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Twitter closes deal to get “Tweet” trademark

Twitter closes deal to get “Tweet” trademark

They made the mistake in the beginning by not slapping a Trademark on the word that has become synonymous with...

Despite negative sentiment, iPhone 4S breaks record with one million pre-orders in 24 hours

Despite negative sentiment, iPhone 4S breaks record with one million pre-orders in 24 hours

News media, investors, and Twitter users everywhere expressed feelings of being "underwhelmed" by the Apple 4S announcement last week, but...

Unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S coming in November

Unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S coming in November

The concept of "world phone" that Apple proposed when they first released information about the iPhone 4S is becoming a...

Twitter denies blocking #OccupyWallStreet from trending

Twitter denies blocking #OccupyWallStreet from trending

When Justin Bieber stopped trending on Twitter, fans were up in arms. The #occupywallstreet hashtag has never trended and the...

You know what’s cool? One billion Google Earth downloads

You know what’s cool? One billion Google Earth downloads

In 6 years, Google Earth has been downloaded one billion times. The desktop client, mobile app, and plug-in combination have...

Further proof that Apple can predict the future: Siri, 1987

Further proof that Apple can predict the future: Siri, 1987

Apple has often been noted as having the uncanny ability to see into their future. It isn't simply having products...

Steve Jobs has died

Steve Jobs has died

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. He was 56. The statement was made by Apple....

Links on Facebook to be screened for viruses

Links on Facebook to be screened for viruses

Phishers and hackers have found that social media is a great place to plant links to malicious websites as unsuspecting...

First Google Store opens in London to minimal fanfare

First Google Store opens in London to minimal fanfare

Google is singing "God Save the Queen" as they launch their first Google store. Sort of. Unlike competitors Apple and...

IBM is now more valuable than Microsoft (but still way behind Apple)

IBM is now more valuable than Microsoft (but still way behind Apple)

For the first time in 15 years, IBM has a higher market value than Microsoft., closing at $214 billion yesterday...

This Facebook changes “spoof” video hits pretty close to home

This Facebook changes “spoof” video hits pretty close to home

Leave it to Taiwanese video company Next Media Animation to visualize the best/worst of any news story. This time, they...

Facebook for business is (finally) showing results

Facebook for business is (finally) showing results

There have been questions over the last few years about the validity of social media as a marketing or business...

If you don’t stop using Facebook, there’s no reason to complain about it

If you don’t stop using Facebook, there’s no reason to complain about it

If there's only one certainty in life, it's change. If there's only one certainty in social media, it's that people...

If you want a definitive iPhone news leak, go to Al Gore

If you want a definitive iPhone news leak, go to Al Gore

The rumormill is always hard at work for (or against) Apple, particularly when it comes to imminent iPhone releases. Journalists...

With Google Flights, they continue to spread into… everything

With Google Flights, they continue to spread into… everything

In 2007, I did a seminar about data collection. I told a room of people that Google is not in...

Will the Facebook subscribe button be a tool for businesses?

Will the Facebook subscribe button be a tool for businesses?

Facebook is going the way of Twitter and Google+ in the way they allow people to view others' feeds. By...

Twitter and Bing continue their real-time search partnership

Twitter and Bing continue their real-time search partnership

The romance between Twitter and Bing will continue. The two announced the renewal of their real-time search partnership, fittingly enough,...

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...

Twitterpalooza

Twitterpalooza

With much of the social media focus lately being on Facebook and Google+, Twitter has not received as much buzz...

The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled

The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled

Never has a single man had a greater impact on a tech company than Steve Jobs. Many would say that...