Category: news

Targeted Ads Escape Confines of the Web

Since the inception of advertising it was tailored towards the mass media. There was some targeting based on the typical audience of the publication, but until the advent of PPC, Cookies, and other web advertising techniques ads were never as efficient as they could be. Then came the internet. Advertisers could target gender, location, age, and interests and pay less for more exposure. What only a...

A Billion Lives Wasted (Facebook Hits 1 Billion Active Users)

Facebook’s growth has slowed, but it’s still massive. Today Zuckerberg announced via his Timeline that Facebook has hit 1 billion monthly active users.That’s nearly 1/7 of the globe. Facebook’s revenue right now may be limited, but the fact that one in seven people around the globe use it every month proves that it still has enormous potential. Facebook isn’t done yet. I have plenty...

Lenovo Says Bye Bye to China, Hello USA

I wanted to send a big Kudos to PC maker Lenovo which is building a factory right here in the USA. The Carolinas seem to be gaining all kinds of industry these days, from Apple with a data center for iCloud, to factories for Boeing’s 787. Anyways, considering that nearly every computer company is churning out both components, and full builds for $1 a...

So the Leak Was Real… iphone 5 leaked 4 Months Early!

In May, a photo purported to show the iphone 5. Surprisingly it actually did, and they were the exact same. Apple loosening their lips? You can look at the photos I’ve taken below for comparison. What is happening to Apple’s formerly tight lipped security? In the era of Jobs there would have been a massive cover-up, investigation, law suit, police involved and so much...

Ice Cream Sandwich? Try Ice Cream Nachos!

Most of you don’t know this, but beyond my love of technology, I am also a MAJOR desert lover, and that’s why I’m psyched for one ice cream company’s latest creation. How delicious does this look? Baskin Robbin’s latest desert offers candy coated ice cream with chocolate sauce, and chocolate and vanilla waffle cone chips for dipping. Too bad my local B and R...