US Debt Crisis 2011 Causes Panic
In the year of 1929, the United States witnessed the most devastating stock crash in its history. The hopes and dreams of many investors were crushed on “Black Thursday”, October 24, 1929. Desperate citizens would spend a lifetime trying to offset the catastrophic losses. Unfortunately, some [...]
Great Computer And TV Combo
You’re looking for a new desktop computer and you would like to have HDTV to go with that? Just want the basics and don’t want to invest a fortune in the setup? No problem. Here is a great combo that would [...]
Brazil Counteracts Currency War
The weakened U.S. dollar has firmly affected currency rates in other countries around the world. In Brazil for example, the Super Real has gained 50% over the dollar in the past three years. While not intending to alarm its foreign trading partners, Brazil has [...]
eReader Sales On The Increase
A recent Pew Internet report has confirmed that the market share for eReaders has doubled — from 6% in November of 2010, to 12% in May of 2011. The report claims that since the beginning of tracking in April 2009, this is the first time that the [...]
Three Tips To Make Your Computer Faster
You are enjoying the day browsing online, but for some odd reason your computer won’t let you on Facebook. Sometimes it lets you on Facebook and you keep getting pop-up dialog boxes. Your laptop just simply refuses to work with [...]
A Closer Look At Cybercrime
Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net It’s been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko [...]
The Future Of The Long Tail Strategy
Reflections on the idea of The Long Tail. The concept was made popular by Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired Magazine and the author of Long Tail, The, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less [...]
Weibo: China's Style Of Tweeting
Sina Weibo literally means “Sina microblogging” in the Chinese language. More commonly called Weibo, it claims 90% of the market share and includes more than 140 million users. Weibo is the most popular microblogging site in China. Weibo is very [...]
Protecting Children Or Spy Bill?
The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 (H.R. 1981) will require ISP companies to store internet data for up to a year. The proposition is that the act would protect children from pornographers. The House panel has already [...]
The Scientist That Sparked The Electronic Revolution
Arguably, John Bardeen changed the world more than any other scientist in the latter part of the 20th century. Bardeen and a few of his very bright friends came up with the invention that sparked the electronic revolution, and their [...]
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