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  • Based on the international best-seller Socialnomics by Erik Qualman, The Social Media Revolution 3 is the latest video highlighting the trends and impact social media has had on our daily lives. Think infographics, but in video format. Here are some interesting facts from the video:

    [VIDEO] The Impact of Social Media in 2011

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    Based on the international best-seller Socialnomics by Erik Qualman, The Social Media Revolution 3 is the latest video highlighting the trends and impact social media has had on our daily lives. Think infographics, but in video format. Here are some interesting facts from the video:
  • I have a love-hate relationship with ads on the web. As a blogger, I understand how important ads are to keeping websites afloat. It’s what allows many websites like to continue offering free content to users. Sometimes, ads simply intrude when you least expect it, disrupting your natural workflow. A...

    Influads is a people-powered ad network, and we’ve got invites!

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    I have a love-hate relationship with ads on the web. As a blogger, I understand how important ads are to keeping websites afloat. It’s what allows many websites like to continue offering free content to users. Sometimes, ads simply intrude when you least expect it, disrupting your natural workflow. A...
  • Everyone’s favorite cloud storage service, Dropbox, has taken some beatings lately with some lapses in security and privacy changes. On Monday, it was revealed that a code update introduced a bug into the system for over four hours that allowed users to login to any account using any password. Now,...

    The Fallout of the Dropbox Security Breach

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    Everyone’s favorite cloud storage service, Dropbox, has taken some beatings lately with some lapses in security and privacy changes. On Monday, it was revealed that a code update introduced a bug into the system for over four hours that allowed users to login to any account using any password. Now,...
  • Recently, I began serving my static files(images, css, javascript files) via Amazon’s Cloudfront and S3 services to reduce the bandwidth on my web host and also speed up the delivery of web pages to visitors. I wrote a tutorial on how to set this up using the plugin W3 Total...

    Quick Tip: YSlow gives me an “F” even though I use a CDN

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    Recently, I began serving my static files(images, css, javascript files) via Amazon’s Cloudfront and S3 services to reduce the bandwidth on my web host and also speed up the delivery of web pages to visitors. I wrote a tutorial on how to set this up using the plugin W3 Total...
  • Location-based services continue to grow with apps like foursquare and Gowalla leading the charge. Dropp is a new iPhone app by the folks at Sense Labs that lets you leave location-based messages and photos to your friends and family or even strangers. Here are some ways people can use Dropp:

    ‘Dropp’ a note to anyone, anywhere

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    Location-based services continue to grow with apps like foursquare and Gowalla leading the charge. Dropp is a new iPhone app by the folks at Sense Labs that lets you leave location-based messages and photos to your friends and family or even strangers. Here are some ways people can use Dropp:
  • Details have emerged about the recent Citigroup hack in which over 200,000 accounts were compromised. Basically, after the hackers log in as a credit card customer, they changed a number in the address bar URL that identified each customer’s account (ie, citigroup.com/user/1234). From there, they ran an automated script thousands...

    Simple Hack Used to Steal 200,000+ Citigroup Accounts

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    Details have emerged about the recent Citigroup hack in which over 200,000 accounts were compromised. Basically, after the hackers log in as a credit card customer, they changed a number in the address bar URL that identified each customer’s account (ie, citigroup.com/user/1234). From there, they ran an automated script thousands...
  • According to a recent eWeek.com article, Daniel Amitay, the developer of the iPhone app Big Brother Camera Security, discovered that a fascinating 14.4 percent of its users have one of ten common four-digit PIN codes.

    If you use this PIN, you’re not alone

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    According to a recent eWeek.com article, Daniel Amitay, the developer of the iPhone app Big Brother Camera Security, discovered that a fascinating 14.4 percent of its users have one of ten common four-digit PIN codes.
  • Contrary to what one particular former-senator said, the internet is not a series of tubes. Rather, the internet is more like a series of wires connecting each and every computer to a complex network where they can communicate and share information over vast distances.

    World IPv6 Day is Upon Us! Are You Prepared?

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    Contrary to what one particular former-senator said, the internet is not a series of tubes. Rather, the internet is more like a series of wires connecting each and every computer to a complex network where they can communicate and share information over vast distances.
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