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INTERNET   |  4 comments

Report: How Twitter Buzz Is Built

It's not how you think. A Boston research group called the Web Ecology Project has analyzed 12 of the service's most popular users over the course of a 10-day period, in order to understand how influence works on Twitter. The result ...READ»

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WIFI   |  1 comment

Microsoft Building One-Mile Wi-Fi

Despite protestations from the Bush administration, the FCC succeeded last year in making a certain chunk of the nation's TV and radio spectrum--dubbed "white space"--available to unlicensed broadcasters. That meant that companies ...READ»

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Psychology of Technology: The Evolution of Connectivity

Have you ever thought about how far we’ve come in our ability to connect with others and how far we’ll go? I’ve been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future. Consider the evolution of connectivity. We officially became homo sapiens approximately 200,000 years ago. With the emergence of sophisticated language, we were able to communicate with each other face to face in a way that allowed for the emergence of civilization as we now know it. Of course, this connection was limited to, well, shouting distance, but it was a start. READ»

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Are Gamers More Evolutionarily Advanced?

A new study suggests there is a correlation between video gamers, depression, and being overweight. According to the CDC, the average American gamer has a higher body mass index than his peers, and also tends to be more ...READ»

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FIREFOX   |  Comment

Browser Wars: Firefox to Hit One Billion Downloads Today

Firefox has been nipping at Microsoft Internet Explorer's heels since 2004, and today the browser is passing a milestone: One billion copies will have been downloaded. That's in total, across all the versions made. Now, Mozilla isn't ...READ»

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Choosing Domain Name for Company Website

The domain name of your company website plays a key role in its commercial success. A domain names that is memorable and easy to remember stands a better chance of developing into a successful brand. READ»

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Organic search engine optimisation versus Pay per click advertising

Organic search engine optimisation and Pay per click advertising are the two main methods of online marketing.  Both these forms of online marketing are aimed at getting highly targeted visitors to your website by making your ...READ»

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Business deliver powerful Websites using Joomla

Joomla is one of the most popular content management systems available today. Web design industry has embraced the used of Joomla especially in the last couple of years. Modern websites today require professional and powerful ...READ»

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Disney CEO Hints at Online Movie Store. Why It's a Wonderful World of Wrong

Disney's CEO Bob Iger let something interesting slip yesterday: Disney might be planning a subscription-based Web site offering movies, TV shows, and games. It looks like Disney, once a staunch DRM advocate, might really embrace the ...READ»

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Online Gambling: The Internet's Multi-Billion Dollar Bet

Chris Ferguson (#100 on our list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business) and other poker pros are in Washington D.C. this week to sweet talk members of Congress into lifting a three-year-old ban against online gambling in the ...READ»

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AOL   |  Comment

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Has Job for 100 Days, Can't Shut Up About It

The one-time Google advertising honcho has been at the helm of AOL for 100 days. What's he done, what's next, and can he save the online giant from irrelevance?READ»

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NETFLIX   |  2 comments

Netflix to Stream Movies Directly to Sony's Bravia TVs

The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»

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Message to CEOs: It’s time to get serious about your Web team

Putting the right people in the right places to drive profitability READ»

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ECONOMY   |  14 comments

One Lesson From the Crisis: It's Time to Create Your Own Economy

Why one lesson of this economic crisis may be that we have to change how we measure growth, production, and success.READ»

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Michael Jackson Invented Pop, Beat the Rap, Crashed Google

The news of Michael Jackson's passing yesterday shocked the world, but perhaps none were as stunned as Google and Twitter. Upon rumors of the pop icon's death in Los Angeles, fans flocked to the Web for confirmation, resulting in an ...READ»

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Global Broadband Dongle Proves Verizon Is Merely After Your Cash

Verizon's just expanded its range of USB mobile broadband dongles--this new one is designed with the global traveler in mind. And while that may sound all nice and helpful, it's not necessarily. The annual fees tot up to ...READ»

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NTT Targets Your Nose With New Internet Comms Device

Is it a speaker system? Is it a pico-projector? Nope, it's a smell-distributor. And it's no dumb single-scent air-freshener either: NTT is testing the i-Aroma out as a way of actually communicating over the net by smell. The ...READ»

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INTERNET   |  2 comments

The 10 Most Creative People in the Web Business

1. Reed Hastings, Chief Executive Officer, Netflix Reed Hastings could have stuck with his first breakthrough idea--Netflix recently mailed its 2-billionth DVD. Instead, he's swiftly embraced streaming online and direct to TV via ...READ»

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The Americanization of Indian Tech Support

The only thing worse than an Indian tech-support rep faking an American accent? Doing it to another person from South Asia. Busted!READ»

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Office Romance Secrets

Looking for love at work? Check the bathroom.READ»

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The iPhone App We Really Need

Finally an app that keeps us from doing all the stupid stuff our cell phone should never let us do.READ»

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Job Interviews: How to Make Them Fun

Step 1: Already have a job you like. Step 2: Get your crazy on.READ»

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Facebook Is So Five Minutes Ago. Check Out Spacebook.

Social networking is kind of like having imaginary friends anyway. Why not take the next logical step?READ»

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Pornography: Computer Kryptonite

Don't look all innocent: We know why your computer crashed.READ»

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Don't Tell Anyone, But We Hate Our Coworkers Too

On the bright side, the worst offices make for the best comedy.READ»

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