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How to start over with a Facebook page

How to start over with a Facebook page

Oh, the regrets. Things happen. We start heading down the wrong direction and suddenly we find ourselves in a bad...

Which Big Brother do you prefer?

Which Big Brother do you prefer?

The hot news item this week is that the National Security Agency is perusing millions of U.S. customer phone records...

Visualizing the giant piles of cash the tech giants are sitting on

Visualizing the giant piles of cash the tech giants are sitting on

If you had a quarter for every time someone said, "If I had a quarter for every time...," how much...

Android or Windows 8? How to choose between HP’s two new detachable PCs

Android or Windows 8? How to choose between HP’s two new detachable PCs

Perhaps you've heard that HP has launched two detachable, hybrid PCs and you aren't sure which of these cool devices...

First Tumblr executive leaves after Yahoo buyout

First Tumblr executive leaves after Yahoo buyout

It took longer than most thought and may be a lighter hit than expected, but the exodus of a Yahoo-owned...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

72,000 posts per hour leaving Tumblr shouldn’t worry Yahoo one bit

72,000 posts per hour leaving Tumblr shouldn’t worry Yahoo one bit

As Tumblr users cope with news of a new overlord, many are voicing both concern and annoyance at the $1.1...

Should PayPal or anyone else worry about Google Wallet integration with Gmail?

Should PayPal or anyone else worry about Google Wallet integration with Gmail?

No.Go ahead and mark this one down as one of those nifty features that Google puts out there without telling...