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The ins and outs of hybrid technology

The ins and outs of hybrid technology

We know it works. We know it gets us better gas mileage than other types of vehicles. We know that...

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook's huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a...

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

Aircraft landing fields on top of buildings. Zeppelins taking people too and fro. Self-reliant building communities with schools and businesses...

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

The same people. The same updates. The promise of social media being a way to find the fresh and new...

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

It's hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren't users are affected by it even...

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

When Groupon rejected a $6 billion buyout from Google in late 2010, the company clearly saw nothing but rosy skies....

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Many of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed,...

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

After doubling its users in February, growth slowed dramatically in March down to 1 million new users or 5% growth....

Clash of the titans: Google+ vs. Facebook

Clash of the titans: Google+ vs. Facebook

Since the upstart of Google Plus, it has been increasing its popularity at a very fast rate. Shockingly enough, at...

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

As startup success stories go, few can compare to Instagram. When they were purchased by Facebook earlier this week, there...

Google+ vs Facebook, by the numbers

Google+ vs Facebook, by the numbers

When it comes to social networking and search, the two big internet activities are dominated by the 800 lb gorilla...

The Listserve: A lottery where one person a day can talk to the world

The Listserve: A lottery where one person a day can talk to the world

Some ideas were born to work. The Listserve may be one of them What would you say if you were...

The amazing manipulating power of the “accidental” leak

The amazing manipulating power of the “accidental” leak

Every professional field has a set of hot buttons that allows those in it to be manipulated. For politicians, it's...

Reliability: Why I’m done with Google Docs

Reliability: Why I’m done with Google Docs

The cloud doesn't scare me. The future will be more secure the sooner bigger companies adopt standards on cloud computing...

Adobe sends Creative Suite to the cloud

Adobe sends Creative Suite to the cloud

Adobe is gearing up to release Creative Cloud, their online edition of the Creative Suite. The San Jose-based company claims...

Instagram’s 17 month journey from nil to bill(ion)

Instagram’s 17 month journey from nil to bill(ion)

There are already questions surrounding Facebook's purchase of Instagram for $1 billion yesterday. Was it a talent purchase (of 13...

Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it

Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it

It's a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The...

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

In 2007, there was an emerging social media site that had a modest but growing userbase. It was designed to...

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

It's hard to let a good thing die. Most people who do not have navigation in their vehicle or a...

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

  When Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, he wanted to make a closed network for the elite at Harvard. Over time,...