Internet

Every so often your job may require you to participate in a webinar (web conference).  We end up having to do several of these each year.  I get why we use them, and boy they would go so smoothly if people in general would just abstain from these stupid mistakes.  Here's a few examples:

And because we can't do cat videos all day every day,* here are ten amazing facts about the internet. From how many likes there are on Facebook daily to the actual weight of the internet, this video just might blow your mind. (Hence the title.) Learn something new today, so you can watch a cat stuck in a jar over and over guilt-free!

Getting people to clean up after their dogs during walks isn’t always an easy feat — but in Mexico City, a pilot program rewards folks for doing so in a very modern way.

I know everyone has a scheme to make money, and Facebook is no different. Instead of clogging up my space with ads, why not charge other businesses that are posting for free. Ok, just an idea. Now when choose that you like something, you may be influencing your friends and your friends may be influencing you. Either way, it's costing you money in the long run. I wonder if we could click that we d

A good amount of time and energy on the internet is spent by folks trying to make some sort of romantic connection. Many of these relationship never make it offline, but they can be intense, nonetheless.

We all know that bees do it, but an official Honey Nut Cheerios website aimed at kids has caused a stir after inadvertently advertising that point for all to see.

Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum). Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that

There never has been a time where "things ain't like it used to be" was more obvious.  Technology has changed so much and so rapidly in the last 30 years that there is a huge generation gap. Here are some examples: #1 Yellow Pages or Phone Book. Thi...

A new study by usability expert Jakob Nielsen reveals that when webpages are read, we read and scan the text in an F-shape. Using eyetracking software, he found the first paragraph gets the most attention, making the top horizontal line of the F. The next paragraph only gets half the attention of the first, tracing the second shorter horizontal line of the F. And finally, we skim down the rest of

Top 10 lists used to be the domain of David Letterman and the FBI’s Most Wanted, but they’re now popping up on the internet with the frequency of Subway restaurants on street corners. There are so many lists, in fact, there’s a whole website dedicated to it. What’s behind this trend? So glad you asked.

File this under "So why in the world did you buy one?" A survey by Ipsos OTX of 5,013 adults has found that 19 percent of smart phone owners have never used their device to access the Internet. Furthermore, 32 percent have never used an app, assuring that their smart phone Internet experience -- for which they are presumably paying a monthly charge for -- is extremely limited.

Have you ever used a neighbors WiFi connection?  It's considered stealing, much like if you would run an extension cord and plugged into one of their outlets.  If you put it that way, no one would steal a WiFi connection.  If you have a wireless router, you need to put a password protect on it now...