We first heard about Wolfram Alpha – a new “computational knowledge engine” – in an article on CNN.com about a new era of Internet search that we may be entering. The article lists sites like Twine and hakia – among others with unique qualities – which try to personalize searches, separating out results you would [...]
StatCounter recently (march 3rd, 2009) launched a new “GlobalStats” site, making all of their aggregated internet usage stats available for public consumption. This is not the first of its kind, but StatCounter’s contribution is a good one. Statistics on internet usage consistently rate among the highest read posts on HiringTheInternet and are often searched for. [...]
No matter what some might say to the contrary, we’re soooo not cheap. We’re, uh, frugal. Yeah, that’s it – frugal; thrifty; economical, even. OK, so perhaps we think two-ply tissue is for wimps, and when the dish detergent runs out we fill the bottle with water and shake it until extra suds squirt out [...]
Think again. Google founders Larry and Sergey (we’re not really on a first-name basis with these guys, but we’d like to be) are always a step ahead. At least that’s what Dharmesh Shah argues in an article on search engine optimization at MarketingProfs.com.
For months now, high gas prices have made headlines, spawned dozens of new sites that locate the cheapest stations, and changed the behavior of millions of Americans. How? Well, for one, Americans are driving less despite recent drops in prices. This may be due to the higher transportation costs that hike up the prices of [...]
July 28, 2011
Going by numbers alone, chances are that if you have an internet connection, you already care about Google+. In the past three weeks since it’s gone live, the new social media network has rocketed to over 20 million users. It’s worth noting that it got to that number much faster than the other big boys [...]
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