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What Do You Use Google For?


I normally use Google for finding movie timings, spell checking, ego surfing, spotting grammatical errors in sentences, currency conversion, getting word meanings, for reading lost websites and of course for web search. How do you use Google? [via]

Top Ten Powerful Brands of the World


These brands are dominant as they are popular and financially strong among customers.

 
1. Google

The value of this brand is estimated at about 66 billion dollars and is certainly the most powerful brand in the world. This search engine was launched by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1996. Google is famous for its exceptional new ideas and amazing growth rate. Google has turned out to be so large that the word is found in dictionary.


2. General Electric

The second most powerful brand in the world is said to be General Electric which has been valued at about 61 billion. GE looks into several fields which include industrial technology, information technology, financial services, oil, films and much more. GE is much admired in India also.
 
3. Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation earns about 44 billion dollars every year and its brand value is about 54 billion dollars. Bill Gates is the owner of this brand which was founded in 1975. Microsoft provides jobs to over 75,000 people across the globe and Gates is admired by business rivals.

 
4. Coca-Cola

This brand has been valued at about 44.134 billion dollars which constitutes it the fourth most powerful brand in the world. The company was established in 1892 by Asa Griggs Candler. It was later bought by Woodruff and Bradley. Though it may not be the most powerful in the world, yet it is certainly the most recognized.


5. China Mobile

This brand has been valued at about 41 billion dollars and is the largest mobile operator of the country. It has over 290 million subscribers and its gross value is almost as much as Vodafone every year. China Mobile is tremendously popular and the largest in Hong Kong.

 
6. Marlboro
Marlboro is estimated at 39 billion dollars and is certainly the most popular cigarette brand in the world. The brand has obtained exclusive control in the industry with its well-known commercial and publication advertisements.

 
7. Wal-Mart

The value of this brand is almost 36 billion dollars. Wal-Mart is the largest dealer in the United States of America and also disposes of the largest number of toys in the country. It was initiated in 1962 by Sam Walton and became a part of the stock exchange 10 years later. Now the owners of this company are his widow, his daughter and three sons.

 
8. Citi
Citi has a brand value of about 33 billion dollars and was established in 1998 after a 140 billion dollar merger. This company succeeded to its ownership by Primerica in 1993 and is famous in the world for being the first- automobile policy, space travel policy as well as commercial airline policy. The company’s name changed to Citibank during 1970s and Charles Prince is the CEO today.

 
9. IBM

IBM is operating in several countries and deals with computer technology. It has its headquarters in New York and has about 350,000 workers all over the world. IBM was launched during the latter half of the 1880’s and became a part of the stock exchange after 1915.

 
10. Toyota

Its value is about 33 billion dollars, which makes it the 10th most powerful in the world. It is a Japanese company and the world’s largest automobile manufacturer of buses, automobiles, robots and trucks. Its headquarter is in Aichi and produceded about 179 billion dollars revenue during the year 2006. The present chairman is Fujio Cho, and Katsuaki Watanabe is the CEO of this business.

Show Maps On The Go With Google Glass Like Bike Helmet

Ok so how many of you like the Google glass concept? If you love motorcycling and are among those geeks who adore technology, then there is something related to Google glass coming your way soon. A group of tech-,veterans from Russia have announced plans to begin selling what they call the LiveMap. Well, the LiveMap is actually a motorcycle helmet which will display maps and your vehicle speed on the helmet’s transparent visor.

LiveMap runs on Android platform and it will work using voice command and no internet connection is required unless you just want to update the device software. The helmet’s display system will automatically adjust itself for day and night viewing. It will also contain a gyroscope allowing maps imagery to tilt according to the viewing angle of wearer.

Despite the fact that the helmet will be running on Android, creators intend it to be a targeted use device, so that mean no games and no videos for it. The helmet is scheduled to start shipping by August 2014 for $2,000 each. However the early supporters of project on Indiegogo are being rewarded with $1,500 price.




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