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Microsoft envisions the “home of the future”

Microsoft envisions the “home of the future”

What if every wall in your home was a digital display? What if your kitchen table would set itself and...

Home is where the brand is: Twitter vs Facebook

Home is where the brand is: Twitter vs Facebook

With all of the buzz surrounding Google+, people tend to forget that Twitter is nearly 10X bigger than the new...

The truth about passwords

The truth about passwords

The science behind hacking passwords has evolved much faster than the passwords themselves. While many websites and programs set limits...

Bitly acquires social publishing tool Twitterfeed

Bitly acquires social publishing tool Twitterfeed

Bitly, whose mission is to reinvent how people discover and share content on the web, has officially acquired Twitterfeed.Twitterfeed allows...

#OpFacebook – Can Anonymous really take down Facebook on November 5th?

#OpFacebook – Can Anonymous really take down Facebook on November 5th?

They have taken down websites representing banks, religions, and governments. Now, if a recent video is authentic, Anonymous has its...

Verizon Strike: 45,000 union workers take battle to the streets

Verizon Strike: 45,000 union workers take battle to the streets

Verizon customers who have land line phones, internet, and FiOS television services will be affected by the strike of 45,000...

Without Al Gore’s help, the World Wide Web opened to the public 20 years ago today

Without Al Gore’s help, the World Wide Web opened to the public 20 years ago today

On August 6, 1991, the World Wide Web was officially launched by its father, Tim "NotAlGore" Berners-Lee. He posted a...

The four most annoying things about email

The four most annoying things about email

Despite being the most used form of online communication, email has major drawbacks. Since the dawn of spam, email has...

What, exactly, is video?

What, exactly, is video?

As a society, we have become so accustomed to videos on the internet that we simply don't get amazed by...

The cost of being an early adopter

The cost of being an early adopter

Having the latest shiny new gadget is something that many people strive for. They are the ones who are willing...

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

Almost all of the social media hoopla lately has been about Google+ and its relationship with Facebook. Just over a...

Meet the robot that learns as it goes

Meet the robot that learns as it goes

The concept of robots that learn may seem relatively simply. We see robots and machines that are able to perform...

Will Apple ruin our cloud video future?

Will Apple ruin our cloud video future?

Ever since they first came about, digital movies have been totally absurd. Not only are they overpriced, they are almost...

The growth of “social business”

The growth of “social business”

A very large majority of people on the internet are using social media in one way or another. It's surrounding...

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

This could also be titled, "How Larry Page is starting to run Google more like Steve Jobs would." Google has...

Nissan takes the Leaf EV on a tour around the country

Nissan takes the Leaf EV on a tour around the country

Last month, Nissan announced a major milestone, having delivered 4,000 Leaf electric vehicles to customers in the U.S. As a...

How things would change if every roof had solar panels

How things would change if every roof had solar panels

Solar power has long been perceived as the answer to many of our energy woes. It is relatively efficient, extremely...

Apple has more cash than Uncle Sam

Apple has more cash than Uncle Sam

As Congress squabbles over the debt crisis, it has been reported that Apple has more cash in reserve than the...

Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

When it comes to funny competitive attack commercials, many have tried and failed to capture the magic of "I'm a...

Is the “daily deals” phenomenon just a fad?

Is the “daily deals” phenomenon just a fad?

The easiest way to get people to use a service is to save them money. That fact has been the...