One of the reasons I’m so fascinated with social media is because of the new ways people find to implement and utilize it’s functionality. In what is perhaps the most interesting use of Facebook to date, I’m finding more and more stories about Facebook profiles being created to honor and memorialize those who have past […]
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Blogger Adds Pages
Since it’s inception, Blogger has been missing one critical feature – the ability to create pages. This one feature, in my opinion, set the stage for WordPress to gain huge momentum early on as a “preferred” blogging platform for millions of bloggers. But as of yesterday, that all changes. Google announced that Blogger now has […]
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A New Look for Google?
I just noticed this… and let me know if I’m either the first one in the world to notice, or if I’ve been blinded by this until now. This is something that I only see while using the Google Chrome browser, and it’s only when I’m not logged into my Google account. So do […]
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Skype iPhone App via 3G Is Coming
Before the iPad announcement, Apple had banned VOIP programs like Skype from enabling calls over the 3G network. The new version of Apple’s Software Development Kit, rolled out with the iPad, removes this restriction, according to BusinessInsider.com. There are currently Skype to Skype and Skype to phone calls that can be made over the iPhone, […]
Since Apple announced their new iPad device, publishers are now moving quickly to develop the technology to get their books onto the device. According to CNET, publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kaplan Publishing, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson have signed deals to be among the first to port their textbooks over to Apple’s new tablet. Heading to […]
Google is celebrating Norman Rockwell’s birthday today with a custom Google logo. I’m always excited to see new custom logos from Google. I think it helps us get to know Google as a company better, because we are able to visually see the things that interest them and capture their attention. For example, when Google […]
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Growing Up On Facebook
Let me see, when I turned 13 I was in 7th grade. I was really into skateboarding and freestyling on my Haro (remember Haro bikes?) It’s also when I started learning how to type. And I didn’t learn on a web based typing class. Oh no – I learned on an electric typewriter! The reason […]