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Instagram’s 17 month journey from nil to bill(ion)

Instagram’s 17 month journey from nil to bill(ion)

There are already questions surrounding Facebook's purchase of Instagram for $1 billion yesterday. Was it a talent purchase (of 13...

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

Everyone is talking about Pinterest for business or Pinterest for marketing but what about Pinterest for education? Can the fastest-growing...

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

In 2007, there was an emerging social media site that had a modest but growing userbase. It was designed to...

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

It's hard to let a good thing die. Most people who do not have navigation in their vehicle or a...

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

  When Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, he wanted to make a closed network for the elite at Harvard. Over time,...

Do you bow to your online masters?

Do you bow to your online masters?

Statistics can be beautiful. They can point us in the right direction and tell us things about society that highlight...

In the internet ruining our brains?

In the internet ruining our brains?

The majority of people would say that the internet has enhanced our lives. It has given us access to more...

A CMO’s breakdown of the social media landscape

A CMO’s breakdown of the social media landscape

Social media has been the most enigmatic tool that chief marketing officers have used with varying degrees of success over...

Google hacks to streamline searches

Google hacks to streamline searches

As Google continues to dominate search, they bring about new ways to make searching easier. The problem is that most...

Several not-so-random facts about how IT perceives the cloud

Several not-so-random facts about how IT perceives the cloud

Connectivity and the possibility of not having access to data is a risk with cloud computing, as is speed based...

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

With California having major financial woes, the Google Driverless Car may be enough to tank the entire state since ID...

A breakdown of Google’s top advertisers

A breakdown of Google’s top advertisers

Google is often viewed by the general population as a company with its hands into everything tech. They believe that...

Tech needs more women

Tech needs more women

Most of the gender boundaries in America have been broken down in recent decades as women are now doing more...

Worst IT security breaches debriefed

Worst IT security breaches debriefed

When the enemy is a moving target it's often only possible to look at the past to try to predict...

TIL 81% of online daters lie about their height, weight, or age

TIL 81% of online daters lie about their height, weight, or age

Finding love online has been big business since there was such a thing as "online". The internet has empowered people...

The 6 components that make Pinterest so addictive

The 6 components that make Pinterest so addictive

To those of us who have been watching social media grow over the past few years, there are certain sites...

Is Pinterest good for businesses?

Is Pinterest good for businesses?

The latest social media phenomenon to grab our attention (and engulf the attention of some) is Pinterest. It's getting the...

Psychologically speaking, gaming may be good for you

Psychologically speaking, gaming may be good for you

We've all heard the horror stories about how hardcore gaming makes us anti-social and possibly even homicidal. There are politicians,...

The fantastic evolution of online deal platforms

The fantastic evolution of online deal platforms

One might argue that the concepts of "flash sales" and "daily deals" are very new concepts, but they have been...

The cost of piracy

The cost of piracy

One of the most compelling reasons for the rise in piracy over the past decade is the cost. We have...