For those who have recently been chastised with the swift judgemental
hand of a Google+ suspension, you are not alone. Google+ has had a long
history of not only suspending accounts, but also deleting them. Dating
all the way back to July, 2011 (only one month after its inception), Google +
was deleting what they thought were a large number of fake accounts, only to restore them when users proved their legitimacy.
Hindsight is 20/20. Had we known to follow Yuri Milner’s lead back in
2009 when he and his company Digital Sky Technologies (DST) invested
$200 million in what was a small busines
at the time called, Facebook, for a 1.95% stake — we may all have been
a lot wealthier today. That early bet made this previously-unknown
Russian investor, a billionaire.
Remember that ole Amy Winehouse refrain: "they tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no!"? While
there’s drug detox centers for those addicted to drugs, do centers for Internet addiction exist? The answer is yes, and they’ve been
around for a while. In my 2009 post, "Internet Rehab For NetAddicts" post, I researched one such center located in SE Fall City, Washington
that followed the same principles as drug rehab centers.
Now, say that ten times fast. Why? Because when a venerable social media site the likes of Mashable
gets it wrong, based on an assertion made by the venerable American
clothier, the GAP – it’s fun to call them out on a bonefide gaffe that
went public.
There’s a lively debate as to whether an intangible service as mundane
as online car insurance could possibly benefit from the value of social media.
However, when these marketers realized that the marketing and selling of
auto insurance is no different than the marketing and selling of
another intangible product such as hotel accommodations, they quickly
seized the opportunity with vigor – and with mascots to boot!
Today, I’m going to explore something a lot of pirates don’t seem aware of – the marked impact piracy can actually have on developers, particularly if they’re independent. Sit back, ladies and gents, and let me tell you the long, sad tale of Gentlemen!
There’ll also be some stuff in there for all you developers, as well. Sit tight.
Adding video production to your social
media tool box is essential today for both business and pleasure. According to the web
tracking-and-measurement firm ComScore,
89 million people in the United States are going to watch 1.2 billion online
videos today alone. And, 76 percent of marketers plan to add video to their websites,
making it a higher priority than Facebook, Twitter and even blog integration.
This contest is all about American innovation and throwing your support behind really cool stuff so that it might be sold in stores, so be a patriot and vote for the best products!
Chances are if you’re meek, a dweeb or scored low on your most recent IQ Test, you are oblivious to YouTube Geek Week.
However, with over 9 million subscribers, obviously being geek isn’t for the
weak of heart any more (for those who remember when Charles Atlas use to get sand
kicked in his face).
A single arrest and site shut down brought half of the TOR hidden services down. While TOR is a good way to anonymize yourself while on the Internet, be wary of hidden services right now.
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
