One of the primary reasons people use the internet is to shop around and compare prices. Everyone is always on the hunt for the best deal. If you clicked the link you realize that there are better ways to find the best deal than simply poking around with a gun. People are looking to save time [...]

Social media is term that is constantly tossed around amongst marketers and the media as the new way to promote a company’s brand. While some criticize the terminology of “social media,” it is undoubtedly a force in marketing that every firm must accept and be immersed in to succeed. The problem is not merely whether [...]

In light of the mass panic over the the slowing economy, many entrepreneurs, particularly the internet inclined have withdrawn efforts to pursue their business. Driven by fears of lack of funding and interest, such entrepreneurs, in a time of high unemployment and empty 401-k’s, recede back to the enclaves of entrepreneurship abandonment. Pessimistic thinking is not [...]

Lots of people use google.com as their homepage, but what many people don’t realize is that they can get the same google.com, but better. i-Google is a customizable homepage that allows users to to have almost anything they want or could imagine. It’s free, it’s organized, it’s convenient, and it’s worth checking out. Here’s a snapshot [...]

There is one area of online advertising that remains untapped: small-town and local businesses. A casual walk down the main street of many towns will reveal a variety of small antique, pizza, coffee, and other eccentric shops. Amongst the variety of stores in a small downtown there is the common factor that they lack an online [...]

In the break-through book, The Long Tail, the author Chris Anderson presents the new age of economics: an age of abundance rather than scarcity. This new age of abundance has been ushered in by the Internet and the ability the web allows for access to a plethora of niche markets versus substantial blockbuster hits. Instead of [...]

As was recently reported, and praised by an editor at AdAge.com, Starbucks has introduced a new form of “instant coffee” into the caffeine infused marketplace. In a time of economic downturn, it is imperative for companies to seek ways to maximize their revenue streams and open doors to new customers. Starbucks, sometimes scoffed at as Four-Bucks, has [...]

Security is a number one priority for many internet users who are looking to make online transactions. A common problem, however, is that many users do not even know what to look for when trying to identify internet fraud. Awareness of the most common internet fraud scams is the first and best defense against internet [...]

Riding a wave of controversy, Facebooks’ recent change to content rights has been reversed. Facebook had planned to own rights to all the content posted by the vastly growing user base. Catching wind of this were disgruntled users with a prerogative for claiming their privacy rights. The result was a unified body of Facebook users collaborating [...]

Recently my mom asked me “whats this linked In thing??” While at a function for work she was talking to a collegue of her’s who wondered if she was linked In. My mom is definitely not the first person you would go to if you wanted to know what is new with the internet. Unfortunately [...]