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2009-06-18 05:38

Nada Bada Bing? Microsoft search "porn" easily blocked by schools

Found via BingThere are a lot of things not like about Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, but children getting access to porn through its video preview shouldn't be on the list. The fact is, every filter (read: porn blocker) is going to have... Continued »
2009-06-17 05:29

The VALUE of Pay-per-Tweet and Twitter contests - and their hidden cost

Brian Morrissey, an editor at AdWeek and, since I joined the service, one of my favorite Twittering journalists (not to mention his homonymical last name to mine!), tackled shortcut-taking Twitter contests in a blog post of his own last week, and... Continued »
2009-06-12 20:11

How would you build your iGoogle homepage without Google?

For years, I've been telling people I want to get away from Google, but I keep finding myself using more and more Google products: Gmail, GoogleTalk, Gchat, Google Analytics, Google Docs, Picasa ... The list goes on and on. Oh yeah, and Google... Continued »
2009-06-10 05:50

Find your Facebook message history

After my posts on how to fix the Facebook virus after an attack, I've noticed a number of searchers looking for information on how to find a particular message in your Facebook message history. I've put together a Facebook message search guide to... Continued »
2009-06-05 20:59

The ethics of Pay-per-tweet, Twitter contests, and word-of-mouth marketing

BostonTweet & @Sayagle are giving away 2 dozen Sweet Cupcakes (2 $36 gift cards)! RT to enter - drawing on 6/4 http://bit.ly/ibCHl --BostonTweet Seeing more and more sweepstakes offers on Facebook and MySpace lately, and almost all of these... Continued »
2009-06-04 21:05

Yodlee MoneyCenter considers new features; Is Mint.com far behind?

Yodlee MoneyCenter is apparently considering launching some new features, ranging from a way to gauge your environmental impact based on your purchase history to peer-to-peer financial advice. Since Yodlee also powers Mint Financial Services and... Continued »
2009-06-04 04:24

UPDATED: More LEGO Rock Band set list songs announced

June 5th: I've been scouring Twitter and Google Alerts for the latest on more LEGO Rock Band songs, so I'll add them as I find them. Jump to the Lego set list. I don't have much more to report on LEGO Rock Band's songs last time, but I'll take it.... Continued »
2009-06-02 07:29

Dan Froomkin, then and now: Blog with a voice!

The Internet doesn’t work on a daily schedule. But even more importantly, it abhors the absence of voice. There’s a reason why opinion writing tends to dominate the most-read lists on our “news” sites. Indeed, what we’ve seen is that Internet... Continued »
2009-06-02 06:48

Dear Microsoft XBox team

To: Microsoft Xbox Team From: Michael Morisy Subject Line: Inclusion of Twitter on Xbox 360 Dear Microsoft XBox Team, Total Tweets Tweets/Day 25% of users 0 0 Median 1 .01 75% of users 4 .11 Mean 26.71 .37 [Via Harvard Business' New... Continued »
2009-05-21 19:57

What to do if you get hit by the Facebook brunga.at virus attack

Most of my hits lately have been people searching for information on bunga.at or another variant, like kirgo.at, nutpic.at, or 151.im. I've put together bits and pieces of information on the continuing Facebook phishing attack, but here's a quick... Continued »
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