A history of SEO with Google

March 22, 2011

Ever since Google took the throne of “world’s best search engine” a decade ago, people have worked hard to try to get their sites to rank well.  Unfortunately, many unscrupulous companies try to cheat their way to the top and Google is constantly tweaking their system in order to fight back. The folks at SEO [...]

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Firefox 4 released; much faster, some new features

March 22, 2011

While I’m still a big fan of Google Chrome, Firefox 4 came out today and has some nice improvements. The first is speed.  Chrome still is a faster browser, but Firefox is now much closer behind.  If you’re a big fan of Firefox, you’ll notice quite an improvement in speed. It also has some nifty [...]

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The first Tweet was five years ago today

March 21, 2011

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted the world’s first tweet with the very exciting news that is quite similar to most people’s first tweet when he said “just setting up my twttr“. (it was called “twttr” for a while before they added some vowels and made it “twitter”) Some of the history of Twitter: [...]

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Professional pickpockets as marketers

March 17, 2011

Romania has a very high rate of phone theft, but most people “don’t think it could happen to them” (of course). To counter that, Vodafone hired professional pickpockets to quietly slip promotional flyers into the pockets, bags and purses of people on the street, to show how easily their phone could have been stolen.  Very [...]

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A couple of cool new tools to use with Dropbox

March 16, 2011

Over the last few years, I’ve made it quite clear that I’m a huge fan of Dropbox.  It’s so simple, so useful, and (for most users) completely free.  It’s amazing, and has helped make me a much more productive person.  If you’re not familiar with Dropbox, check out this post from a while back that [...]

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Turn on HTTPS to make your Facebook and Twitter more secure

March 16, 2011

Facebook A few weeks ago, Facebook added the ability to always use a secure connection when accessing their site.  This doesn’t improve your security at home, but will help prevent people from “sniffing” your account when you’re on public wifi at Starbucks and places like that. To set that up, simply go to your Account [...]

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Where I use my tablet

March 14, 2011

I’ve had many people ask the same question about the Xoom and the iPad 2 – “when would I use it?”. Here’s a few answers: In front of the tv. When I take a few minutes to chill in the evening, the tablet is much easier to use from a recliner then a phone or [...]

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Installing an iPad 2 in the dashboard of your truck

March 12, 2011

This isn’t a “how-to” but more of a “whoa, that’s awesome!” kind of video.  This guy obviously does these kinds of modifications for a living, and installed an iPad 2 directly into the dashboard of his truck.  It is amazing! Sadly, this kind of work can’t be easily sold in stores as a kit or [...]

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Student sells in place in line for the iPad 2; earns $900

March 11, 2011

If you have nothing to do and there’s a hot Apple product coming out in a few days, here’s a way to make some money — be first in line at the Apple store, then sell your place to the highest bidder. That’s what Amanda Foote just did, after being first in line and waiting [...]

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Weatherbug for Honeycomb finally hits the market

March 10, 2011

Before the Xoom was released, there were a few cools apps that were shown off for it.  In particular, I remember seeing CNN, Sports Illustrated, Words with Friends and Weatherbug. Prior to today, CNN is the only one that launched their official (and very slick) Honeycomb app.  However, Weatherbug just brought theirs out and it’s [...]

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