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What CISPA Could Mean For You

Modis — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:49:42 +0000

A highly controversial bit of legislation passed through the U.S. House of Representatives in April after nearly seven hours of heated debate and voting on amendments. This piece of legislation is called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), and it stands to completely change the way privacy on the Internet works in the [...]

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Around the IT Industry 5/21-5/25

Modis — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51:30 +0000

Google Releases Copyright Complaint List For the first time ever, Google is including information about the organizations who most frequently submit copyright infringement complaints to the search engine company so that the search algorithms will avoid the infringing sites. This information has been made available in Google’s latest Transparency Report, which allows the public to [...]

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Geek Pride Survey Infographic

Modis — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:42:46 +0000

Being a “geek” has never been cooler—or more respected—according to our recent survey. Conducted in recognition of Geek Pride Day, May 25, the survey revealed some interesting facts: 54 percent of both self-professed geeks and non-geeks rated geeks to be extremely intelligent, an increase from 45 percent in 2011 71 percent of survey respondents identified [...]

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Geekstakes 2012

Modis — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:01:21 +0000

Through Geekstakes 2012, we’re delivering ten ThinkGeek giveaways to ten lucky winners every weekday from May 21 – June 1. The prizes run the geek gamut from practical to improbable and everything in between. All of the prizes were selected by tech enthusiast and noted geek Chris Pirillo. We spoke with Chris about his favorite [...]

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Around the IT Industry 5/14-5/18

Modis — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:42:34 +0000

Do You Have Klout? Many people may not realize that there is a tool for discerning how influential a person is on the Internet these days and that tool is called Klout. Klout is a system that takes into consideration not only how many followers a person’s Twitter account has or how many public updates [...]

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The Top Innovators in Social Media Today

Modis — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:43 +0000

The social media industry is constantly changing with new players entering the scene and Internet fads coming and going every day. A few people, however, are really making a difference in social media. Whether they are pioneering new sorts of podcast, developing new business models, or appealing to a previously untapped demographic, these people are [...]

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Around the IT Industry 5/7-5/11

Modis — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:29:44 +0000

Microsoft Repeating Browser History? In the early 1990s, Microsoft took a lot of flak from legal entities claiming that their Internet Explorer browser was so intrinsically tied to their Windows operating system that it constituted a monopoly and thus future revisions of Windows were designed to operate without depending on the IE browser. Now, Microsoft [...]

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Ben Silbermann, the Mind Behind Pinterest

Modis — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:19:44 +0000

Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann recently spoke with Hunch founder Chris Dixon at the Austin, Texas conference known as South by Southwest (SXSW). During this interview, Silbermann reflected on the origins of his business, his reasons for doing things the way he has, and hinted at the future of Pinterest. Silbermann had spent years working in [...]

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The Fastest Growing Tech Industries in America

Modis — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:48:03 +0000

In today’s economy, having the drive to succeed and the knowledge to remain strong in your field may not always be enough to keep your job. Companies are laying off thousands of workers every year as demand for certain services diminishes. In these desperate times, it may not be enough to have the right certifications [...]

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Around the IT Industry 4/23-4/27

Modis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:34:28 +0000

Bing vs. Google Search engines are a vital component of the Internet, and almost everyone who uses the Internet uses a search engine to find the content they seek. While there are literally dozens if not hundreds of search engines out there to choose from, the two that dominate the industry are Microsoft’s Bing and [...]

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