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Google’s attack on N. Korean concentration camp gets hit with user reviews

Google’s attack on N. Korean concentration camp gets hit with user reviews

The human rights atrocities in North Korea are no laughing matter and Google is doing their part with a different...

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...

What is Big Data and Why It’s Bigger Than You Realize

What is Big Data and Why It’s Bigger Than You Realize

Big Data refers to datasets on an extremely large scale filled with complexities that make it impossible to process and...

Which is better, Siri or Google Voice Search?

Which is better, Siri or Google Voice Search?

The Apple versus Google battle has been waging since well before anyone even knew there was a rift between the...

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...

Twitter’s Vine video app almost lasts half a day before Facebook cuts it off

Twitter’s Vine video app almost lasts half a day before Facebook cuts it off

The cold war between Facebook and Twitter continued Thursday and nobody was really surprised by it. Vine, the new video...

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Put your tin foil hats on. It's conspiracy theory time. Since 2010, Google has been tracking and releasing their bi-yearly...

Silicon Valley is buying protection from DC through skyrocketing lobbying spends

Silicon Valley is buying protection from DC through skyrocketing lobbying spends

The greatest threat to startups is lack of momentum. For companies that make it over the startup hump, it's competition....

Post customer reviews to Facebook in ways that don’t suck

Post customer reviews to Facebook in ways that don’t suck

We talked about the way that Domino's pizza posts customer responses on their Facebook in a clever and effective manner....

Google beats analyst expectations by $2 billion last quarter. Yes, $2 billion.

Google beats analyst expectations by $2 billion last quarter. Yes, $2 billion.

It isn't too common for Wall Street analysts to be very wrong. They have good indicators and past performances upon...

Google Glass specs prevent Sergey Brin from blending in on NYC subway

Google Glass specs prevent Sergey Brin from blending in on NYC subway

Try as he may, Google's co-founder has a difficult time trying to blend in with other folks who ride on...

Google drops racist “Make Me Asian” and “Make Me Indian” apps

Google drops racist “Make Me Asian” and “Make Me Indian” apps

Mark this down as technological idiocy. It isn't just that the "Make Me Asian" app (and it's lesser-known cousins, "Make...

With socialism failing in France, they look to internet tax to balance their load

With socialism failing in France, they look to internet tax to balance their load

The French were not able to maintain their 75% tax on the super rich, so now they're aiming for the...

Mark Zuckerberg on privacy

Mark Zuckerberg on privacy

Facebook graph search has the potential to be a great thing for Facebook and its users. Perhaps more importantly, this...

5 ways to post to Facebook that keep it fresh (and 5 tools to avoid)

5 ways to post to Facebook that keep it fresh (and 5 tools to avoid)

Facebook purists will pan this post. They will say that the best way to post to Facebook is to post...

AuthorRank: Google’s rising algorithm masterplay is yours for the taking

AuthorRank: Google’s rising algorithm masterplay is yours for the taking

Google Authorship has been around for a while. It has helped many bloggers and journalists stand out by having their...

Valuable commentary is the alternative to straight syndication or spinning

Valuable commentary is the alternative to straight syndication or spinning

There was a time when the search engines rewarded content of all types. If a website syndicated content from elsewhere...

Google’s latest green investment brings the total to over $1 billion

Google’s latest green investment brings the total to over $1 billion

Everyone knows about Google's search domination. Most are aware of their foray into social media and other internet-based engagements. Some...

Maintain your hassle-free data with best cloud storage

Maintain your hassle-free data with best cloud storage

Your data on your computer, laptop or any other personal electronic gadget is never risk free and there is always...