Author: Rocco Penn

As Executive Director in charge of Facebook Marketing, Rocco has extensive understanding of the interactions and engagement necessary to be successful in Web 2.0. He lives in Orlando, FL, and works with businesses across the east coast to help them succeed in marketing and social media strategy, particularly car dealer marketing. Follow him @SocialPros.

How a hybrid engine works

Jun 27 by Rocco Penn | add comment

As the roads fill with the quiet, environmentally-friendly hybrids, most people are now aware of the premise. The electric half of the hybrid starts the vehicle going, then the gas half kicks in once it gets to a certain speed. While the basic more »

Skype for iPad coming soon?

Jun 21 by Rocco Penn | add comment

If the insinuation of this leaked video can be believed, Skype will soon be launching its very own iPad app. According to HotHardware, “If this proves true, avid users of Skype will no longer have to ‘double’ the iPhone version on their iPad to actually use more »

Foursquare hits 10,000,000 members

Jun 21 by Rocco Penn | add comment

The location-based social network Foursquare announced today that they had broken the 8-digit user mark. To commemorate, they created the infographic below that visualizes the growth over the months. They wrote on their blog, “One of the more »

Techi's top ten trends 6-22-2011

Jun 20 by Rocco Penn | add comment

From rampaging hackers declaring war on governments to an eco-friendly new Batmobile, today’s top 10 TECHi trends are sure to give you a good half-hour of fun reading. Japan lays down the law against cybercriminals as they work on tougher penalties for making a virus. The new Batmobile is not more »

Why everyone should boycott the New York Post

Jun 19 by Rocco Penn | 6 comments

We are at a very dangerous crossroads when it comes to the internet. Companies are doing what they think they need to do to be profitable and still bring the best content they can to their readers. Publications like the New York Post are trying more »

Facebook iPad app prepares for launch

Jun 16 by Rocco Penn | add comment

The iPhone app was available the moment that the Apple App Store opened nearly 3 years ago. Their efforts for the iPad took a year and 2 versions of the tablet before they made it ready, but it appears to be ready to launch shortly. Sources close more »

State of the union of venture capital

Jun 15 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Each year, college students drop out of universities, men and women leave their jobs, and people of all ages begin setting up shop in their basement or garage with one purpose in mind: to pioneer the company of their dreams. Getting a new business more »

1/3rd of China still uses IE6 while the worldwide number approaches single digits

Jun 12 by Rocco Penn | 7 comments

The most recent statistics according the IE6 Countdown shows that the world as a whole is at 10.9% usage on IE6. The United States, Turkey, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Autstralia, New Zealand and the UK are at the top (bottom) of the list with under 3% of overall browsers more »

Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens

Jun 12 by Rocco Penn | 2 comments

Michael Crichton and Steven Speilberg were onto something with Jurassic Park. Unfortunately, it wasn’t real science. This is. Paleontologist Jack Horner and his team are attempting to reconstruct and grow dinosaurs by genetically engineering more »

17 tips to tame Google's immense wealth of data

Jun 12 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Google has never really had a problem with getting or presenting data. They have so much information stored in rows of petabyte servers spanning the world that acquiring data has become second nature. Finding the data… that’s the hard part. more »

Time-Saver: Website lets us know if Sony has been hacked this week

Jun 11 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Sony product owners, get your bookmark ready. HasSonyBeenHackedThisWeek will save you some time. It’s a sign of both ingenuous concern and indignant humor, but there’s a site available that tells us in a single word whether or not Sony has been hacked this particular week. more »

Trolltendo

Jun 10 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

When Nintendo came out with Gamecube, many believed that it was their end. Sony and Microsoft had consoles that were miles ahead and Nintendo seemed like the under-13 consolation-market contender. Fast forward to 2006 when the Wii revolutionized more »

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