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What do you really get from an online education?

What do you really get from an online education?

The recent announcement that Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating to provide free online classes through a...

For Salesforce, Buddy Media plus Radian6 equals corporate social gold

For Salesforce, Buddy Media plus Radian6 equals corporate social gold

When all considerations are tallied, it's possible that Salesforce has invested over a billion dollars into social media through the...

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

Quick, what's your Twitter handle? What's your Facebook profile URL? What's you Google+ address? You were probably able to answer...

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

It only takes 140-characters or less to send a Tweet and it takes under 1,000 employees to operate the company...

How does a smartphone know up from down?

How does a smartphone know up from down?

It was probably pretty cool to you the first time you ever tried it on a smartphone or tablet, but...

The rise of the mini media moguls

The rise of the mini media moguls

Social media is allowing a whole new generation to emerge. With young adults and children taking over social networking sites,...

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose has always been known as an "ideas guy". His ventures haven't always paid off as well as they...

Facebook vs. Google

Facebook vs. Google

Both Google and Facebook receive hundreds of millions of visits every month, but how do they compare as companies? The...

Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Very few people would miss the answer to the question, "What's the most valuable tech brand in the world?" Sure,...

The moment smart investors (claim to) have been waiting for: Facebook falls below $29

The moment smart investors (claim to) have been waiting for: Facebook falls below $29

After hitting the market hard, then getting hit hard by the market, Facebook's tumultuous IPO has hit a new low,...

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Here's how it all breaks down: It doesn't take an astute observer to realize that RIM is dying. It takes...

A rare look inside Foxconn

A rare look inside Foxconn

Few places are as big and secretive at the same time as Foxconn, the place where much of the western...

Measuring the universe

Measuring the universe

Does your brain hurt right now? Unless you're an astrophysicist, watching the video below should make your brain hurt if...

WiFi security facts and figures

WiFi security facts and figures

WiFi has changed the world. We are no longer locked into proximity to wall outlets. We're not tied down by...

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

As of 2012, printed newspaper has been surpassed big time by online news revenue. Networking sites such as Facebook and...

As Facebook sinks, Zynga gets dragged down with them

As Facebook sinks, Zynga gets dragged down with them

In Aladdin, when Jafar was pulled into the lamp after making a monumental mistake of going for too much power,...

The taming of big data

The taming of big data

Collecting data is easy. Storing it is even easier. Taking it in massive amounts and understanding the complex relationships that...

NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11

NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11

The words "National Domestic Communications Assistance Center" sound harmless enough. It could be a call center for a tech support...

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patents shift hands almost as often as companies change their lunch menus. Mobile, software, and hardware patents are of particular...

Little Monsters: The social network

Little Monsters: The social network

She already dominated the pop world, but now with over 51 million fans on Facebook and 24 million Twitter followers,...