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What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012)

What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012)

Tech exploded this year. There's little to argue that gadgets and gizmos, social media and apps all had huge years...

Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels

Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels

Twitter is used by different people for different things. It's a communication tool for some, a news aggregator for others,...

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out...

GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.

GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.

Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims "Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation" the company...

The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)

The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)

The internet took us by storm and changed the way we live our lives. Social media came along and had...

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

The unraveling of the AT&T merger with T-Mobile was not entirely bad for the fourth largest mobile carrier in the...

Technology use on American college campuses

Technology use on American college campuses

Colleges have always been a venue for the latest and greatest in technology to not only be used, but often...

Could Amazon have saved RIM?

Could Amazon have saved RIM?

First and foremost, RIM is dying. Anyone with knowledge of their situation knows that they have already lost the war...

Security: The final piece to the digital wallet puzzle

Security: The final piece to the digital wallet puzzle

We have everything we need. The technology has been around for over a decade. The adoption of smartphones and other...

Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter

Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter

Twitter's latest major chunk of backing comes from the Arab world as Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested $300 million...

Germany captures 43% of the world’s solar power

Germany captures 43% of the world’s solar power

Few developments, notions, or facts relating to green technology surprise us anymore. Alternative energy continues to expand while oil consumption...

SOPA vote delayed

SOPA vote delayed

The House Judiciary Committee has ceased without a vote to try to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) out...

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

The trends of sales during the holidays often relies on the wants of children and teens. It isn't just in...

“The Internet in 1969” was eerily correct

“The Internet in 1969” was eerily correct

Predictions of the future are often foolish and do not accurately represent reality. In this case, they got it nailed...

Minority Report (in real life)

Minority Report (in real life)

The Tom Cruise-driven vision of a future (almost) completely without murder worked with the concept that if we could use...

Why crowdfunding may be the future of startups

Why crowdfunding may be the future of startups

The ebb and flow of venture capital, IPOs, angel funding, and private equity investing makes forming a feasible startup challenging...

CNN’s #COP17 Ecosphere Project displays an amazing visualization, but to what end?

CNN’s #COP17 Ecosphere Project displays an amazing visualization, but to what end?

Stunning. Intuitive. Brilliant. Worthless? The first three words in the series can clearly be used to describe the CNN #COP17...

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

It's been a long time since a concept car has really sparked the imagination of tech geeks and car enthusiasts...

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Technology has been accused of ruining many things in the world and in society, but there are times when it...

Facebook gets back into places with purchase of Gowalla

Facebook gets back into places with purchase of Gowalla

After a failed attempt to beat location-based check-in service Foursquare last year, Facebook has re-entered the arena by purchasing Foursquare's...