’ve tweeted at least once – but that’s not the case with everyone.
According to Twopcharts.com, a website that tracks Twitter users by language and city, approximately 44 percent of the 974 million users on Twitter have never tweeted. Read more…
Twitter gives music another shot
After Twitter’s #Music app failed in an epic way and was pulled from the App Store, the social media site is already back on track.
According the The Journal, Twitter is working on “music incorporation and content”. Sources indicate that discussions with Beats are already under way, as well as with Vevo and Sony Music, to incorporate “bite-sized music videos”. Read more…
Internet Explore is a gateway to your PC
Internet Explore (IE) users, stay on your guard. A security flaw in all IE versions (IE6-11) has been discovered.
And it’s a big one: hackers can gain full user permissions over your computer, allowing them to install programs, view and delete data and much more, simply by visiting a website. Read more…
#BringBackOurGirls or how Twitter moves governments
We tend to say, “your selfie with a hashtag on a piece of paper won’t do much, you know” and, sometimes, we’re proven wrong.
Three weeks ago, more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped from their boarding school by armed Islamist militants. The event has become an issue of international importance, with a $300,000 cash reward offered to anyone who can help locate and rescue the girls. Read more…
NYPD’s photo contest gone wrong
Twitter is on the rise and even the New York Police Department knows it.
It recently organized a photo contest to broadcast how friendly and nice the police force really is. But, can you guess what happened? Exactly the opposite. New Yorkers started uploading pictures of violent arrests and policemen’s wrongdoings. Read more…
