With over 5,000 new blogs that are introduced each hour adding to the over 70 million existing blogs, information has never been more accessible. The problem with this abundance of blogs is not that the Internet will ever run out of space, but rather, the rampancy of poor quality content produced every second. With the [...]

When one thinks of information theft, the term usually conjures up images of depleted bank account balances or armament blueprints, but a new OCR (optical character recognition) device is changing the game faster than you can type ESPIONAGE.
Hanwang, a research firm based in Beijing, has created a handheld text-scanning device called the E-Excerpter. The device [...]

As web based applications become more and more integrated into our lives, it has never been easier to monitor our tastes, preferences and fascinations. Whether it’s a social networking platform like Facebook or Myspace, or search providers like Google and Yahoo, a common trend is emerging - everyone is keeping track of our data.
For example, [...]

The Apple iPhone has been a work in progress for over twenty-four years. WTF! Sending cheques by phone was possible in the 80’s with a touch screen interface? Imagine what Apple research and development has in store for the future!
Entire story with pictures here.
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Our good friend Mike from Bneeth Communications recently posted an article about Blackle - an energy saving search engine from Google. The concept is simple; Blackle conserves energy by using a black instead of white screen. Recently mentioned in The Wall Street Journal, “If Google went all-black, it could save 750 megawatt-hours of energy a [...]

Social networking is arguably becoming one of the most important and popular marketing tools. Beneficial to both businesses and individuals alike - it has never been easier or cheaper to network or promote yourself, your business, or your product.
With millions of people hopping on the social networking bandwagon, interesting socioeconomic trends are beginning to emerge. [...]

For the past couple of days, die-hard Apple fans have literally been camping outside Apple retailers in order to get their paws on the highly sought after device. Instead of viewing the massive lines as a pain-in-the-ass, Matt Grimmer was able to recognize an amazing business opportunity. His Company, Over Here, Jerks Inc., creates [...]

Ever wonder what the Internet looks like? A lot like the diagram above, according to physicists at Tel-Aviv University in Israel. The red in the center is a cluster of 100 networks operated by massive corporations like AT&T and Google, while the purple periphery is ISP providers from around the globe.
The problem with being located [...]

Ripple Beta is an Australian company that runs web ads for charity and generates revenue through click and search. Internet users can use Ripple for all their regular Internet activities and at the same time, do something good for the less fortunate. You can choose to give six days access to clean water, help feed [...]