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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips The Associated Press dropped a bombshell report yesterday that claims the NSA's secret Internet spy program Prism is just a small part of a much more "expansive and intrusive" digital spying effort. According to the AP, the NSA copies ALL INTERNET traffic in and out of the United States for analysis by hoovering all data that passes through fiber lines. "Tapping into

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Who knew the speech of the media and bloggers wasn't already protected? The U.S. senate is working on a media shield law that would protect the media against government retaliation for exposing sensitive information. I thought the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights made it quite clear that all speech was already protected:  Congress shall make no law respecting

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Big Brother is hoping to eliminate anonymous digital communication, but a new messaging protocol may provide privacy advocates a way around their snooping government no matter where they live. It couldn't come at a better time as governments increasingly demand access to private communications. In fact, an FBI whistleblower recently revealed that all digital

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Blog Tips The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is being negotiated in secret between more than 12 countries around the Pacific region. One of the areas they seek to regulate is the internet, especially copyright laws. Find out why it's the biggest threat to the Internet you've probably never heard of by watching the video below put together by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Many excellent writers maintain horrible blogs that look like they were started yesterday with some garbage default template, with no additional pages, no contact information, and no clear theme. There’s no excuse for this, especially if these writers are wondering why they don’t make any money from their blog. It pains me to see that they don’t invest any time

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips MtGox.com is the largest Bitcoin exchange on the Internet handling roughly 80% of all trades. The recent wild fluctuations in the price of the decentralized currency have been blamed in part on Mt Gox's market dominance and technological inadequacies. Max Keiser, a virtual currency pioneer and Bitcoin supporter, explains in the video below that Mt. Gox is running on old

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Bitcoin's stunning rise in value in the past month was largely viewed as an unnatural market bubble that would inevitably burst. This is why most observers of yesterday's bitcoin flash crash were not surprised. If market manipulators were trying to discredit crypto currencies and cause panic among true bitcoin believers, they failed. Yesterday, bitcoin went from a high of

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Blog Tips In the video below, Google webmasters explain how the Internet is a level playing field how small companies can compete with large businesses in search results. If a small business has a better website with better information, then Google will view it as such. It's that simple, really. But Google needs to recognize the authority in your information which is determined by organic

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Last week I wrote about 5 digital currencies besides Bitcoins which had some people still wondering what crypto-currencies are and what they can be used for. First, crypto-currencies are peer-to-peer encrypted bits represented by a number that are shared from computer to computer like a bit torrent when transactions are made. Participants keep a virtual wallet either

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Since the theft of depositors in Cyprus, Bitcoin has reached amazing new heights in both popularity and value. Over a $1 billion of Bitcoins are now in circulation. People all over the world are beginning to realize the value of financial anonymity and the utility of using crypto-currencies. Peer-to-peer digital currencies don't require a central authority or a bank

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips What teenager wants their parents, aunts and uncles, teachers or coaches to know everything about them from social media? Facebook is still by far the most popular social network in the world, but it is losing perhaps its most important segment of users -- teens. Baret Steed, 15, recently told Time her reason for leaving Facebook: “All your relatives are constantly

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Huy Dinh Quang Blog Tips Did you know you can host your free Blogger site with a custom domain name in a few easy steps? If you have an existing Blogger blog and want to have it look more professional, pointing a custom domain to your site will go a long way.  With a "normal" domain name and a custom template design, Blogspot websites can look every bit as good as an expensive website with

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips When getting started with the Blogger platform, most people use a simple gmail address to register their blog. This blog for example, began with a gmail.com address. As the site began to grow I felt it was necessary to have an email address that corresponded to the actual domain name. It helps to establish a more professional presence online when readers and potential

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips The new Copyright Alert System (CAS), often referred to as the "six strikes anti-piracy scheme" due to its gradual increase of warnings and punishments, kicks off today. Media giants and their lobbyists were dealt a crushing defeat when the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was shelved due to overwhelming internet activism opposing it. Realizing that they can't get a law

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Many bloggers, myself included, fret over having new fresh articles posted as often as possible. It's good for blogs to be active with new interesting content, but is it better for that content to be in the form of quick, short, new articles or updates to previous blog posts? Short content, like the article you're currently reading, is great for keeping your blog fresh

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips In what seems like an absurd court case, the European Union Court of Justice is trying to decide if hyperlinking is copyright infringement. As crazy it may be, the outcome of this case could have wide implications for the Internet. For those who think there's no way that the EU court could possibly rule that linking is copyright infringement, I'll remind you of when the

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Aggregating material from around the Web on your blog can help drive traffic tremendously, especially if you already have a large following. Contrary to popular belief, aggregating material does not hurt your search rankings. If it did, all major news websites would be penalized for posting the exact same Reuters or Associated Press stories everyday. And obviously CNN

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Blog Tips Are you addicted to the Internet? Most of us are more reliant on the Web than we know. But we can only be sure that we're addicted when we go through withdrawals. Symptoms of Internet addiction and withdrawal may be obsessive restarting of your router, extreme boredom, acute rudeness, and nightmares. Followed by live human interaction and possibly enjoyment in nature. What would

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips When 13-year-old Logan LaPlante grows up, he wants to be happy and healthy. He discusses how hacking his education is helping him achieve this goal. Logan has the freedom that comes with homeschooling to explore his interests. As he explains in his TED talk below, happiness and creativity are the focus of his education.  He's able to engage directly with his interests

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Blog Tips Working at Google is considered one of the best jobs in the world. But is it good enough for two of the most popular and successful actors? A new movie hitting the theaters this June, The Internship, stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star as ex-salesmen who defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google. It looks like it will be hilarious. Check out the

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Last week Amazon announced a new way for customers to buy and sell goods on its massive online retail platform: a virtual currency called Amazon Coins. Coming in May, Amazon Coins is a new virtual currency for purchasing apps, games, and in-app items on Kindle Fire.  Amazon Coins is an easy way for Kindle Fire customers to spend money on developers’ apps in the Amazon

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Blog Tips Modern banking is almost as responsible for the rise of digital nomads as is the ability to make money via the Internet. If you're considering a nomadic lifestyle, you must first set up your banking properly to avoid any problems accessing your money while on the road. Since digital nomads rarely remain in the same location for very long it's vital that they have a trusted way to

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J.P. Hicks Blog Tips Even though you probably know someone who makes their living online, it probably still sounds too good to be true. Or you may be thinking it must be extremely difficult to achieve a full-time income from the Internet. You're wrong on both counts. Although there are millions of people making money online, there is no silver bullet or get rich quick  idea that is better

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Google Plus overtakes Twitter to become the #2 social media platform on the Internet for active users. Blog Tips After many starts and stops it seems that Google has finally achieved top status with its own social media network, Google Plus. The Global Web Index recently released its Social Platforms GWI-8 Update which showed Google Plus surpassing Twitter as the #2 social media platform

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Blog Tips New bloggers have so many tasks to do to get a blog up and running that it can be overwhelming. To make matters worse most of us aren't graphic designers, nor can we afford to pay for professional services when we're first starting out in our blogging journey. Luckily, many custom blog templates are available to take the bulk design work off your plate. However, you'll also want to

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