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Founders and CEO of Popular Social Networking Sites
Founders and CEO of Popular Social Networking Sites
Social Networking Sites are undeniably popular nowadays. People consider them as new parts of their body. Without them, it seems they are deficient. These Social Networking Sites have become the lifeblood of other people. Some of them are able to connect with their loved ones overseas. Some are able to earn a living. Some are able to find their better half. Yes, Social Networking Sites are all-encompassing in this generation. They are no longer considered as people’s leisure but rather a passion.
With that said, are you not wondering who the brilliant people behind these sites are? Let us introduce to you the Founders and CEO of popular Social Networking Sites. Without them, our computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones would not be as exciting as they are now.
Jack Dorsey
\Jack Dorsey is an American web developer and businessman. He is known as the co-founder and co-creator of Twitter. In 2008, he was named as one of the leading pacesetters in the world. In 2012, he was hailed by The Wall Street Journal as “Innovator of the Year Award” in the field of technology.
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and an Internet entrepreneur. He’s one of five co-founders of the biggest networking site which is Facebook. In April 2013, he became the chairman and Chief Executive of Facebook. Believe it or not, he only obtains one dollar salary for being the CEO of it.
Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom is an American entrepreneur and a software engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of Instagram. He was a member of the Mayfield Fellows Program at Stanford University. He was a Google employee for two years. He first worked on Gmail, Google Reader, and other products. He then worked on the Corporate Development Team on his second year.
David Karp is an American web developer and industrialist. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tumblr. This guy’s net worth goes beyond 200 million USD. He’s clearly well-off! Karp was hailed by the BusinessWeek as the “Best Young Tech Entrepreneur” in 2009.
Lawrence Page
Lawrence Page is an American Computer Scientist and an internet entrepreneur. He is known as a co-founder of Google, together with Sergey Brin. In the recent Forbes list of billionaires, he was at the 19th spot. His personal wealth is worth USD $32.3 billion.
Susan D. Wojcicki is an American businesswoman and the Chief Executive Officer of YouTube. She was named as “The Most Important Person in Advertising” and “The Most Important Googler You’ve Never Heard before”.
Reid Garrett Hoffman
Reid Garrett Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, a venture capitalist, and an author. He is one of the founders of LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals and businesses.
Ben Silbermann
Ben Silbermann is an American internet entrepreneur. He is one of the founders and currently the Chief Executive Officer of Pinterest.
The brilliant minds of these people strengthen the world of social media. Their passion and proficiency have taken the online communication to the higher level. So cheers for that!
10 Best Augmented Reality Games Like Pokemon GO
10 Best Augmented Reality Games Like Pokemon GO
Software developer company Niantic is popular for its new Pokemon GO game that was launched earlier this month in collaboration with Nintendo. In this game, you need to roam around in the real world with your smartphone to find Pokemon and capture them. That’s what augmented reality (AR) means.
AR simply means that the app or game augments reality into its functioning, which means that you can to rely on the real life to play an augmented reality game or use an AR app. But Pokemon GO is not the only augmented reality game/app that we have got, and this certainly not the first time an Android app has used AR technology.
If you have played Pokemon GO and/or are wondering if there are more such games and apps, yes there are. We have created a list of 10 best augmented reality games like Pokemon GO that you should definitely try out right now. Maybe one of those could become your favourite AR game. Let’s check out the games similar to Pokemon.
1. Ingress
This is the first augmented reality game developed by Niantic that relies on your GPS location and is one of the most similar games like Pokemon GO. Your objective is to hack portals and build them up after choosing one of the teams to fight against the other side. You must travel to the various destination in the real world to hack several portals and own them for your team. Yes, it’s working mechanism is similar to Pokemon GO, but the overall feel is different for those who want to try something new.
2. Real Strike – The Original 3D Augmented Reality FPS Gun App
Developed by Yii International, this awesome app turns reality into a military base and brings first person shooting in the real world. It combines your real-life surroundings with 3D gun animation with 25 weapons to choose from. The firing, reloading, and animations are sensitive and cool. Combat items include night vision, thermal vision, and more. It’s an awesome game for FPS lovers, but it’s available for iOS only.
3. Life is Crime
Unlike Ingress or any other light and fun games like Pokemon GO, Life is Crime is based a slightly more real-like concept of gangs and criminals, and those who love watching villains will love it. In this game, players can join gangs of their choice and can have live chats with fellow players. You can fight with other gangs to win territories and complete tasks for rewards. The player base of this game is decently-sized and the game is entertaining. It just needs more players for more fun.
4. Zombies, Run!
Talking about free augmented reality games, this one is basically targeted towards people who want a fun way of jogging or running around to maintain their fitness. Basically, this app has a lot of different missions where zombies surround you and you have to run from them. You have to plug in your earphones for the best sound effects, and then all you’ve got to do is run for your life!
5. Parallel Kingdom MMO
Do you like games that take you to the past in the era of kings and kingdoms? If yes, then the Parallel Kingdom will surely excite you. It’s an augmented reality location-based MMORPG game that lets you complete quests and slay monsters wherever you are. Your location becomes your ground for various activities including battles. There are 40 levels, trading options with other players, chat rooms, leaderboards, and more. It is interesting enough to try out at least once.
6. The Walk
Made by the makers of Zombies, Run!, this game keeps you fit as it requires you to walk. It’s a simple game that takes around three months to complete. You need to walk to a mysterious destination while carrying a virtual package that could save the world. While you get closer to the destination, immersive audio story clips are unlocked.
7. Zombies Everwhere
If you are searching for games similar to Pokemon GO, then you should definitely try this one. Instead of catching Pokemon, you have to kill zombies in this game. Neat little game for people who always wanted to be in Zombieland! The game is available on iOS and Android.
8. Geocaching
This one is an augmented reality game based on the idea of treasure-hunting. As you go around your area, you discover real containers hidden around. These can also contain small stuff that you could trade with other players.
9. Clandestine Anomaly
This one is an augmented reality game based on the idea of treasure-hunting. As you go around your area, you discover real containers hidden around. These can also contain small stuff that you could trade with other players.
10. SpecTrek
Play this game and become a ghost hunter. This is the horror genre in the list of games like Pokemon GO. The game is very simple- find ghosts where they spawn with the help of GPs and camera of your smartphone. The more ghosts you catch, the better player you become.
So these are some of the best augmented reality games like Pokemon GO we think are worth a try. Do let us know in the comments below which one is your favourite.
Do you know these 10 awesome Kabali facts?
Do you know these 10 awesome Kabali facts?
1. First Indian movie star to be branded in a flight is Rajinikanth.
2. First Tamil movie to be screened in the world biggest REX cinemas, Paris, which has 2500 seat capacity.
3. For the very first time, Rajinikanth used Linen fabric suits in his entire career.
5. Director Ranjith announced the Kabali project by just tweeting 'Magilchi' to the world.
6. Kabali teaser shattered almost all YouTube records by crossing 5million views in just 24 hours.
7. PVR Cinemas, Air Asia, Cadburys', Amazon, ShopCJ, Airtel and much more associated with Kabali.
8. Air Asia would serve Kabali menu on release day to passengers.
9. Kabali will be screened in 4000 screens in India alone.
10. More than 600 fans made posters and 1200 memes were created in social media for Kabali.
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