Technology hardly ever has a slow week and the same applies to this one, too. So, we are back with our weekly wrap-up of interesting news to keep you updated \u2013 with bite-sized info-nuggets (yes, yes, we can\u2019t believe we said that either.)<\/p>\n
For starters, Pew Internet released an extremely illuminating study on the e-book trend<\/a>, bringing to light the fact that at least 21% American have read an e-book and these digital book versions are definitely, inarguably, here to stay.<\/p>\n CareerBliss, the employer review site also released their findings on the happiest tech companies in America<\/a> and, don\u2019t we know it, Google came out on top, while Texas Instruments and Avaya rounded off the top three.<\/p>\n A BIA\/Kelsey study also shed light on the incredible potential and growth of Social Advertising as it forecasts that U.S. Social Ad Revenues are set to skyrocket to $11Bn in 2017. \u00a0You can read the study in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Google also added a new tool to its existing plethora of quirky tools called the Inactive Account Manager<\/a>. It doesn\u2019t matter if you are taking an extended vacation or are planning your digital afterlife – the (unfortunately named) Inactive Account Manager will address your needs.<\/p>\n Speaking of Google, a few days ago, we covered the doom of Google Reader<\/a> on our Apps Mav blog. On our list of Top 5 suggested alternatives was Pulse Reader and what seems like an extremely promising move, LinkedIn has acquired the company for approximately $90 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n