Technology Article

Is Yahoo buying Tumblr?

 



http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/17/tech/social-media/yahoo-tumblr/index.html

 

 

 

 

 In a deal that would vault Yahoo into the premiere league of social media, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is said to be closing in on a $1 billion acquisition deal with David Karp, the CEO of New York-based Tumblr. Tumblr is an online blogging site used with pictures. Most people are saying they will delete their tumblr because it wont be the same. I myself have a tumblr and love it. I wont mind if they buy it and keep it the same but changing it would suck. Both sites were cautious to emphasize that the talks could come to naught. Mayer is clearly interested; she's known and admired Karp's New York-based site for years. Tumblr and its 107 million microblogs would add another 15 billion pageviews a month to Mayer's hoard. Most important of all, it could make Yahoo look cool again.

Career Cluster

The best suited cluster for me was Human Services. Human services workers help individuals and families meet their personal needs. You might work in a government office, hospital, nonprofit agency, nursing home, spa, hotel, or school. Or, you might work in your own home. You need to be passionate about helping others and finding new ways to help people become happier. I think i would like to be a therapist or a psychiatrist. I think  this feild fits me best.

Project Wrap Up

When I started the Google docs I didn’t think I was going to like it that much. Turns out I really enjoyed it. I liked how it can be accessed anywhere without having to email it to myself, or my partner and it saves a lot of time. I love how it automatically saves whatever you’re working on every so often. Just in case i forget to. The only thing I can say I disliked was when you go to look at the comments from your partner there is no notification. I changed the settings and it still did not work. I loved the fact me and my partner could work on the project at the same time and see what we’re doing. I think my project turned out pretty good. The only thing I can think of that Google Docs should improve on is the messaging system to your partner. I plan on using Google Docs more often for projects and writings.

Technology

Apple is making new technology for the future. They are trying to create "Wearable Technology." Apple has came out with the prototype and software for a "Smart Watch." They believe the iWatch will boost their sales rates and they will be the dominant seller again and beat Samsung. Some of the features the iWatch will have is e-mail and texting, phone calls, GPS, Wi-Fi and weather updates. They say the iWatch is supposed to mirror the iPhone and have some of the same capabilities as it. "It's as though consumers are only interested in a watch that offers everything the smartphone does, only in a more convenient 'package.' What they seem to crave is a way to more easily access iPhone features everywhere they go."---Worker for Apple.