News & Analysis of Web Startups and Cloud Services

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Retickr Releases New Version, Continues Its Quest to Deliver News

by Jeff Weisbein February 24, 2012
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So what’s new in Retickr 2? The latest release of Retickr is definitely a much more polished product. The new version was essentially re-built from the ground up. It fixes a lot of the bugginess and has a ton user interface enhancements.

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Invoicera Review: Making Invoicing Simple.

by Jeff Weisbein February 14, 2012
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As the cloud continues to become more popular for businesses, a lot of companies are moving from desktop software to cloud services. Invoicera has taken the daunting task of creating, sending, and keeping track of invoices, estimates, clients, and simplified it into a single web service.

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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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FB Cover Pix Launches A Community for Facebook Cover Photos

by Jeff Weisbein November 14, 2011
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Today, I’m very excited to announce that my business partner Devon Zdatny and I are launching a public beta for new website/community that we hope will become the central hub for Facebook Cover Photos.  The site, which is aptly named, FB Cover Pix is geared exclusively for uploading, exploring, and sharing cover photos that can be used on [...]

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Google Answers the Age-old Question: What Is My IP?

by Jeff Weisbein October 21, 2011
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It appears now that Google will now inform you of your current IP (Internet Protocol) Address if you query the search engine with “what is my ip.”  For years, sites like WhatIsMyIP.com and IPChicken would help Internet users learn their IP address — well, now they are really no longer necessary as Google looks to [...]

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Firefox Losing Market Share Quickly to Rival Browsers

by Mike Mansell October 3, 2011
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June 18th of 2008 was a very big day for me and millions of savvy Internet users around the world.  Although never being the kind of person to get overly excited for release dates, I took a special exception for this event; getting up early and immediately firing up my computer in sheer anticipation of [...]

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The AdSense +1 Button is a Win-Win for Everyone

by Mike Mansell September 26, 2011
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When Google announced that their AdSense service, the ad platform used by thousands of advertisers and implemented on countless websites throughout the Internet, was going to add the +1 button for social recommendations on advertisements, I was initially very critical of the move.  Sure, Jeff had previously made a very good point when writing about the [...]

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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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