Review: Digicel Consumer Electronic Show

Kingston, Jamaica- This year the three year old annual Consumer Electronic Show snagged Digicel, the Caribbean’s largest mobile provider as its title sponsor. So many expected to get more, but were sorely disappointed, even as I’m sure over the two day event this weekend, a pretty decent crowd passed through the gates.

In short though, I’d describe the experience as a large scaled “bend down” plaza (for non Jamaicans that’s similar to flea market) inside the National Arena location. One could have saved time by googling big screen TV, cellphone, home security and audio system and salivating over the choice, interactive demonstrations, and comparison price details presented. Read more

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Microsoft to Acquire Stake in Facebook?

USA- Yep, that’s the word from The WallStreet Journal(WSJ). Microsoft is in talks to but a 5% stake in Facebook for US$300-500 million. That would value the company at up to US$10 billion. The WSJ also reported that Google also seems interested in the social network and could set up a stand off between the two rival tech giants.

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OpenOffice Suite-It’s powerful, open source, Free and gets the job done.

 

 

by Susan LeeQuee

OpenOffice is a multiplatform, multilingual Office Suite and an open-source project. According to openoffice.org, the OpenOffice suite is compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free. You just need to download and use. Independent reviewers across the globe have recommended the product.
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Self taught Jamaican Online FX Trader Blogs His Journey To FX Riches

Jamaica- Online FX trading made headlines in Jamaica over the last two years. Traditional investment companies heard a giant sucking sound from their accounts, Jamaicans it seems had acquired a taste for higher risk investments and were running to give their FX cash to the David Smith-led company Olint.The rush and gush caused regulartory and legislatory stir about this referral based fx trading investment club, that led the company to move quickly and set up in the more welcoming Turks and Caicos Island. They now have over US$500 million under their management. Read more

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Who will be the Caribbean’s DIGG, as mainstream Caribbean Media’s relevance dwindles?

Barbados- Without question the time is now for the Caribbean and Latin American region to experience the dot come boom already experienced by the United States. Right now, Caribbean startups are all about creating a regional spin on phenomenally successful American and European internet brands ad hope to be just as profitable and successful in reputation as they are. One of hue internet brands is Digg.com “a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web.”

Digg.com started as a place where users share, find news, videos, reviews, podcacts on all things technology and science but have since evolved to have a greater range of news topics such as Business, Entertainment, Gaming Sports and Offbeat news. The site has over 20 million unique visitors and a multimillion dollar valuation to match.

Enter CaribScoop.com (Jamaica), caribdaily.com,onspotreport.com (Jamaica) and now herrd.com ( Barbados), fresh faced Caribbean startups mapping the global online trend of news via social networking. Gunning to be the number one in the region, like Digg.com is now globally.

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Internet Crime on the rise in the Caribbean ?

Jamaica - It’s big business elsewhere so, with the rise of the internet culture in the Caribbean, the region was sure to get their fair share of phishing, site hacking and identity theft. Symantec, a US based internet security firm published a report recently that showed that “Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity.”

In its report the company describes underworld auction sites where bank details and credit cards are on sale and commercial software used by criminals to launch attacks on websites is also being traded. And hence the parallel trend in the Caribbean. In the last 60 days alone, there were two major attacks on Jamaica-basedbanks recently. These are snippets of newspaper reports: Read more

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PlaySpan, founded by 12 year old gamer raises US$6.5m in funding

USA- A Silicon Valley company co-founded by a 12-year-old,Arjun Mehta has just raised $6.5 million in venture capital. PlaySpan, based in Santa Clara, Calif. says it offers game publishers a technology that lets users make payments and shop for other items. It calls itself the first “publisher-sponsored in-game commerce network.”PlaySpan is founded by Arjun Mehta, a 6th grader, passionate about gaming and software programming that can make game playing experience exciting and more importantly rewarding!

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Why aren’t Caribbean brands getting a “Second Life”?

by Susan LeeQuee

Jamaica - In the Caribbean, we have unique and successful brands, not to mention the seasonal sold out music events and parties, that keep visitors clamouring to come hang out with us. Now why don’t we take all this Caribbean brand currency that we have regionally and globally and take one giant step further. Caribbean brands should be looking to get a “Second Life” – get into the building their virtual brands or metabrand experiences in Second Life.

Some of the biggest brands across the globe have entered the Second Life space, according to Steve O’Hear’s post on ZDNET. There is Sony-Bmg, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Addidas, Reebok, Calvin Klein, MTV, Philips, Microsoft, Vodafone, Aveda, NBA that’s right, NBA, AOL, Laguna Beach and get this, Visit Mexico. Read more

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PlugAdPlay.com - Insert Ads Into Your Videos, Make Cash

USA-PlugAdPlay is a video advertising site which gives any video producer the chance to earn money with their video clips. Users can ad PlugAdPlay adverts to the beginning and end of their videos, or they can opt for a streaming banner. There are three ways to earn money once the PlugAdPlay ads have been added to your videos

1. You get a US$1 for any video on any site like Youtube, or Google Video;

2. Plug will pay you an extra bonus for each person watching your video wherever you’ve uploaded it. If your video becomes the most viewed on any video sharing site, you’ll reap in an extra extra bonus. PluAdPlay also pays for clicks and impressions generated by your video.

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Shop it-your social commerce network

USA-Shopit is both a personal online store and also a widget you can add to a blog, website or social network profile to sell products and services.

Shop owners can add as many items as they want, and when adding an item for sale the user can upload up to 4 image files that can be imported from the PC or other online selling points. Items are listed at a default of 45 days but users can request to extend or shorten the period of time. Along with regular selling, users can mark items on sale, for trade and even for auction. User profiles are searchable and this service is free.

This seems to be an ecommerce trend brewing…as shopt it has a competition in lemonade.com

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