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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...

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

Everyone is talking about Pinterest for business or Pinterest for marketing but what about Pinterest for education? Can the fastest-growing...

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...

Fan-made Pac-Man movie short puts a unique spin on the gaming classic

Fan-made Pac-Man movie short puts a unique spin on the gaming classic

When you mention "classic games" to anyone over the age of 30, there's a good chance that the first thing...

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,...

Do you bow to your online masters?

Do you bow to your online masters?

Statistics can be beautiful. They can point us in the right direction and tell us things about society that highlight...

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...

A CMO’s breakdown of the social media landscape

A CMO’s breakdown of the social media landscape

Social media has been the most enigmatic tool that chief marketing officers have used with varying degrees of success over...

Gyroscopes are cool

Gyroscopes are cool

The amazing science behind how gyroscopes work is interesting in and of itself, but simply watching them (or better, playing...

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...