Paypal is crap. Use Alertpay instead

Sometime back, I wrote on how Paypal is a racist and discriminatory company. I am based in Kenya, and as a student and struggling writer who survives through getting jobs online, I was angry because whenever my clients wanted to pay me through Paypal for a job well done, they...

Making Waves: SMC talks Google and FTC

NYConvergence ORIGINALBy: Amy Berryhill Technologist of many types came to the Social Media Club event, held at the PRNewswire offices on Hudson St., to weigh in on recent Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guide updates and watch a Google Wave in action. Over 30 attendees...

Google Job Interview Puzzles, Questions, and Answers

Google is hiring again and is looking for the smartest employees.  Lewis Lin, a job interview professional consultant made 140 questions and puzzles that a company like Google would use to weed out the normal people from the geniuses.  Since yesterday when the...

Google’s Certified Ad networks – Much ado about nothing

"There is a lot of fuss around and controversies among adsense publishers about this update. Many of them see that they notice a drop of earning since they allowed the “Certified ad networks” to appear, while others block them. Some others started to analyze this new step...

Nokia sues Apple

Nokia, the Finnish-based world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has sued Apple over alleged breach of it's patents. "Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, today launched a legal attack on Apple in...

Google and Facebook are Launching Music Players

Google and Facebook are each planning their own music ventures.  Google's initiative is so that when you Google search a band name, song or album related songs will be available for play.  Google will not host the actual songs but will create a separate window where...

Google and Twitter Sitting in a Tree, S-E-A-R-C-H-I-N-G

Not to be upstaged by Bing, Google has announced its own search-sharing deal with Twitter, in which relevant tweets will be displayed alongside Google search results. As Twitter is currently working, this makes...

Google Plans To Launch Live-Streaming Music Service

Google will soon be launching a live-streaming music service involving major label artists who will supply material for the feature such as videos. This new service will be separate from Google's involvement in...

"Gone Google" Campaign Arrives in Canada, UK

Google is expanding its "Gone Google" campaign into Canada and the UK, as well as further afield, to get businesses to switch from their everyday desktop applications to Google Apps, such as Gmail, Postini and...

Google Building Maker for Ex-Legomania, Web 2.0 Junkies

Google launched their Google Building Maker today. Essentially it's a mash-up between Google Maps and 3D building blocks. They let you play with it for free, and you create 3D building models for free, Google...

Is Your Startup a "Nice to Have" or "Must Have"?

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and working to bring their ideas to fruition.Whether...

Google Street View Goes Live in Canada

Google Street View goes live in Canada today. Google has been shooting Street View footage in Canada since 2007, but rollout was delayed by privacy concerns, much like those aired in the UK. Google Street View covers Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener, Waterloo, Calgary, Montreal,...

Google Barcode Logo: Barcode 57th Anniversary

Today's Google Doodle is a barcode, commemorating the anniversary of the patent of the barcode (October 7, 1952). My, how the barcode has grown. The barcode is, at its most basic level, a machine-readable...

The Google and Verizon Phone Collaboration

The new partnership between Google and Verizon should produce some pretty smart devices including the open sourced Android Software-driven Google Phone, PDAs and netbooks.  With Google's stong beliefs in open sourced data and Verison being "America's most reliable...

Google Trends Reduced to 40 Terms, Spammy Links Reduced by 60%

Google Trends have declared today that there are 40 things worth mentioning on the internet. Spammers are devastated to learn that their market size have shrunk by 60% over night. It is a sad day for spammers. They...

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