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Technology

Google Chooses Kansas City as Speedy Fiber-Optic Cable Community

Remember Google’s announcement last year that it would be choosing one community to participate in its effort to provide Internet 100 times faster than the average broadband speed?  The speculation back then was that Topeka, Kansas would get the Google broadband boost. Well, they didn’t forget about that project. Google’s Milo Medin, Vice President of […]

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Facebook

Facebook vs Disqus – Facebook Comments Increased by 155%

I understand that some of you statisticians out there will find a way to shoot holes in my math, but let me give it to you as straight as I possibly can. I added the Facebook Comments plugin to my blog approximately 1 month ago – actually less, but who’s counting. And while taking a […]

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Opinion

Newspaper Delivery Guy vs. The Internet

I had the pleasure of witnessing something tonight that quite frankly stopped me in my tracks! I must have seen this same thing a thousands times before, but for some reason, this time was different – this time I saw “more” that what I was actually seeing in the physical… I was actually seeing something […]

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Business

[Top 10] NASDAQ 52 Week Highs Stocks For March 30th, 2011

Below are the top 10, ranked by share price value, stocks that hit 52 week highs today (March 30th, 2011) on the NASDAQ: Symbol Name New High Previous High Previous Low PCLN priceline.com Incorporated $ 504 $493.44 $173.32 MSTR MicroStrategy Incorporated $ 133.69 $124.71 $66 PNRA Panera Bread Company $ 126.77 $123.59 $72.504 CERN Cerner […]

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Business

2 Tech Stocks That Hit 52 Week Highs On The NASDAQ (3/29/11)

Below are the two tech stocks that hit 52 week highs on the NASDAQ yesterday, March 29th, 2011: 1)  priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN): Up 1.59% to $491.69. Priceline.com Incorporated enables consumers to use the Internet to save money on a variety of products and services. The Company’s product allows customers to name their own price on products […]

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Business

NASDAQ:NFLX – Goldman Sachs Puts A “Buy” on Netflix Shares ($NFLX)

Netflix shares (NASDAQ:NFLX) are up slightly on the new “buy” rating delivered by Goldman Sachs internet analyst Ingrid Chung. According to Chung, Netflix shares are set to rise 27% on her 6-month price target of $300. Netflix is gaining momentum from the strong growth in the online video demand, especially with online video demand from […]

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Facebook Technology

Coming Soon: ‘Google +1’ Button For Your Websites?

Google +1 is a new way for Google to integrate a more social relevance score into the search results that you see.  The Google +1 button is still new, and currently only available via Google Experiment. But with the Google +1, you’ll be able to vote on search results and give a sort of “thumbs […]