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Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

The biggest IPO in tech history is appearing to be smaller than people thought according to a recent report from...

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless...

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Every time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in...

Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?

Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?

Play time is over. It's time to get down to business. That's the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who...

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the...

Remote tablets: Revolutionizing your world

Remote tablets: Revolutionizing your world

The advent of the tablet has already changed our perspective on what can be accomplished with a personal computer. Within...

Cruising the internet: Is Blueseed the utopian answer for entrepreneurs or a pathway to economic ruin?

Cruising the internet: Is Blueseed the utopian answer for entrepreneurs or a pathway to economic ruin?

I recently read an article on Mashable about Blueseed, a ship funded by Pay-Pal billionaire Peter Thiel, which will house...

Will Google+ Business Pages Replace Google Places?

Will Google+ Business Pages Replace Google Places?

There has been light speculation for a long time about whether Google+ Business Pages will eventually replace Google Places altogether....

Why was Facebook and Instagram an ideal match, rather than Twitter or Google+?

Why was Facebook and Instagram an ideal match, rather than Twitter or Google+?

The internet world is still talking about Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of photo sharing service Instagram, which marked the biggest...

All of this now fits in your pocket

All of this now fits in your pocket

Technology is amazing and we all know it. What we may forget or even take for granted is that there...

Monitor your site for free with MonitorScout

Monitor your site for free with MonitorScout

If you don’t know you have a problem, how in the world are you supposed to fix it? Knowing if...

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

"It's a ghost town." "I'm used to Facebook." "I already have all of my pictures and stuff on Facebook." "The...

The $200 million “Draw Something” fad is ending

The $200 million “Draw Something” fad is ending

Someone should have seen this coming. Someone should have said something. After forking over $200 million to buy OMGPOP for...

The rise of the mobile employee

The rise of the mobile employee

There was a time not too long ago when the only employees who could be considered "mobile" were the high-powered...

A smart, huge company should buy Yahoo immediately

A smart, huge company should buy Yahoo immediately

There is value in Yahoo. It's real and tangible. While conventional wisdom would look at the trends and the follies...

IPO will keep Eduardo Saverin’s party going in Singapore

IPO will keep Eduardo Saverin’s party going in Singapore

The Social Network portrayed jilted Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin as a victim. His character portrayed by The Amazing Spiderman's Andrew Garfield...

The history of encryption

The history of encryption

Sensitive data has always been a challenge to deliver securely. Even in the days of the Spartans, military commanders would...

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

When a product becomes synonymous with the general term for the item itself, it can own the market. To paraphrase...

The Facebook Ivy League faceoff

The Facebook Ivy League faceoff

Facebook was started in a dorm room at Harvard, so it's fitting to see that the social network is most...

BRAD: The ridiculously automated dorm room at Berkeley is much cooler than yours

BRAD: The ridiculously automated dorm room at Berkeley is much cooler than yours

The dorm rooms that are often the most visited by friends are the ones with a fridge, a Playstation, and...