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Could Facebook Shut Down Over SOPA & PIPA?
If you are like many people, you are reading a lot about SOPA and PIPA right now. To get the lowdown, check out this post about how SOPA/PIPA can affect you. Also, watch this video about understanding SOPA and PIPA, and find out if Facebook could actually shut down.
Though Wikipedia is going dark over SOPA/PIPA tomorrow. Many companies actually support SOPA, from ABC to Visa.
Allison Boyer of BlogWorld has a good piece about Why SOPA Scares the You-Know-What Out of… More »
Wikipedia to Go Dark on Wednesday to Protest SOPA & PIPA
The U.S. government is currently considering to bills that are causing quite a stir — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). According to TechCrunch, “Websites found to offer pirated content, along with the services that they use, could be hidden from US internet users by being delisted on search engines and potentially on DNS servers themselves.”
Many people believe with these bills, we’d be heading down a slippery slope and the legislation could threaten free… More »
Video: iPad Survives Drop from Space
If you’re shopping for a new case for your iPad, I have some footage that may be of interest to you. In the video below, an iPad fitted with an Extreme Edge case is lifted approximately 100,000 feet and then dropped to Earth.
Amazingly, the iPad survives the journey without a scratch! You must watch the video to see this amazing experiment.
The video starts with the iPad getting attached to a weather balloon and a digital camera. As the iPad is… More »
Most Visited Websites in 2011
What were the most visited websites in 2011? The answers aren’t that exciting. As you might guess based on the top search term of 2011, Facebook was far and away the most visited website of the year. Facebook, despite some complaints this year, continues to grow and grow and grow.
Number two behind Facebook remains Google.com. When you want to find something, Google.com remains the top destination.
Number three is YouTube.com — which is also owned by Google. Three of the next… More »
Top Search Term for 2011
Billions of search terms are entered each day as people around the globe search the internet for what they want to find. In 2011, what was the top search term? Well, the answer is actually quite lame.
For some reason, “Facebook” was the top search term for 2011. Why would you search the term “Facebook”? That makes no sense. Just go to Facebook.com if that’s what you are looking for. “Facebook Login” was the third most searched term of 2011, while… More »
New iPad 3 Launch Date
We’re already hearing rumors about the iPad 3. According to our sources, the iPad 3 will be launched on March 22, 2012. So if you are in the market for a new iPad, you might as well hold off. Check that, who am I kidding? No one is going to wait for an iPad if they want one right now.
The iPad 3 is expected to be 4G and use a quad-cor A6 processor. The retina display is expected to have… More »
What’s Hot: Kindle Fire
If you got the new Kindle Fire for Christmas, you aren’t the only one. Amazon recently revealed that more than 1 million Kindles were sold each week during the month of December.
Amazon stated that the Kindle Fire (their new touch-screen eReader which also offers Wi-fi internet) was their best-selling, most wished for and most often gifted item on Amazon.com.
“We are grateful to our customers worldwide for making this the best holiday ever for Kindle,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and… More »
Things That Will Be More Expensive in 2012
Want to know what you are going to be spending your money on in 2012? Dealnews.com researched and listed price adjustments that consumers can expect to see in 2012. Some increases seem almost customary, like ever-rising gas prices, while others, like a potential 25% hike on tap water, are bit more surprising.
Airfare
Greater demand and fewer available airline seats will likely lead to higher ticket prices for flights next year.
Digital Cameras
Smartphones have quickly replaced budget friendly point-and-shoot cameras, so manufacturers and… More »
Most Tweeted Moment of 2011
Nowadays, humans can be judged by the ebbs and flow of Twitter. It sounds odd but it’s definitely true. We’ve become a world of communication and Twitter lets us communicate quicker and easier than ever.
So what was the most tweeted moment of 2011? Here are the top three most popular moments on Twitter this year.
3. Osama Bin Laden’s Death
The raid that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden resulted in more than five thousand tweets per second.
2. Japan Earthquake
The… More »
Video: FedEx Delivery Man Throws Monitor
Hopefully you got all your Christmas presents in one piece. Unfortunately, the person who took the video below did not. As you can see in the video, a FedEx delivery man decided to save some time by throwing a computer monitor over a fence.
You can bet this FedEx delivery man got fired. The guy who got the broken monitor had to return it, but you can bet the next FedEx delivery man won’t be throwing anything.
This is a good reminder… More »
Most Popular YouTube Video of 2011
The year 2011 saw a number of highly popular videos. However, one video stood out as the most popular. Amazingly, that video only lasted a short time on YouTube before getting removed.
What video am I talking about?
Rebecca Black’s “Friday music video, of course. It was called the worst song ever when it was released. But then a weird thing happened: people started like it. Nearly 170 million views later and “Friday” and Rebecca Black became legendary.
Though, it wasn’t without controversy…. More »
Most Important Person On Twitter for 2011
Being influential on Twitter is very valuable. Companies will pay famous people with a lot of money tens of thousands of dollars for a single tweet. So that begs the question: who was the most important person on Twitter in 2011?
To judge, we’ll look at the person who gets the most retweets. While followers is nice, it’s easier to spam followers than it is to spam retweets. Thus, for this measurement, we’ll use retweets instead of followers.
And the winner?
None other… More »
How Facebook Causes Divorces
Facebook has become a part of all of our lives. If you don’t have a Facebook, you likely read someone else’s Facebook or at least hear about the goings on in the Facebook world. Unfortunately, not everything related to Facebook is positive.
One such example is the rise in Facebook being cited as causing divorces. According to a recent study, Facebook can cause divorces in a number of ways. The leading way is Facebook allowing people to rekindle previous flames.
During divorce… More »
Most Popular Hashtags on Twitter in 2011
If you use Twitter, you know about hashtags. By measuring the number of times a certain hashtag was used by the Twitter community, you can judge how big a story was. In 2011, what were the most popular hashtags on Twitter?
Here’s the answer:
3. Japan
During the Japan earthquakes, #japan helped keep track of the latest breaking news.
2. TIGERBLOOD
Congrats, Charlie Sheen, you go down in history for the #tigerblood trend on Twitter.
1. Egypt
As the world tried to help the people of Egypt,… More »
Gifts for Her: iPad 2
The iPad 2 is a fabulous gift for anyone on your list — even your girl. Women love gadgets as much as men these days. The iPad 2 and the new Kindle Fire are hot choices this holiday season.
The new iPad is lighter, thinner and of course, it also has two cameras. You can find it at your local Apple Store or online at Apple.com, starting at $499.
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