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LinkedIn buying SlideShare for $119 million

LinkedIn buying SlideShare for $119 million

Identity and insights meet at the junction of LinkedIn and SlideShare as the professional social network just purchased the presentation...

Are Tumblr ads worth $25,000?

Are Tumblr ads worth $25,000?

At some point, nearly every social media startup intends to make money. Tumblr has held off for quite some time,...

VoIP vs. landlines: the showdown

VoIP vs. landlines: the showdown

Most advances in technology are synonymous with increased costs and unclear effects on liability exposure.  However, that is not necessarily...

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Less-useful than a laptop, less-awesome than a tablet, the netbook market has suffered the most in the past two years...

Will Yahoo passing up on Microsoft’s offer go down as the biggest business blunder in tech history?

Will Yahoo passing up on Microsoft’s offer go down as the biggest business blunder in tech history?

There's a reason why mothers shouldn't judge their children in beauty pageants, why chefs rarely run the business side of...

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Merchant tools on Foursquare are free and the company claims to want to always keep them that way. It's challenging...

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going...

CISPA: Blurred for a reason

CISPA: Blurred for a reason

The internet was all abuzz about SOPA and PIPA and proved a worthy foe against government oppression by quashing the...

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

There are certain brick and mortar outlets that simply refuse to go down without a fight. Barnes & Noble is...

Will online shopping ever be safe?

Will online shopping ever be safe?

As the madness of the holiday season dies down and the New Year gains pace, retailers will renew the cycle...

How social networks have changed our world

How social networks have changed our world

During the last ten years, social networks have evolved from simple communication hubs to veritable agents of change; galvanizing thousands...

MIT develops “superhydrophobic” glass that repels fog, water, glare, and zombies

MIT develops “superhydrophobic” glass that repels fog, water, glare, and zombies

Leave it to the brains at MIT to improve something that most of us take for granted: glass. Their "Fog-free...