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  • Is the Advertiser Really Listening to the Consumer?

    What an interesting video. Sure, this only talks about the overall advertiser, but this can be applicable on all levels with the online realm. Enjoy.

  • Wanted: Junior Level Production Person for Great Interactive Agency

    I heard about this position for a great interactive agency in Honolulu, Hawaii that is perfect for anyone with entry level experience and wants to work for a company with clients like Hilton Hawaii, Castle Resorts, Bank of Hawaii, etc. The company’s name is StarrTech Interactive and here’s the scoop on the position… Looking for…

  • NAVTEQ Goes Mobile Thanks to Nokia

    Announced today in Forbes, Nokia, one of the top cell phone manufacturers plopped down around $8.1 billion to purchase NAVTEQ, parent of The Map Network and a leading digital mapping company in the US. Perhaps one of best moves I think that was made by cell phone makers, this deal gives NAVTEQ wide access to…

  • Study: Online videos may be conduits for viruses

    As reported by the Associated Press in an article published today, there is a study done by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center about how malicious viruses can be spread through online videos. That’s right. No longer will you need to worry only about viruses being spread through zip files, jpeg/gif images, or documents sent…

  • Web 2.0 + 1 = Web 3.0

    Web 2.0 + 1 = Web 3.0

    Does anyone notice that we’re already past Web 1.0 and over 2.0? Well in case you didn’t, you had better catch up to the rest of the online world. It’s shocking to believe but we’re in Web 3.0. What is 3.0, you ask? It’s just an evolutionary step above the whole user interaction phase of…

  • Could America’s Most Wanted Be Found On Facebook?

    When social media networking sites were first created, did anyone think of the good it could bring about? Most often we think about what harmful things could happen as a result: solicitation of children, pornographic material, identity theft, or other dangerous things. Luckily in this particular case, social media turned out to be the thing…

  • You Can Post Pictures, but Don’t Post THOSE Pictures

    I logged into LinkedIn early this morning and decided to look at my profile – yes, I can appear to be that vain at times, but who doesn’t like looking to see what they’ve placed on their profiles? I was startled to find that my profile, which at one point was 100% complete was now…

  • Paypal: Your Usability Stinks.

    One thing to note about usability that is key is not how fancy the interactive elements are or how glamorous it looks, but you also need to know how things are spelled out. Read what your links say. Look at how your site is laid out. If you find out that you have complaints, then…

  • Halo 3 Leaked to BitTorrent

    Proving once again that you can’t stop things once it reaches the Internet, a story has been published that says someone has found a way to post the files on the JUST released Halo 3 game for the XBOX360 and it is available on BitTorrent. Why waste your money going to Best Buy to get…

  • Microsoft Buying Facebook? Not Quite Yet…

    In today’s news, it was reported by the Associated Press that software giant, Microsoft would buy a minority stake in Facebook. Already rebuking a $1 billion offer by Yahoo! in 2006, the CEO of Facebook has repeatedly claimed that he wants his site to remain independent and not go the way of Myspace or YouTube.…