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Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it

Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it

It's a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The...

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are.

In 2007, there was an emerging social media site that had a modest but growing userbase. It was designed to...

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)

It's hard to let a good thing die. Most people who do not have navigation in their vehicle or a...

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media

  When Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, he wanted to make a closed network for the elite at Harvard. Over time,...

Google’s Project Glass will be more annoying than bluetooth (until it’s accepted and mass-delivered)

Google’s Project Glass will be more annoying than bluetooth (until it’s accepted and mass-delivered)

Sometime in the near future you may see people walking around with eyeglasses on that only have a small lens...

In the internet ruining our brains?

In the internet ruining our brains?

The majority of people would say that the internet has enhanced our lives. It has given us access to more...

As many as 1.5 million credit cards at risk through Global Payments hack

As many as 1.5 million credit cards at risk through Global Payments hack

Late last week payment processor Global Payments revealed that MasterCard and Visa cardholders were at risk through a security flaw...

When will iBooks become the norm in schools?

When will iBooks become the norm in schools?

There has been a push to replace books in the educational arena for some time now. This push hasn't been...

Understanding relativity in 4 minutes or less

Understanding relativity in 4 minutes or less

For over a century, people have tried to cope with understanding Einstein's special theory of relativity and his famous equation,...

Several not-so-random facts about how IT perceives the cloud

Several not-so-random facts about how IT perceives the cloud

Connectivity and the possibility of not having access to data is a risk with cloud computing, as is speed based...

Piracy cut in half in France, yet music and movie revenues fell

Piracy cut in half in France, yet music and movie revenues fell

France made waves in the P2P industry by implementing a controversial graduated response program in 2010 that was designed to...

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

With California having major financial woes, the Google Driverless Car may be enough to tank the entire state since ID...