June 05, 2012
Steve Jobs has one more reason to smile down on us as the prototype for the Apple iPad sold for over $10,000 on eBay this weekend. The auction started at the cheap price of $4,800 with the “Buy Now” option at $10,000. The buyer, however, paid an extra $800 for
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Harvard and MIT Team Up to Offer Online Courses for Free
If you’ve always dreamed of going to an Ivy League school, but had absolutely no idea how you would come up with the money for tuition, Harvard University and MIT have come up with a way to get you just one step closer. This month, they made the announcement that
Read MoreTwitter’s Role in the 2012 Political Campaign
Twitter has become an incredibly important venue for public conversation. The company, which launched their service less than a decade ago, has millions of users all over the world, and figured out a way to engender engagement on a massive scale, all at under 140-characters a tweet. So it’s not
Read MoreWordPress Claims Its ‘Like’ Button a Success
Regular computer, smartphone and tablet users have gotten very familiar with social media, and the transforming ways we interact with friends and content. But though you may have grown used to showing your love for articles, videos and links on Facebook and Twitter, some other sites you may not have
Read MoreWhat Ubiquitous VoIP Means for Skype and Microsoft
Video calls have been present in the movies for years and now, video chatting is catching up to current reality with voice-over-IP (VoIP) services like Skype and Google Chat. VoIP allows users to talk over the Internet instead of using phone lines and airways. This service creates the option of
Read MoreControl Your Dreams With the Dream:on App
Advances in the arenas of the internet and mobile technology over the past several years have changed the way that most of us live our lives, and one thing that many of us can now rely on our many devices for is instant access to a multitude of options in
Read More5 Reasons Not to Freak Over Panda
Internet marketers complain about how Google’s Panda ruined their rankings. They act as if Panda was more like a Grizzly; devouring their sites with an insatiable hunger. But Panda was created for one purpose and that was not to do away with your site’s rankings. Panda was produced by Google
Read MoreFTC Seeks Law That Would Reveal Data Broker Holdings
It used to be the case that a woman who wanted to find out if her husband was cheating had to hire a Sam Spade to follow him around with a camera, while employers relied on companies with access to public records to do criminal (and other) background checks on
Read MoreTravel Site Viator Now Offering Discounted Cruise Shore Excursion
Cruise vacations have been a wildly popular way to see the world since the 19th century. And as the years have passed, cruise liners have evolved from simple transportation into floating resorts. You can jump from destination to destination while taking in world class entertainment and award-winning dining, all while
Read MoreInterest in Pinterest Spikes Among Women
You may have recently heard of the latest social media craze to hit the internet landscape: a little pinboard site called Pinterest. And the reason you may have heard of it only recently is that it has become an overnight success, almost literally. According to blogosphere pundits, the site’s membership
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