May 2013

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Second screen usage during commercials highlights social media’s potential

Second screen usage during commercials highlights social media’s potential

Quick, what's the first thing you do when a commercial comes on the television. The standard answers without thinking about...

Holidays Unplugged: disconnect and relax

Holidays Unplugged: disconnect and relax

These days technology is all pervasive, unavoidable even, and we are grateful. It has made it simple to get things...

Hipmunk Vs. Kayak: which company helps customers the most

Hipmunk Vs. Kayak: which company helps customers the most

When it comes to getting a great deal on travel, there are numerous online sites to choose from. Two of...

Patrick Stewart gets personal and passionate at Comicpalooza

Patrick Stewart gets personal and passionate at Comicpalooza

Listening to what was said without context would leave most surprised that it was delivered at one of the geekiest...

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

When Google debuted its Gmail e-mail service in 2004, the Internet community thought it was a joke. Not just because...

If you want attention on Google+, go large and horizontal with your images

If you want attention on Google+, go large and horizontal with your images

When Google+ first rolled out their change, we called it "Twitteresque". After exploring it further for the last couple of...

6 benefits of going digital with your music

6 benefits of going digital with your music

Life can quickly become encumbered by clutter. It seems like you turn your head and suddenly counter tops are piled with stacks...

One small step for Twitter, one pretty decent sized leap for spam haters

One small step for Twitter, one pretty decent sized leap for spam haters

If there's one thing that could bring down the whole Twitter empire outside of a catastrophic meltdown of all of...

How technology in schools has evolved

How technology in schools has evolved

The early 1920s were the years of the one-room schoolhouse. A few years later, in 1923, classrooms began incorporating radios...

Xbox One: Can it truly stake first place?

Xbox One: Can it truly stake first place?

From a social media marketing standpoint, a multimedia video game platform sounds like a dream. The idea seems novel an...

6 things you didn’t know Google Chrome could do

6 things you didn’t know Google Chrome could do

After five years of constant upgrades and improvements, Google's Chrome is now used by about 40% of those wired to...

Social media is open 7 days a week

Social media is open 7 days a week

Many businesses are trying and failing at social media. Some are succeeding. One of the keys to finding success is...

Google I/O 2013 in a nutshell

Google I/O 2013 in a nutshell

Not everyone gets to go to the Google I/O conference. Thankfully, there is plenty of coverage and tons of blog...

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

Has the sleeping giant awoken or is this a last ditch effort to remain relevant? After buying Tumblr last week,...

After nearly 2 years of lingering, Google Buzz is officially shutting down

After nearly 2 years of lingering, Google Buzz is officially shutting down

Remember Google Buzz, the attempt prior to Google+ for the company to get social? It was shut down in October,...

Argentinian isolationism and socialism force Google to flee from developers

Argentinian isolationism and socialism force Google to flee from developers

The good part about comprehensive socialism is that it's excellent for buying votes and winning elections as the masses in...

What do abandoned Facebook pages say about a business?

What do abandoned Facebook pages say about a business?

In many ways, Facebook has lost some of its luster as a business tool. It isn't that it's not possible...

Driving with Google glass

Driving with Google glass

Drivers are constantly distracted, visually, manually and cognitively. They text, they call, and they adjust their GPS devices, all while...

5 apps to help shopaholics watch their spending

5 apps to help shopaholics watch their spending

Do you love shopping? Do you get a gleam in your eye and exhilaration in your heart when you make...

3 of the hottest tech innovations being used for the public sector

3 of the hottest tech innovations being used for the public sector

The advent of global and communications technologies has been at the forefront of business and consumer industries for years, allowing...

Amazon’s planned office in downtown Seattle includes massive biodomes

Amazon’s planned office in downtown Seattle includes massive biodomes

Plants. That's going to be the secret weapon for Amazon if they get their way in Seattle as their plans...

Twitter and Instagram use rising for teens but Facebook is still the king

Twitter and Instagram use rising for teens but Facebook is still the king

A social media study conducted by Pew (pdf) reveals some interesting facts about social media use by teenagers. One of...

Call of Duty: Ghosts will depict America as a broken nation

Call of Duty: Ghosts will depict America as a broken nation

Fans of the extremely popular Call of Duty video game series have experienced many emotional premises that dominate the game...

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

Yahoo is finally tossing its hat into the social media ring. Recently, Yahoo announced that it would be incorporating tweets...