Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem
March 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM | 0 Comments

By now you have probably heard of PleaseRobMe a service which aggregates all of the foursquare check-in’s into one place using the tweets sent out through the application.  There has been a lot of uproar …

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The Pirate Bay Sells Out For $7.7 Million
June 30, 2009 – 9:24 AM | 0 Comments
The Pirate Bay Sells Out For $7.7 Million

Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X announced this morning it has agreed to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish crowns (which currently converts to approximately $7.7 million). This news …

MySpace To Tom: Twiddle Your Thumbs For $500K/Year
June 23, 2009 – 5:29 PM | 0 Comments
MySpace To Tom: Twiddle Your Thumbs For $500K/Year

As MySpace continues to flounder they are asking co-founder Tom Anderson (the guy who is everyone’s first friend by default) to take on a new role as an “ambassador” to MySpace, but not without a …

MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On
June 23, 2009 – 11:51 AM | 0 Comments
MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On

MySpace employees have begun to feel the hurt of the floundering social network.  The company has now announced that over 700 of it’s 1,800 total employees have been or will be laid off – 30% …

UK ISPs Looking At Tiered Services To Combat Piracy
June 14, 2009 – 2:04 PM | 0 Comments
UK ISPs Looking At Tiered Services To Combat Piracy

It is no secret that piracy is a big problem for the media corporations and the internet service providers around the world.  We are all aware of the cascading lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association …

Bing – Microsoft’s New Search Engine
May 26, 2009 – 6:01 PM | 0 Comments
Bing – Microsoft’s New Search Engine

When you search something on the web (supposedly using Google) you “Google it”, but will you be willing to “Bing it”?  Well, Microsoft is hoping so.  Microsoft will be launching a new search engine sometime …

Will UStream Be Changing To .COM?
May 2, 2009 – 1:23 PM | 0 Comments
Will UStream Be Changing To .COM?

Gizmodo recently reported that the islands of Tuvalu are sinking.  The .tv top level domain belongs to Tuvalu and according to ICANN if a country is no longer in existence the top level domain must …

Egnyte On-Demand File Sharing Review
April 17, 2009 – 12:25 PM | 0 Comments
Egnyte On-Demand File Sharing Review

Egnyte is an online service that allows people and/or businesses to easily share files between users. The service is geared towards businesses who are looking to take advantage of online file storage without spending …

How Much Longer Can Newspapers Hold On?
April 13, 2009 – 7:16 PM | 0 Comments
How Much Longer Can Newspapers Hold On?

Back in January, Google announced they were no longer going to be providing newspaper advertising options through their AdWords program.  Spencer Spinnell (Director of Google Print Ads) wrote:
While we hoped that Print Ads would create …

AT&T Will Sell The iPhone Without Contract
March 20, 2009 – 6:26 PM | 0 Comments
AT&T Will Sell The iPhone Without Contract

In a press release on Thursday, AT&T Inc. said it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more. Spokesman Michael Coe said AT&T will sell the phones …

Why People Use Google
February 10, 2009 – 6:09 PM | 0 Comments
Why People Use Google

It is one of any marketers ultimate goals – making a consumer loyal to a particular brand. How does one go about turning potential, current, or even competitors customers into their own loyal customers. …

Finally Fast Phone Call
December 21, 2008 – 6:18 PM | 0 Comments
Finally Fast Phone Call

I called Finally Fast to see what I could find out about their software and to show how much of a scam it really is. Not only was I hung up on twice and …

Google: The Advertising Engine
November 9, 2008 – 6:42 PM | 0 Comments
Google: The Advertising Engine

Google is most people’s favorite search engine on the web as of today, but, while they are synonymous with the word “search” they are also synonymous with the word “online advertising”.  Google brings in billions …

Windows Vista Survey
November 1, 2008 – 6:17 PM | 0 Comments
Windows Vista Survey

Marketing Research Survey
Topic: Microsoft Windows Vista
1. What kind of computer user are you?
a)    Novice
b)    Intermediate
c)    Power User
2. Have you used Windows Vista?
a)    Yes
b)    No
c)    I have only used it for short periods of time
3. Based …

Will Twitter Be Able To Monetize?
September 9, 2008 – 6:56 PM | 0 Comments
Will Twitter Be Able To Monetize?

Twitter the micro blogging platform founded in 2006 and recently became popular in mid-late 2007 is now faced with a very big problem – how can they monetize their site? Clearly, they can’t run on …

How Much Should You Charge for Computer Repair Services?
July 6, 2008 – 7:51 PM | 0 Comments
How Much Should You Charge for Computer Repair Services?

How much should you charge for your repair services? It really depends on how much your time is worth, how good you are at what you do, and how much your competition is charging. I …