Category: Internet Culture

Bing Keeps Climbing Up Search Mountain

Bing Keeps Climbing Up Search Mountain

It appears all of the Bing ads have started to pay off. Slightly.
According to the latest Nielsen Search Rankings, Bing jumped from 9.9% market share in December, to 10.9% in Janruary 2010. A whole whopping 1%.
It’s not the 1% that’s special. Taking away searches from their largest competitor is what matters…with Google dropping down to [...]

The Value of Content Takes on New Meaning

The Value of Content Takes on New Meaning

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of eHow or Cracked and quite possibly Golf Link. These are all subsidiaries of mega content producing giant (wow that’s a mouthful) Demand Media.
Basically, Demand specializes in creating online content (comedy, how to articles, training videos) at the cheapest possible price. Essentially, they are the Wal-Mart of online content [...]

Google Toilet?

Google Toilet?

Worried about Google invading your personal life? So are we, I wanted to share this satirical video a friend shared about the Google toilet.

Infotainment Systems (PC’s Built Into Your Car)

Infotainment Systems (PC’s Built Into Your Car)

Ralph Nader is going to have a hay day with this one . . .
Laws have spawned in many locations around the globe that bans or limits the use of cell phones due to driver distraction. So what will safety advocates like Nader have to say about the Internet / PC in our car?
Time will [...]

TSA Puts the Beat Down On Laptop Users

TSA Puts the Beat Down On Laptop Users

Even as airlines are starting to offer Wi-Fi to more passengers, TSA has taken another step backwards. If you think you’ll be able to bust out another blog post before landing, think again.
In lieu of the recent near terrorist attack on a Christmas Day, Detroit bound Delta flight, government officials and airlines have cracked down [...]

2010 and Beyond: By The Numbers

2010 and Beyond: By The Numbers

As one year turns to another, and a new decade quickly takes shape, what does this mean for online advertisers…or anyone trying to make money online?
In some sectors it will be a year for growth, and for others it will be trying to regain lost footing and making up for the recent economic downturn. [...]

Facebook.com Named in 20% of Divorce’s

Facebook.com Named in 20% of Divorce’s

My grandfather told me a story about the day TV started to “air” on the military base where he was serving. In the story he describes how during the summer time of the 1950’s, family’s would collectively be in the streets engaging in activities like grilling, riding bicycles, visiting with each other etc. He paints [...]

What Did The World Watch In 2009?

What Did The World Watch In 2009?

Its official, YouTube.com has released the most watched videos of 2009 and its no surprise that Susan Boyle is what captivated our attention.
In the top video clip of 2009, Susan Boyle enchanted the world with her a rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” and the look on Simons face spoke for all of us. [...]

Making It BIG With YouTube.com!

Making It BIG With YouTube.com!

Cory Williams “Mr. Safety Guy” is a YouTube.com pro. He was one of 30 individuals initially chosen to be a part of the YouTube.com partners program and now through advertisement rev. share, Cory is bringing home about $8,000 / month.
It might sounds easy, but making this kind of scratch with YouTube.com is not an easy [...]

Operation Chokehold Tells AT&T to Suck It!

Operation Chokehold Tells AT&T to Suck It!

I thought this was particularly interesting because I am an avid iPhone user. As you might have heard AT&T is making plans to limit the use of their 3G network for us iPhone users.
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This is the most absurd move from AT&T that I can possibly think of.
Keep in mind their contract with Apple [...]

iMo Next Generation of Gaming

iMo Next Generation of Gaming

If you are a gamer and have not heard of iMo, then you are in for a HUGE treat.
iMo was selected as one of the Top 50 finalist at the most recent TechCruch50. What made iMo particularly stand out was that they wont the best presentation award. Winning the best presentation is pretty easy [...]

Yext.com Revolution

Yext.com Revolution

Yext was founded with the premises that local companies want calls and not clicks. If you have ever ran a local brick and mortar business you are less concerned with potential customers visiting your website than gaining an opportunity to speak either via phone or face to face.

Yext understood this through developing a number of [...]

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