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March 2, 2010

European Union Kicks IE’s Butt

I never saw this day coming, but now that it did, I am very impressed.

The European Union, believing that “not knowing you have a choice is no choice at all“, has made Microsoft integrate a Browser Choice window in their operating system for both new users and existing Windows PC users. This screen will provide users with a chance “to make an active choice in the source of the software that acts on your behalf to broker your online experiences, and meet your own unique needs and interests.”

This decision ends a long-running dispute over the US software giant’s dominant market position. This “browser choice screen” will present users with a list of leading browsers — including Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome — presented in a random order. The screen will be offered as an automatic download for XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

The browser choice menu

The browser choice menu

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October 27, 2009

Tweet to Win: 15 Twitter Contests Listed – Hurry up!

Twitter has been used in many ways as an excellent platform for marketing and promotion. Twitter contests emerged to be one of the simplest and most efficient means for companies and brands to promote their products. They are usually entered with a simple tweet, one that gives the participants a chance to win a prize, from iPhones to $10 cash. Tweets serve as a viral element for the contest holder to promote his/her services, the better the prize offered the better chance for the promoter’s message to reach more people.

There are many Twitter contests out there, we did some search and brought you a list of 15 contests that offers some really cool prizes! You don’t want to miss that!

1. Win an awesome Alienware laptop and a year’s worth of free Antivirus Pro 2010 security protection!

To enter, simply follow @Panda_Security on Twitter and tweet their #PandaGiveaway tweet. Ends October 31st, 2009.

Win an Alienware laptop!

Win an Alienware laptop!

2. Win 30 guitars in 30 days via Twitter

Ends November 5th, 2009.

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