Social Media Updates Archive
17 Oct 2015
Why Spain needs the sharing economy
Why Spain needs the sharing economy The country that invented tapas understands the concept of sharing. But baking that idea into Spain’s regulatory policies is proving to be more difficult. Startups like Airbnb and Uber that are driving the global sharing economy are meeting stiff resistance from Spanish regulators bent on shutting these companies down and stifling
17 Oct 2015
Solar Systems Provider Brighterlite Conducts Franchise & Retail Convention
Solar Systems Provider Brighterlite Conducts Franchise & Retail Convention Brighterlite Pakistan has recently conducted its first Franchise & Retail Convention in Islamabad. Brighterlite Pakistan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brighterlite AS, a Norwegian Group, commencing business in Pakistan since year 2015 with a team of highly motivated professionals each having an extensive experience
17 Oct 2015
Pakistan Wins Top Prize in ‘Wikipedia Loves Earth’ Competition
Pakistan Wins Top Prize in ‘Wikipedia Loves Earth’ Competition Wikipedia Loves Earth has been going on since 2013 but this year, it was the first time thatPakistan was included as one of the participant countries. Pakistan is only the third country from South Asia to be a part of this competition. The winners for this
12 Oct 2015
Rumor: Twitter Layoffs A-Comin’
Rumor: Twitter Layoffs A-Comin’ Jack Dorsey is back. The former Twitter CEO, ousted from the job back in 2008, is now Twitter’s permanent CEO after serving as its interim chief executive since July. Say what you will about the move—Twitter’s investors have pushed the stock up a bit over 14 percent since Monday’s news about
12 Oct 2015
Warid Launches Mahana Offer
Warid Launches Mahana Offer Warid Telecom has launched this Mahana Offer for its prepaid customers allowing them to enjoy 1500 calling minutes from Warid to Warid numbers, 50 minutes from Warid to other mobile networks, 1500 SMS and 1500 MBs of Warid’s LTE Internet, all this for just Rs. 499, inclusive of all taxes. Mahana Offer
07 Oct 2015
Facebook Prioritizing News Feed Content Based on Connectivity
Facebook Prioritizing News Feed Content Based on Connectivity These days, our Facebook News Feeds are filled with auto-playing videos, large photos albums, and art-heavy news stories. It makes for a more engaging social-networking experience, but only on speedy connections. With that in mind, Facebook announced it will prioritize News Feed content based on your connection. Those
05 Oct 2015
Can Sygic And Its Offline Maps Replace Google Maps for Pakistanis?
Can Sygic And Its Offline Maps Replace Google Maps for Pakistanis? GPS technology helps us a lot when we have to go to unfamiliar places. People can now use GPS apps on their mobile phones and get directions to their destinations easily. Perhaps the only question that comes to mind is which GPS navigation app
03 Oct 2015
Surprise: Ad Blockers Make the Mobile Web More Pleasant
Surprise: Ad Blockers Make the Mobile Web More Pleasant Since Apple embraced mobile ad blockingfor Safari in iOS 9, folks have been quickto download ad blockers like Purify Blocker and Crystal. But do they work? Using iPhones, a 4G mobile network, and the Purify, Crystal, and 1Blocker apps, the The New York Times conducted
02 Oct 2015
Facebook Introduces Big Changes to Profile Pictures
Facebook Introduces Big Changes to Profile Pictures Facebook is introducing five big changes to user profiles starting today. While the features will become available to some users today, others might have to wait a bit to get the big update. Looping Profile Videos The most exciting change is the new profile video. Once you
02 Oct 2015
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High
Pakistsani Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach An All-Time High Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have reached an all-time high at $20 billion. The information was revealed in a statement from the Finance Ministry on Thursday. The reserves are distributed between the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and commercial banks with $15.24 billion and $4.83 billion respectively.