Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Source Comparison#1

Article #1: "Groupon Moves Into Restaurant Reservations With Savored Deal"
Date: Sept, 24, 2012
Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/groupon-moves-into-restaurant-reservations-with-savored-deal/

Article #2: "Groupon Acquires Savored For Restaurant Reservations"
Date: Sept, 24, 2012
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/09/24/groupon-acquires-savored-for-restaurant-reservations/

Article #3: "Groupon snags online restaurant platform Savored in move that boost struggling company"
Date: Sept, 25, 2012
Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/groupon-snags-online-restaurant-platform-savored-move-boost-struggling-company-article-1.1167883


Notes: 

  • Same dates, except for the Article 3 from the daily news.
  • Relevant because with Groupon expanding it's business practices in other areas, since it's an internet based business Information Architects will have to figure out how to seamlessly get Savored and Groupon websites working together.
  • Articles #2 and #3 Are a shorter read compared to article #1.
  • Articles #1 and #3 are more focused on Groupon and is more focused on Savored.
  • Article #3 Gives actual numbers pertaining to the restaurants participating with Savored and Groupon's services.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Article Review#1

Google Plants Snapseed in Its Garden


Author: Richard Adhikari


Link: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/76174.html



Summary: This bit of news is about how Google purchased Nik Software, the company responsible for Snapseed, a photo editing app. It's believed that this in in response to Facebook purchasing Instagram, a competitor of Snapseed. And many feel, this recent move shows how Google is losing touch with itself.



Relevance: With Google expanding it's company, it may stop being Google the search engine.


Quote: "Google's purchase has left some users of iOS devices wondering whether Nik will continue to support Snapseed on Apple's operating system."