Monthly Archives: September 2013

Looking for more engagement? Find your topic and start commenting

In order to get engagement you first need to engage. Don't expect or wait for others to come to you – they will come you need to put the effort in first… so take the first step in reaching out. … Continue reading

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Hummingbird ready to fly: Google launches new search engine

In fifteen years of Google Search the algorithms have changed substantially. From very basic queries like 'Windows upgrade' to 'my computer is slow'. Hummingbird as the last incarnation of the search algorithms is named, will try to answer with 'buy … Continue reading

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iPhone or iMobile: are phone calls obsolete?

The telephone used to be the biggest invention in personal communication, but how many phone calls do owners of a smart phone actually make? Email took ten years to replace most business phone calls; whatsapp, skype, hangouts and other chat … Continue reading

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Recursive Selfies: Someday Social Psychology Will Explain Why

The Selfie as a cultural phenomenon has been explained as a mix of narcissism and self-objectification, but of course the next step is photos showing the setting of a selfie. Called a mise en abyme in art otherwise known as … Continue reading

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Benchmarketing: Intel responds to the Apple 5s reviews

The web is flooded today with the latest Apple benchmarks and review sites are crowning the new A7 chip fastest ever, until Intel responded by posting a video with even faster times… Benchmarketing in full swing. The original data are … Continue reading

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Blindfolded test Google versus Bing: which is the best search engine?

Comparing search engines is not easy as the results will differ depending on the exact search query, the applied personalization and localization etc. Making an independent judgement is even more difficult when you already have a preference. Even the lay-out … Continue reading

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The $800 million word of the day you never heard before: Parbuckling

The wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia will be 'parbuckled' today. The ship will be rotated from it's current angle on the rocks to a normal position and it's outfitted with huge floaters to get it stable. Giant metal chains and … Continue reading

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Peacemaking Putin or Obfuscating Obama?

Only 500 people support the White house petition to hand over Obama's Nobel prize to Putin, but is this because people believe Obama deserves it? The news is just in that Russia and the US agree on the Syrian chemical … Continue reading

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Facebook CEO mad at US govt for alienating non-US customers

Mark Zuckerberg understands how harmful the NSA revelations are for a global business. Not spying on Americans won't help Facebook clients who come from all over the world. Refreshing view. Zuckerberg said after the news broke about Prism, the government … Continue reading

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Are we now done with these hyped phone introductions?

Dear bloggers, reporters and journalists: please move along, there is nothing to see. Face it: the mobile phone market matured and new phones are just as interesting as the latest Nissan model. Yes, there was a time a new computer … Continue reading

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