fastcompany.com BY Kit Eaton Thu Feb 4, 2010
Does Amazon have an exciting plan for Kindle 3? It's been keeping
totally quiet about the next-gen e-reader, but rumors and leaks have
started sprouting that suggest good things are on the way. But how
could Kindle 3 be made awesome?
This time last year
we were talking about Amazon's Kindle 2--a refreshed version of its
original small-format electronic ink e-reader. We looked at it, and pronounced
that Amazon had done an okay job--but it should do a better one with
the next-gen machine. Since then Amazon's kept mum about its plans for
the device's future, and that's probably thanks to seeing what the
multiplying competitor devices are like, and to find out exactly what Apple had up its sleeve.
Now the iPad
cat is out of the bag, and it looks like a serious threat to Kindle's
hardware and software model: The iPad does more, is better designed,
and Apple's pushing ahead with its own content deals for its much
swisher iBooks app. So what's Amazon doing? Recent rumors suggest quite
a bit: As Nick Bilton's noting at The New York Times,
it's bought up a small touchscreen tech company that's developed a
novel flexible touchscreen based on resistive sensors, but that also
supports multitouch. That suggests a touchscreen Kindle is en-route,
and the tech even supports stylus touches so proper note-style
annotations may be possible.
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As a cat lover, you would naturally want to know as much as you can about your kitty's health! Your little bundle of fur can be practically considered as part of the family, so why wouldn't you make sure that he is happy and healthy?
Cat health is strongly affected by what kitty eats. Obesity is a major factor in heart disease particularly as your cat gets older. Choose a pet food for your cat that is right for it’s age but feed it regularly. If in doubt get your veternarians advice as your cat can have completely different nurtient needs to what you would expect!
Longhaired cats should be groomed regularly for optimum cat health. Use a pet brush and groom no less than once a week. This is a great way to bond with kitty!
The litter box can be a danger to both cat health and human health if it isn’t cleaned regularly. Change your pet’s litter no less than once every four days or more remembering to clear the tray of faces as since cats are very clean animals and can smell up to 10 times better than humans! Your kitty will just love you for it! Also be careful as some litter can be very dusty, which can irritate kitty's asthma.
If choosing to declaw your kitty, this can be a major factor in Cat health. If you choose to declaw your pet it is important to remember to keep them inside at all times! Although I would never recommend to declaw kitty as this is taking away what makes him a cat! Also sometimes declawing can be very painfull for your cat and he may become resentful! If you are worried about your furniture, invest in a cat scratcher and rub some cat nip over it, you will be suprised! Another option is only to trim the claws with great care.
Stressful situations like moving, travelling, natural disasters or even changes in the family can affect cat health as cats are very sensitive creatures. To minimize the effects of stress on your pet, ask your vet or pet store what to recommend to slightly sedate kitty. Cat nip is always a good option, when cat eats this plant it acts as a sedative.
Part of managing cat health is making sure dangerous poisons like antifreeze are inaccessible to your pet just as you would with your own toddler. Some household plants are fatal to cats so make sure to raise your plants and lock your toxins! If you have an indoor kitty, invest in a few cat-friendly plants such as Cat nip, Cat grass, Honeysuckle etc with the bonus of giving kitty much needed nutrients and minerals not generally found in manufactured pet food!
Cat’s often have mouth diseases and this can impact cat health. Cat’s are just as prone to gingivitis as humans and cats can also develop. Take kitty to the vet at least once a year to have his teeth regulary checked and cleaned, even switching to a food that prevents tatar buildup is always a bonus.
As always one of the greatest factors in cat health is deciding if your cat goes outdoors. Sometimes this isn't the solution for every kitty as you will need to stock up on the cat toys! And can be very hard to stop your kitty if he already has been accustomed to the outdoors!
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According to a news release from Amazon, next month they will be releasing an SDK (software development kit) that will allow software developers to build and upload active content that will be available on the Kindle store later this year. The release states that Handmark is developing an active Zagat guide, Sonic Boom is building word games and puzzles and EA Mobile is porting some of its games.
“We’ve heard from lots of developers over the past two years who are excited to build on top of Kindle,” said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “The Kindle Development Kit opens many possibilities–we look forward to being surprised by what developers invent.”
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In the Christmas business 2009 ordered customers over the worldwide Amazon web pages to more than 110 products per second. At the tip day, the 14th of December 2009, more were ordered altogether than 9.5 million products in Amazon. Worldwide Amazon in the Christmas business 2009 sent out of its logistics centers at the tip day over 7 million articles - into more than 178 countries of the earth.
At the first Christmas day bought customers for the very first time of more Kindle books than physical books on Amazon. com. In the Kindle Shop on Amazon. com are for German readers already over 300,000 books available, the largest selection of the most popular books, inclusive New-York-Times-bestsellers and new publication.
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http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/ - Nielsen News
The overall advertising environment in 2009 was fairly gloomy with
slashed budgets and revised strategies to address the new reality.
However, that didn’t stop the industry from evolving, and the lessons
learned will likely pay-off in the year ahead. For example, advertisers
started to look at the need for accountability metrics beyond the
simple “click-through”
and on to campaign-specific performance. They also started to embrace
burgeoning social networks and consumer generated media to bring
consumers closer to a product or brand.
Top Advertising Trends for 2010
- Optimizing media convergence is a top priority. A
better understanding of media convergence will manifest in order to
deliver a better return on investment. The ability to accurately
measure activity and link online ads to offline purchasing behavior
will be critical.
- New models emerge to take advantage of smartphones. Accurate mobile measurement will be required to stay head of the snowballing growth of that media platform.
- More cross-media ad campaigns surface. The massive
growth of online video games played and shared online leads the way for
more successful interactive and cross-media advertising campaigns to
appear. Growth in the adoption of this innovative advertising across
screens and activities will increase.
- Commercialization of social networking hubs increase.
Social media will provide a new sales channel for establishing product
awareness and commercializing brands to better support traditional
advertising or text-based ads.
- More interesting and interactive online ads appear.
Increased use of more creative advertising and content models online
such as video, attention-seeking page takeover ads and mechanisms for
greater interactivity will drive the next era of Web development.
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