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Facebook’s IPO will be the worst investment in tech history

Facebook’s IPO will be the worst investment in tech history

The social network has its fingers in a majority of websites in one way or another. Businesses promote their Facebook...

10 tips to keep your family safe online

10 tips to keep your family safe online

Safety has been a concern online since kids started showing their parents how to surf. Now, as adults are realizing...

Google tests new interface, no longer “feeling lucky”

Google tests new interface, no longer “feeling lucky”

It's hard to say goodbye to things that have been with us for so long, but it appears we may...

Why everyone should boycott the New York Post

Why everyone should boycott the New York Post

We are at a very dangerous crossroads when it comes to the internet. Companies are doing what they think they...

Is TechCrunch Disrupt a good indicator of future success?

Is TechCrunch Disrupt a good indicator of future success?

Michael Arrington and Techcrunch have been called many things by many people over the years. They have a tendency to...

Tumblr officially hosts more blogs than WordPress

Tumblr officially hosts more blogs than WordPress

Although Tumblr has only been around for about four years, the microblogging platform now hosts most blogs than Wordpress.com. As...

Facebook iPad app prepares for launch

Facebook iPad app prepares for launch

The iPhone app was available the moment that the Apple App Store opened nearly 3 years ago. Their efforts for...

Social media used to identify Vancouver riot suspects

Social media used to identify Vancouver riot suspects

After the Stanley Cup loss which lead to riots last night in Vancouver, outraged Canadians have taken their fight for...

State of the union of venture capital

State of the union of venture capital

Each year, college students drop out of universities, men and women leave their jobs, and people of all ages begin...

Google introduces host of search improvements

Google introduces host of search improvements

Advances in mobile search are now leading to changes in desktop search. On a mobile phone, users can search using...

Investing like it’s 1999: Tech bubble 2.0 is here

Investing like it’s 1999: Tech bubble 2.0 is here

With alarmists sounding the alarms and naysayers saying, "nay," it's certainly looking very similar to the way things were over...

Kinect

Kinect

The designers at Loft117 and programmer Jason Belmonti have teamed up to tap the Kinect for something that has been...

1/3rd of China still uses IE6 while the worldwide number approaches single digits

1/3rd of China still uses IE6 while the worldwide number approaches single digits

The most recent statistics according the IE6 Countdown shows that the world as a whole is at 10.9% usage on...

Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens

Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens

Michael Crichton and Steven Speilberg were onto something with Jurassic Park. Unfortunately, it wasn't real science. This is. Paleontologist Jack...

17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

Google has never really had a problem with getting or presenting data. They have so much information stored in rows...

“As Seen On” YouTube pages promotes those who promote YouTube

“As Seen On” YouTube pages promotes those who promote YouTube

When you're hold the attention of hundreds of millions of users, it's good to "give back" every now and then....

Apple’s iCloud takes on cloud services from Microsoft, Google

Apple’s iCloud takes on cloud services from Microsoft, Google

At the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, Apple introduced iCloud, a set of free new cloud services...

Big names top list for insecure data storage on apps

Big names top list for insecure data storage on apps

App watchdog group ViaForensics has been running popular Android and iPhone apps through their system to see who is encrypting...

YouTube allows their logo to be removed, adds HD preview image

YouTube allows their logo to be removed, adds HD preview image

YouTube announced a couple of moves that will make users happier. First, they are allowing HD preview images to be...

Steve Jobs details plan for the Apple spaceship building in Cupertino

Steve Jobs details plan for the Apple spaceship building in Cupertino

If you're Apple with a goal of 12,000 employees under one roof, what better place to put them than in...