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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 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...

Online presence: When is having a Twitter account totally useless?

Online presence: When is having a Twitter account totally useless?

Marketing execs drinking midday highballs on Madison Avenue are posh and glamorous. No wonder then that some businesses still hold...

Google Wave taken off life support

Google Wave taken off life support

We knew the day was coming. Ever since Google announced the discontinuation of the failed social media... something... that they...

Will disappointing Facebook numbers scare away investors?

Will disappointing Facebook numbers scare away investors?

The short answer is no. They will have an extremely successful IPO on launch day followed by volatility for a...

The question that needs to be asked again: Is Facebook really worth 12-digits?

The question that needs to be asked again: Is Facebook really worth 12-digits?

$100,000,000,000. A one followed by 11 zeroes. Has social networking truly become so lucrative that Facebook's intention of launching their...

The single most important thing businesses can do to improve their search rankings

The single most important thing businesses can do to improve their search rankings

No, it's not spam, but it is associated with a pork product. Search engine optimization has a bad name in...

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...

Should Facebook buy Bing?

Should Facebook buy Bing?

It's all about timing. Bing's inability to take market share from Google in the search industry and Facebook's focus on...

The Google crackdown on SEO has begun

The Google crackdown on SEO has begun

At SXSW, Matt Cutts discussed many topics in his panel with Danny Sullivan. The most interesting portion was the answer...

Does Google hate their users? The problems with Google Analytics

Does Google hate their users? The problems with Google Analytics

A few months back, website owners got extremely upset because Google Analytics stopped telling companies many of the keywords that...

A year after the Google Panda update, is content any better?

A year after the Google Panda update, is content any better?

A year ago, Google announced something that made the real journalists and publications on the internet cheer and sent shivers...

Google Street View hits Moscow

Google Street View hits Moscow

From Russia with visuals, Google has expanded their Street View product to include Moscow and St. Petersberg. The cities, largest...

Why @NicolasSarkozy should either scold Twitter for their actions or leave the site himself #NS2012

Why @NicolasSarkozy should either scold Twitter for their actions or leave the site himself #NS2012

Four Twitter accounts critical of French President Nicolas Sarkozy were suspended yesterday, just a week after the many started his...

Marketing benefits of the new social aspects of Google News

Marketing benefits of the new social aspects of Google News

With Google aspiring to be a major player in the social media space, it should come as no surprise to...

Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012

Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012

They just passed 62 million users by adding 625,000 new users per day. Now, Google+ is predicting that they will...

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...

Google describes the history and evolution of search

Google describes the history and evolution of search

Google has always kept their search algorithms close to the vest, but in recent weeks they've opened up a bit...

YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels

YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels

Original content is the cornerstone of most content channels, but YouTube has been conspicuous over the years as a place...

Steve Ballmer discusses Microsoft’s past, present, and future

Steve Ballmer discusses Microsoft’s past, present, and future

Steve Ballmer can never be called shy. Within moments of opening his appearance oat the Web 2.0 Summit this week,...