November 2011
39 Stories
Can Frugalo single-handedly fix the floundering daily deals phenomenon?
The only thing certain about the future of daily deals is that the industry's future is uncertain. It's not a...
Who is really using Google+?
Google+ is the Facebook killer. Google+ is a fad. Google+ will break records. Google+ will fall flat. These and many...
The Facebook Phone (Comic)
In Mark Zuckerberg's response to the FTC, we learned that Facebook is being forced to be more transparent, more privacy-oriented,...
If you invested in Groupon’s IPO, the good news is you’ve only lost half of your money
In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at...
Skyrim’s Doublerain Bow
Skyrim is, of course, a hugely popular game. It's immense in scope and the manhours it took to put it...
Can STEM fix America?
Two trends in American culture contradict each other. On one hand, technological and scientific fields are struggling to find qualified...
Google describes the history and evolution of search
Google has always kept their search algorithms close to the vest, but in recent weeks they've opened up a bit...
Will 2012 be a rebound year for IPOs?
2010 was a good year for the economy in terms of the number of initial public offerings (IPO). 2011 is...
Google+ television ads are pointing people in the wrong direction
When I heard that Google had put out their first Google+ television commercial, I was both impressed and a little...
Visualizing biotechnology advancements and investments around the world
The biotechnology industry has been booming for decades in the United States, Europe, and Japan, but recent advancements in both...
Visualizing SOPA, the internet blacklist bill
After last week's high-energy American Censorship Day flew through with amazing responses from websites everywhere, much of the buzz has...
In the Open Source Community, the Platform Rarely Matters Anymore
In the not-too-distant past, Macs were a relative rarity in the laptop bags of those attending open source conferences. Not...
5 Ways Online Education May Improve Your Social Life
Among the perks of attending an online college is the flexible schedule and leftover time to hang out, read, play...
Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones
The Kindle Fire was just the start of Jeff Bezos' and Amazon's "Holiday Gadget War 2011" against Apple (and everyone...
Buffy the Facebook Phone will Fail
In the next year or two (anyone's guess is valid at this point) Facebook will be releasing a smartphone by...
Chromebook failed because we’re not ready for total cloud computing
The future of the internet and computing might be in the cloud, but people are reluctant to give up their...
Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow
At some point, the sheer oddity of Japanese technological solutions to various problems will stop surprising us. That day may...
What people are doing online right now
The internet takes up a huge part of our daily lives. Many of us have integrated real-world activities into our...
50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims
When people spend too much time on a game, they are often ridiculed. In the case of Vincent Ocasla, he...
Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature
According to the LA Times, Google+ interest is fading. According to logic, history, and common sense, Google+ is exactly where...
Ketchup container, only better
These have been around for a while, and every time I see one I thank the innovator who came up...
4Chan is back up after 3 day DDoS attack
It isn't the first time that 4Chan has gone down and it won't be the last, but this one is...
E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever
There's a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called "dumbing-down" of America. We don't read, we can't write except in and...
Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station
At first glance, it doesn't seem real. This video of time lapse sequences from the International Space Station crews of...
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