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Will Apple stock fall below $400?

Will Apple stock fall below $400?

If you would have asked any stock analyst in the world back in September when Apple shares were sitting at...

Yahoo leaves ‘digital media’ image to promote itself as a “technology company’

Yahoo leaves ‘digital media’ image to promote itself as a “technology company’

A rose by any other name...Digital media. It didn't really mean much outside of offering content to people for consumption....

Facebook’s corrected insights may be a red herring for improved exposure for pages

Facebook’s corrected insights may be a red herring for improved exposure for pages

When Facebook announced last week that Insights, their page-level analytics platform, had been reporting the wrong numbers for several months,...

Watch quadrocopters throw a stick and balance it on their heads

Watch quadrocopters throw a stick and balance it on their heads

In the world of robotic automation, one of the toughest challenges that scientists face is getting them to perform transfer...

The most important Facebook page tip that nobody’s telling businesses

The most important Facebook page tip that nobody’s telling businesses

In one sentence, the advice that business owners and marketers need to hear is this: "Everything on your Facebook page...

IGN to shutter 1UP and Gamespy, announces layoffs

IGN to shutter 1UP and Gamespy, announces layoffs

As gaming giant IGN switches directions and consolidates properties, layoffs have hit the gaming industry in the wrong places: blogging....

Some businesses just want to watch the Facebook burn

Some businesses just want to watch the Facebook burn

There are plenty of articles, blog posts, videos, and testimonials out there demonstrating that businesses are having tremendous success using...

Pinterest $2.5 billion valuation actually makes sense

Pinterest $2.5 billion valuation actually makes sense

Those who follow my cynical posts about over-inflated social site valuations know that it's hard for me to agree with...

3 things businesses need to know about their Twitter strategy

3 things businesses need to know about their Twitter strategy

Twitter is still the most used social network by businesses. This surprises some, but the latest statistics showed that 77%...

5 Reasons That Social Media May Never Die

5 Reasons That Social Media May Never Die

“Never” is a bold word. It is absolute and endless. To say that something can never happen is one of...

Social trendsetters are the ones that brands are reaching through social media

Social trendsetters are the ones that brands are reaching through social media

Do you remember the person who consulted with you about social media and told you that brands are having tremendous...

Amazon tops satisfaction index but corporate America is clearly not liked

Amazon tops satisfaction index but corporate America is clearly not liked

The good news for tech companies is that America seems to like them the best. Amazon topped the list, followed...

Clever LinkedIn promotes itself by congratulating others

Clever LinkedIn promotes itself by congratulating others

We are vane creatures. LinkedIn has been on a roll, lately. They seem to have come to grips with their...

If you’re firing 190 employees, make sure they don’t have access to the company Twitter account

If you’re firing 190 employees, make sure they don’t have access to the company Twitter account

Firing employees can be hard. There are emotions at play and emotions can lead to bad decisions. They can also...

A designer’s guide to color and psychology

A designer’s guide to color and psychology

The digital devices and printing equipment of today are becoming masterful at presenting the world in full color. Retina displays...

End the vertical video madness

End the vertical video madness

There was a faux-PSA posted last year that was enjoyable to watch but that rang a truth within its contents....

Stop making infographics that suck

Stop making infographics that suck

In many ways, infographics help to fulfill one of the important promises of the internet in general and social media...

Did the Audi bike concept designer realize he used the Mercedes logo for the wheels?

Did the Audi bike concept designer realize he used the Mercedes logo for the wheels?

Last year, Audi started showing off its e-bike concept, a high-tech 50 MPH electric bike with carbon fiber and built...

5 types of Facebook content that make local businesses stand out

5 types of Facebook content that make local businesses stand out

In an environment with a billion users, millions of business pages, and just about every company in every industry trying...

80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

Those of us old enough to remember the somewhat-cool-but-mostly-annoying boomboxes that were carries on streets, across playgrounds, and on public...