Bing Takes on Google in UK
It’s almost hard to think of Microsoft being the underdog in anything. Even in the mp3 player market they are no longer considered the underdog (although they are still not the goliath). Continue Reading…
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Google’s Getting All Up in Your Face(book)
If you haven’t already seen it, your Facebook posts might be showing up in Google search results around the web. The search engine honcho has indeed begun to index Facebook content and has already been indexing information from MySpace and Twitter. Continue Reading…
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Kids, Cells, and Social Media
The cell phone is the one piece of technology that can do just about everything kids seem to enjoy, according to one recent study. The cell phone allows kids to engage in various forms of social entertainment all through one little piece of equipment. Kids can talk, text, listen to music, watch videos and play games. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 9:13 am. Add a comment
Social Networking Sites Lifeline For Haitian Earthquake Relief
Social networking is proving to be the fastest and best means of communication between earthquake-ravaged Haiti and the rest of the world. Both Facebook and Twitter have launched campaigns to help the relief efforts in the devastated country following the massive January 12 quake. Continue Reading…
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Pants on the Ground [Youtube Success Story]
If you’re one of those people who scoff in disgust at the fad of wearing ones pants below their behind, you might identify with Larry. The 62-year-old Larry Platt auditioned for American Idol with hopes that he would get in. Unfortunately he more than doubled the age limit required to appear on the show (28). That hasn’t stopped him from becoming a hit online however. Continue Reading…
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Is It Really a New Decade?
No doubt you heard the countdown to the New Year and the supposedly new decade. However some of the math being used is faulty to say the least. Technically the new decade doesn’t start until 2011. In all seriousness, the New Millennium didn’t start with year 2000, it started with 2001. Remember in 1st grade when we were taught to count, we counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Never do we count from 1 to 9 and claim that to be a set of ten. So why do we start the new decade from 2010 and the new millennium from 2000? Continue Reading…
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Word of the Decade
We use the word everyday describe the means of finding things such as restaurants, homes, banks, stores and travel deals. It has become such a part of our culture that it flows off the tongue like water. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago at 2:02 pm. Add a comment
Miami to Host 2010 Internet Dating Conference
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the 2010 Internet Dating Conference to be held in Miami, Florida from January 27th-29th. The iDate 2010 conference is the largest gathering of internet dating service providers, social networking executives, mobile telecommunications executives, media executives, vendors and other leaders in the social media industry. Exhibitors will also be on hand to showcase the latest in online dating technology. Continue Reading…
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FBI Uses Facebook to Track Down Criminal
By now you’re probably aware that whatever you do on social networking sites, you should never do anything illegal as big brother is watching you. But what if you’re in another country? Well same rule applies as a certain Colombian youth has realized. Continue Reading…
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A ‘Refreshing’ Look at Social Media
The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America. Fans pay almost as much attention to the commercials as they do the game. Companies spend millions of dollars for a 30 second spot during the game, but this year, for the first time in 23 years, Pepsi will not run a Super Bowl ad. Continue Reading…
