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A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!

A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!

Today wasn't so incredibly different from any other day: I woke up, I ate breakfast, I checked my RSS feeds,...

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Jeff Bullas had a post up on his blog, Is Twitter About to Terminate Google Buzz, that discussed how Google...

A Much-Needed Lesson in Facebook History

A Much-Needed Lesson in Facebook History

Facebook. It's in our cell phones, it's mentioned in our television shows, it's featured in our Hollywood movies, and it's...

How Many Hits is a Bajillion?

How Many Hits is a Bajillion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjs9v6YX47A Do you know how many hits a bajillion is? A whole crap ton of hits, that's how many. Social...

100-Year-Old Talking Tree is Most Facebook-Savvy in Belgium (and Quite Possibly, The World)

100-Year-Old Talking Tree is Most Facebook-Savvy in Belgium (and Quite Possibly, The World)

My parents don't know jack about the internet. We're talking nothing more complicated than basic email. We're talking, like... you...

Official Research Proves You Waste Way Too Much Time on Facebook

Official Research Proves You Waste Way Too Much Time on Facebook

You know, when I was a lad, we were always accused of spending too much time "in front of the...

The Rise and Fall of Bookmarking the Web

The Rise and Fall of Bookmarking the Web

Digg it, Like it, star it, favorite it, or bookmark it — that’s what many of us do when we...

Bye Bye Birdie: Why Twitter is On the Outs

Bye Bye Birdie: Why Twitter is On the Outs

Like it or not, Twitter has become an unavoidable part of our online lives. Created by Jack Dorsey and Biz...

Stay On Top Of The UK Election

Stay On Top Of The UK Election

It's a big day for democracy, albeit all the way over in jolly old England. It's time for the UK...

Identity: The Twitter Killer We Never Expected

Identity: The Twitter Killer We Never Expected

My best friend asked me an unexpected question last week: "What is Twitter? What's the point?" And I, the genius...

Doom of Display Advertising Demands Adaptation

Doom of Display Advertising Demands Adaptation

While most websites these days create content and profit from display advertising, the realization that has taken center stage is...

Will we see Social Media Rehab centers soon?

Will we see Social Media Rehab centers soon?

Researchers at the University of Maryland asked 200 students to put down their cell phones, iPods, Facebook, Twitter and all...