There are 500 million active users on Facebook — it’s about time you get in on the action and start a Facebook Page for your business. After all, the best marketing reaches out to consumers where they already are, and people spend more than 700 billion hours a month on the site. Exposure to that many eyeballs could translate to a lot of business for your company.
HOW TO: Set Up a Facebook Page
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
HOW TO: Set Up a Facebook Page
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Friday, May 20, 2011
And the 2011 U.S. Doodle 4 Google winner is...
With more than 5 million votes cast, the anticipation has been building in this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition. Today, the wait is finally over—seven-year-old Matteo Lopez of South San Francisco, Calif. is the national winner with his imaginative doodle, entitled “Space Life.
And the 2011 U.S. Doodle 4 Google winner is...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
How to Block All Cookies Except for Sites You Use
Cookies can be useful when you’re in control of them. Today we’re taking a look at how you can control cookies by blocking them except for when you want them to enhance your user experience.
How to Block All Cookies Except for Sites You Use
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YouTube Blog: The YouTube 100 music chart is live
We’re introducing the first YouTube chart to track song popularity in user-generated and professional music videos. The YouTube 100 measures song traffic across official music videos, user-uploaded videos and viral debuts, and uses this data to provide a holistic view of song popularity. The new chart is published weekly, and shines a new light on the YouTube community's engagement and creativity.
YouTube Blog: The YouTube 100 music chart is live
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Monday, May 16, 2011
HTG Explains: Cameras, Lenses, and How Photography Works
Confused by that digital SLR you have, and all the photography jargon that goes along with it? Take a look at some photography basics, learn how your camera works, and how that can help you take better pictures.
HTG Explains: Cameras, Lenses, and How Photography Works
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Access Denied! 18 Places Google Maps Won’t Let You See
Google has always tried to keep a very open policy with the general public, but it can’t always be entirely forthcoming, as is the case with Google Maps. Google has very little say in what gets censored and what doesn’t, be it for personal privacy or national security. Finding censored objects on Google Maps isn’t the easiest task, as most look like imaging anomalies, rather than some big black bar with “CENSORED” written in large text.
Access Denied! 18 Places Google Maps Won’t Let You See
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
How Did This Boat Get On Top Of A House?
The image of the boat balancing itself in the aftermath became one of the lasting images of the tsunami and showed the world the strength and all around destruction she left behind. But it also meant something to Japan. Many people thought the ship should be left on top of the house as a symbol of the tsunami’s destruction, a sort of reminder for the tragedy that the country had to endure. But given safety concerns for the house underneath it, officials decided otherwise.
How Did This Boat Get On Top Of A House?
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How A Million-Pound Jumbo Jet Tests Its Brakes
Watch this amazing video of what happens when Boeing wants to make sure the carbon ceramic brakes on its new Boeing 747-8 work under the worst possible conditions. Specifically, Boeing has to simulate the worst possible conditions: a rejected take-off with no reverse thrusters on worn-out brakes. The result? Red-hot 1400C brakes. Yowch!
How A Million-Pound Jumbo Jet Tests Its Brakes
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Build a complete Windows 7 safety net
From Fred Langa, Windows Secrets...
Every copy of Windows 7 includes a complete suite of backup tools. The suite contains everything you need to back up (and restore) your entire system.
Build a complete Windows 7 safety net
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Just Weeks Away, A Preview Of The Google +1 Button For Websites
Today at the Google I/O conference, Google gave developers a preview of how the Google +1 button can be inserted into websites, some of the stats it will offer and said it would be available “in a matter of weeks.”
Just Weeks Away, A Preview Of The Google +1 Button For Websites
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VoIP guide: Voice over IP in Australia
If you find yourself groaning every time you open your monthly telephone phone bill, there's a technology that can help you to significantly slash those hefty call costs. Since it first appeared in the mid 1990s, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has been used by growing numbers of people to avoid pricey phone calls. It does this by sending calls over the internet rather than traditional phone networks.
VoIP guide: Voice over IP in Australia
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Climb Mount Everest From Your Couch
3D maps of Mount Everest is as old as 3D mapping itself. People see a big mountain and want to scale it… in 3D. But there’s now a 3D map of Everest that’s 400 times clearer than before. Details!
Climb Mount Everest From Your Couch
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Find Out When Friends Unfriend You On Facebook
You had 389 friends on Facebook yesterday but today that number the decreased to say 387. How do you find out the names of those two souls who have decided to unfriend you on Facebook?
Find Out When Friends Unfriend You On Facebook
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Sunday, May 08, 2011
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 9/2011
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 9/2011
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8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery
Over two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash.
8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery
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Friday, May 06, 2011
15th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners
With nearly 70 categories, Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. Some are beautiful to look at and interact with. Others are a testament to usability and functionality. And a handful excel across the board. To be selected among the best is an incredible achievement worthy of praise -- and perhaps a little bragging.
15th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners
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Watch How Astronauts Use The Toilet In Space
This is how astronauts use the toilet in space. It’s really, really complicated because of that zero-gravity thing! And just like our friend Astronaut Leroy Chiao once told us, there’s a ton of things to worry about before you actually plop down.
Watch How Astronauts Use The Toilet In Space
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Have the biggest players dropped the ball on AV Protection?
The latest anti-virus test figures for Windows 7 are out and there are a good few shocks to be seen in the results. In the tests performed by AVTest, BitDefender has leapt from ninth place since last year to 1st place in the chart. Bullguard follows it closely having leapt even further all the way up from 13th place. The top players from last time are now suddenly all doing very badly.
Have the biggest players dropped the ball on AV Protection?
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Thursday, May 05, 2011
Inside Fukushima's nuclear plant
The Tokyo Electric Power Company has released footage of the interior of its crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima.
Inside Fukushima's nuclear plant
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Apple Addresses iPhone Location Tracking Controversy with iOS Update
Apple has released iOS 4.3.3, which alters how iPhone and 3G iPad devices store and back up a built-in location database cache.
Apple Addresses iPhone Location Tracking Controversy with iOS Update
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