YouTube Co-Founder Switches to Google

YouTube Co-Founder Switches to Google
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/youtube-co-founder-switches-to-google/

Main idea :
Google purchased YouTube about $1.65 billion. YouTube confirmed on Tuesday that Steve Chen who was a co-founder stop working at the company, but the company’s Web site still lists him as chief technology officer.

One important detail:
Mr. chen is a successful person who develop the first video website.

Vocabulary : Focus is the Verb
a point of concentration

Ex: Steve shifted his focus to help with some Google engineering projects.

Blue Angels

This was my first time in my life to see Blue Angels which I was so excited to see it. I first haven’t thought going to see them, but I changed my mind when I saw the two blue angels which practiced on the sky at Friday. I went to see them on Sat 1st August. There were so many people at that area time, but I thought this was the first experience in my life to see the wonderful blue angels. It was so funnn!!, and having a great time.

Even Google Is Blocked With Apps for iPhone ...

Google which is the world’s famous search engine has been blocked with apps for iPhone. In this week, Google had submitted for review in hopes that they would be added to the company’s App Store, but Apple turned down two applications. The rejections of apps by Apple could dim the halo that has encircled the iPhone since it first became a lucrative platform for outside developers. The lengthy and opaque approval process required to get anything into the App Store has long been a source of frustration for iPhone developers and users alike.

Vocaburaly: rejection

to refuse to accept

Shopping for $1,000 Shoes? There’s an App for That

Shopping for $1,000 Shoes? There’s an App for That

From Nytimes.com

Net-a-Porter.com is the website famous shopping website that many shoppers go shopping online. this week Net-a-Porter.com release the Apps on iPhone which call the Net-App for the shoppers who use iPhone can browse and purchase the luxury goods from their cellphones. In addition, they can read the weekly fashion stories that editors publish on the Web site. However, shoppers havn't bought the physical goods which especially expensive ones from their cellphones, but Net-a-Porter.com, which went live in 2000 and now has 1.8 million visitors a month, suceeded in getting people to buy $4,000 gowns and $1,000 stilettos on the Web. Now it hopes to work its magic on the iPhone.

Vocabulary : persuad = to move by argument

Link : http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/shopping-for-1000-shoes-theres-an-app-for-that/?hp

The floor plan of my house ^__^

I live with my host family in five bedrooms house. We have five people in the home. In front of the house has a small garden and walk inside that is a Buddha room for us to pray and worship. Next, the kitchen which we don’t often use it is the close to the side-door of the house. On this story, we got two bed rooms, one living room, and one bathroom. Between living room and kitchen, there is a one door between that is the basement. At the basement, we have one bathroom, one bedroom, and the laundry room. Next that is the back door. Behind this the door is the small garden of our house. There are cherries and pumps in the back garden. In addition, there is a small fish pond.

My Last Weekend :: 07/10/09 - 07/12/09

My last Friday I went to Pike Market with my other classmate. I was so excited because I've never been there before. I and my friend decided to meet with at McDonald, but I had to change to Abercrombie place because I met Black guy who scared me by asking for the pencil and some change. I didn't know what to do so I call my classmate and change the place. Luck I am, my classmate followed me to abercrombie. ^^ Then, we went to the pike market as sight-seeing. my impression was the first starbucks which there were many people in the line. After I finised up sight-seeing, I came home. The others two days which is Saturday and Sunday I just spent time with homework and do the shore.

IPhone Apps to Organize Your Life

NYTimes Newpapers

The main point on this article is about how to use iPhone Apps to organize our life. There are many Apps on the iPhone available to make everything easily. My opinion is that it is very goods to have iPhone keep our life running. ReQall is the To-Do Lists Apps which can turn iPhone into a personal assistant by dictate all to-do lists, remainders, appointments etc...

Ephemera : anything short-lived.