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Are Google Products Starting to Suck?

by Jeff Weisbein February 9, 2012
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Has Google lost its way? Are Google products less “Googley” than ever before? We take a look at some of the recent Google design problems.

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Gumroad Allows You to Easily Sell Digital Content

by Jeff Weisbein January 3, 2012
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Want a quick and easy way to sell digital content online? Look no further then Gumroad. Gumroad is a web service that allows its users to sell digital content such as music, blog posts, graphics, website designs, and more with the click of the mouse.

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Google Chrome’s Impressive Market Share Growth Explained

by Jeff Weisbein January 2, 2012
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Why has Google Chrome been successful in gaining market share against Internet Explorer? Can Chrome continue to gain market share?

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Top Secret: Easily Drive Thousands of Visitors to Your Site

by Jeff Weisbein December 2, 2011
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I want to let you in on a secret. Want a great way to drive traffic to your website? There is a way and it doesn’t require any type of special skill set or knowledge, in fact, all you need is good (preferably awesome) content.

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I’m Skeptical About the Future of Bing

by Mike Mansell September 21, 2011
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After spending to years and billions of dollars to build Bing, Microsoft doesn’t have much to show for it. Which is why I’m skeptical about the future of Bing.

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Adobe Flash: A Necessary Evil?

by Mike Mansell September 12, 2011
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After avoiding Flash for a day, I’ve come to the conclusion that Adobe’s Flash platform is an important part of the Internet as we know it today.

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Google’s Acquisition of Zagat Should Scare Yelp

by Mike Mansell September 9, 2011
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From the perspective of a tech blogger I can safely tell you that there have been countless times where companies have made decisions that I have had no choice but to question.  Sometimes my crucial outlook on business moves has been proven wrong, and I’m not shameful in the least to admit that I, like [...]

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Online Advertising: Annoying or Useful?

by Mike Mansell August 18, 2011
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In society it has almost become commonplace to see ads everywhere. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re at, or what you’re doing; there is always going to be someone out there looking to buy your eyes in order to push their goods or services.

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Hunch Introduces Itself to the World

by Jeff Weisbein August 11, 2011
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Earlier today, a New York City based startup called Hunch released a video (below) essentially introducing Hunch to the world. It’s a service that uses information added by its users (e.g. you, your friends, connections, other people with similar tastes as you) to build a “taste” graph of things you like, would potentially like, or not like.

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The Cloud Has Failed Me

by Mike Mansell August 10, 2011
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If you’ve been keeping even a moderate eye on the technology industry during the last couple of years I’m sure you have heard of “the cloud.” While more of a concept than a specific product or service “the cloud”, a term short for “cloud computing” which in turn simply means computing and storage that is handled via network instead of on a user’s desktop computer has taken off.

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