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Top 5 things bloggers should look for in a web host

Mani Karthik — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:29:36 +0000

Before you launch your blog you’ve got a big decision to make, and that’s deciding on the right web hosting service. Sure, you can pick almost any service, and you’ll certainly be able to put a decent blog out there and see your voice is heard on the web. But if you choose incorrectly, you [...]

Online crowdfunding helps game developers

Mani Karthik — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:20:28 +0000

The concept of crowdfunding is not new; fundraisers have been using it for years to get the money they need to support their causes. In recent years, however, the online arena has provided a venue for expansion, allowing fund-seekers to reach a vast audience of potential “investors”. The model has been used for all manner [...]

Top 5 reasons to start a blog in college

Mani Karthik — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:17:39 +0000

The world of blogging has expanded more and more in recent years. There are literally thousands of blogs dedicated to subjects that range from music, movies, fashion, and food to electrical issues, car maintenance, gardening, construction and so much more. If you’re thinking you shouldn’t start a blog while in college because you have nothing [...]

Text4Baby gives new Moms health updates

Mani Karthik — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:33:21 +0000

With so many moms keeping their mobile phones within reach at all times, Johnson & Johnson is taking advantage and developed a free app to help new and expecting mothers. Text4Baby sends moms updates, alerts, and health information. Lasting until your baby is one year old, the app also gives counsel on prenatal concerns, labor, [...]

Britain’s broadband among the slowest in Europe

Mani Karthik — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:30:26 +0000

You may remember the riots in London last year following the police shooting of Mark Duggan (bringing to mind shades of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles nearly 20 years earlier). At the time, rioters were thought to be communicating and coordinating via wireless networks, namely BlackBerry Mobile and Twitter. At some point there [...]

Various ways to monetize your blog

Mani Karthik — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:28:41 +0000

Whether you started your blog to discuss the issues that you find most important, you saw it as a way to connect to like-minded people and share your thoughts and ideas as part of an online community, or you set out to make some money doing something you love, you might be looking for a [...]

How to protect your social media accounts

Mani Karthik — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:26:36 +0000

It used to be a hacker’s dream to crack the password code for someone’s email account. No, thanks to social media, they have all kinds of ways of attempting to get into people’s private information because, for better or for worse, social media accounts don’t just include casual correspondences between friends, but tons of sensitive [...]

Is Google drive the future of the cloud?

Mani Karthik — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:43:09 +0000

Last week, Google jumped into the cloud computing world with their Google Drive, a cloud-based storage system that they hope will compete with similar releases by Apple and the other technology heavyweights. It is truly an incredible technological breakthrough. Imagine a world where you no longer need a hard drive. Physical storage is obsolete, and [...]

Free group video chat on mobile & browsers

Mani Karthik — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:18:57 +0000

Facetime will sound like from the 90’s with this – a seven way group video calling feature on your mobile (iPhone, Android). Plus, its cross browser compatible, cross platform compatible, works seamlessly over browser and mobile and supports SIP compatible phones. That’s what friendcaller does precisely. It makes the whole thing about group calling so [...]

The best uptime monitoring tool: Pingdom

Mani Karthik — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:25:38 +0000

You know when you sign up for your website hosting, they always give you that 99.9% with conditions. Basically, a 99.9% means that your site should not be down for more than 43.2 minutes in a month. The total number of minutes in a month is about 43200 minutes or 720 hours. So, 0.1% of [...]