Google is paid by click, so placing the sites most likely to attract clicks on top ensures that Google earns as much as it can. There is nothing wrong with revenue maximization, of course! It is simply important to call a thing what it is, and not another nothing.
From identity theft to cyber-warfare, our inability to weigh risks in a rational way is costing us big time --- and may ultimately be our undoing.
Researchers have already begun to observe clear differences in the ways digital natives and immigrants handle business, news and information gathering. We are beginning to see profound differences in how these two "generations" view flirting, dating, meeting, mating, and romance.
As women leave their jobs because of the difficulty in balancing their families and work, the loss of friends and touchstones can become unpalatable for those who remain.
The way I see it, as technology develops, for many of us, we have ceased to leave work fully behind when we close the office door for the night, and I'm not just talking about Blackberry addiction.
Organizations -- from government agencies to non- and for-profits -- with a clearly defined strategy are in a better position to alert, engage, and activate their target audiences
Track Your Happiness is a mobile app that asks a series of questions a few times each day, producing a "Happiness Report" which explains what influenced your happiness. So was there any one thing that made me happy?
In point of fact, Amazon isn't selling me a copy of Homeland. It's giving me a limited license to view it, under certain circumstances and within certain territories. And I'm guessing that they have the right to adjust those terms and conditions at any time.
Here are 100 of the most fascinating social media statistics and figures from 2012 that can help you better understand Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google Plus for the coming year.
According to many of the articles, Apple has seen their day, will no longer be a leader, is past their prime, and has stopped innovating. I say they're all wrong.
What data is FairSearch alluding to? Which competitors have a right to access? And how would we implement this access? Who makes these decisions?
It seems we have substituted real relationships and communication with our public image and personal 'brand.' Is it somehow more satisfying to be clever for the strangers of Twitter instead of the real people who are standing in front of you?
Oh you individually wrapped your tacos in twine? They look delicious!
I REALLY don't like the way you try to guess what I'm thinking when I write texts. To be honest, sometimes the things you think I'm trying to say are just so far off I don't really feel like we're on the same wavelength at all.
Figuring out how to appropriately negotiate screen time has been an issue in my house ever since the kids have been old enough to operate the computer.
Based on what I've seen lately, things don't look promising for Microsoft. This is not wishful thinking. I've been a fan of its products for decades and am writing this column in Microsoft Word on my Windows 7 PC, which I like.
An essential building block to economic growth lies in expanding broadband access to rural America. Instead of pushing each other over the self-made cliff, why not build a bridge across the digital divide?
Without a specific strategy and action plan behind your social media activities, your time and efforts will be a waste. So, let's take the upside down triangle model of social media and direct all of your efforts into a schedule that will help you know exactly what you are doing and why.
Hey, how about following along with a crime scene cleanup crew as they tidy up the site of a grisly murder and find a few unexpected surprises? Sounds like fun! Or creepy. Or disturbing.