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Why Groupon needs to fail to save the internet
There is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes before they can do real damage. That opportunity is Groupon, and...
Google, Apple ordered by Taipei City to offer 7-day free trials on apps or face fines
Local branches of Apple and Google stores in Taipei City have been given two weeks to offer free 7-day trials...
The anatomy of a newborn tech company
Building a startup represents the 21st century equivalent of the "American Dream." It's not a direct comparison, as it has...
Google Going for YouTube Gold
YouTube has always been a "nice to have" property for Google. The traffic, the domination of a segment, the feather...
Demand Media Lives On: The Moral of Google’s “Farmer” Algorithm Change
When the Demand Media witch hunt started a few months ago, journalists and bloggers called for action against what they...
The Cost to Connect: What Small Businesses Should Expect to Pay for Staying Connected
Nearly every small business in the United States relies on broadband Internet connections in one way or another. Even those...
Teamlab: Free Social Networking for Your Business
Those of you who have ever found yourself wishing you could merge the simplicity of a social networking tool like...
Facebook’s Valuation Keeps Going Up. Where’s the Cap?
Keep smiling, Mark. In a recent email from SecondMarket, the latest auction of Facebook shares hit $28.26, up 24% from...
Twitter Keeps Growing, Looks for a New Home
Twitter has been growing rapidly, tripling its staff in just the past year. That’s why the San Francisco-based microblogging service...
Why Nobody Understands that Demand Media’s Business Model is Gold
The SEC doesn't get it. Most journalists don't like it. It seems that everyone from Silicon Valley to Washington DC...
Uh Oh.. Twitter Ready To Monetize, And It Ain’t Good
Twitter has finally began moving towards paying gigs, probably fed with being only worth a paltry $5 billion. But you...
Blockbuster? More Like… NOT-Buster
Just last night, on the way home from coffee, we passed a Blockbuster Video that had been gutted of its...
12 Websites That Stood The Test of Time
Millions of websites have had to go through hell and back to survive long enough to reach profitability, but there...
Emptying Your Wallets: This Free Ride We Enjoy Might End Early
As the Internet becomes more prominent in people's lives, they are expecting more things for free, and companies are seemingly...
New Business Card Goes Beyond Paper
Business cards have always been just that: cards with business information on them. A new design threatens to shatter this...
Hate Meetings? Meet Your New Best Friend
Meet QB. He likes people and wants to make your life easier, specifically by going to meetings on your behalf....
Is That An Electrochemical Sensor In Your Pants, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?
Scientific advancement comes primarily from the areas most of interest to big business and governments. So why does this article...
Things No One Will Ever Buy, Ever: The TV Hat
I know what you're thinking. Actually, you may even be using far more colorful language than I. But this isn't...
Netflix Members Can Stream Instantly on iPad
As if the iPad and Netflix weren't cool enough on their own! It was announced on April 2 that Netflix...
Phone Recycling Becomes Big Business
Two former technology bigwigs have banded together to bring cell phone recycling to the streets. Ron LeMay, formerly Chief Executive...