C.C. Chapman will be at BlogWorld & New Media Expo signing his book, Content Rules. Today, C.C. Chapman is our featured “Five Questions with” guest in the latest episode of BlogWorld TV. We’ll find out what C.C. is looking forward to at BlogWorld & New Media Expo New York (he’ll be signing his book, Content Rules,... More»
Facebook IPO: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy Yet
Everyone’s talking about the Facebook IPO — and for good reason. Facebook is currently valued at around $100 billion, though it made less than $4 billion in revenue last year. Still, if the social network with more than 901 million users plays its cards right, it could be the world’s first $1 trillion company... More»
Apple Dispute Halts Sales of HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE
If you’re interested in buying HTC’s new flagship Android phone the One X or the brand new EVO 4G LTE for Sprint, you may be waiting a while. Shipments of both phones has been delayed in U.S. customs due to a “review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order.” The ITC... More»
5 Reasons QR Code Marketing Is Broken (and How to Fix It)
Dan Wilkerson is a social media project manager at LunaMetrics, a Google Analytics certified partner that also specializes in social media, search engine optimization, and PPC. You can follow him on Twitter @notdanwilkerson or at @LunaMetrics. For years now, marketers, businesses and, well, everybody have touted QR codes as the next big thing. That’s... More»
Kindergarten Teacher Earns $700,000 by Selling Lesson Plans Online
Teaching isn’t known to be a lucrative profession, but online marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is changing that for some educators. Deanna Jump, a kindergarten teacher from Georgia, has made $700,000 selling her lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers, an ecommerce startup where teachers offer their lesson plans to fellow educators. Paul Edelman, the founder... More»
Comcast Now Lets You Use 300GB of Bandwidth a Month [VIDEO]
Comcast announced on Thursday that it is transitioning away from its static data limit policy into a more flexible allotment model. In the coming months, the company will start testing new options that will offer users more bandwidth as part of their cable Internet plans, as well as the ability to purchase additional bandwidth... More»
Alyssa Milano Takes Over NHL Twitter Account for Playoff Game
Actress Alyssa Milano will take over the National Hockey League’s official Twitter account for Thursday night’s playoff matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes. The game starts at 9 p.m. EST. It’s the first time the hockey league has relinquished control of its @NHL handle to a celebrity. But Milano is a... More»
Hey Soon-to-Be Facebook Millionaires: Read This
Bill Harris is the CEO of Personal Capital, a wealth management firm. Previously, he was the CEO of PayPal and Intuit. For everyone at Facebook, the company’s IPO is a moment to take stock of the tremendous value that’s been created –- for customers, for the company, and certainly for individual employees. In fact,... More»
Google Improves AdSense Reporting And Bolsters Smart Pricing With New Research
Google has introduced several new reporting improvements for AdSense publishers, and it has released new research that shows publishers make more money with “smart pricing” — even though their revenue-per-click is discounted as compared with search ads — than they would... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article. Read the original article... More»
Facebook Approaches 500 Million Mobile Users – Infographic
Tweet I do enjoy my cycling and it is a great way to keep fit, socialize and enjoy coffee all in one capsule of time. It also is one way of refreshing the body, mind and soul from the the pressures of work and life. Cycling though can be dangerous, with trucks and cars... More»
Death by Desk Job: How to Fight It [INFOGRAPHIC]
Your desk job can kill you. At the very least, it will likely make you fatter, sicker and more stressed out than a job that doesn’t require sitting down and hunching over a keyboard for a third of the day. Studies have shown that the amount of time American’s spend sitting increased by 8%... More»
Facebook Co-Founder: No, I Didn’t Leave U.S. to Dodge Taxes
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin denied Thursday that he renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore to avoid paying capital gains taxes on his approximately $3 billion stake in Facebook. Saverin said in a statement following a press conference held earlier by two senators who accused him of “tax dodging” that his relocation decision... More»
Twitter Will Dig Into New Users’ Browser History, Offer Suggestions
Twitter wants to make new users feel more at home on the microblogging network, so it’s changing how it recommends who you should follow when they sign up. The company is beginning to tailor suggestions for new users — according to their past web browsing history, as well as whom other Twitter users follow.... More»
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 17, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Search API Now On Paid Platform About a month ago, Microsoft informed us the Bing API would no longer be free and today is the day they migrated the... More»
Photo Challenge: What Does ‘Reflection’ Mean to You?
A simple yet effective visual device in photography is the reflection. Images can be completely transformed when seen through the mirror of another surface. An ordinary puddle in the street can be a looking glass to capture an alternative perspective of the world around it, and the mirrored image in a pair of sunglasses can make for a... More»