Google Posts Impressive Q2 Profit

Google released its second quarter earnings report this afternoon, and the search giant met and beat most analysts' written estimates.  Its bottom line in terms of profit looked especially good.

Things You Need to Know About Twitter Security

There has been more than one story in the news recently about Twitter accounts being hijacked. The most recent examples of note include the accounts of Britney Spears and famed blogger/entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. These issues have highlighted some potential dangers of using the service, or really social networks in general.

Misleading Ad: Twitter is Hiring

Did you know that Twitter was hiring? Apparently, you could be making $75/hr from the comfort of your own home! I saw the ad on the Drudge Report so it has to be legit, right? I mean a site that is the one of the largest news portals on the Internet wouldn't advertise misleading, dare I say spammy items, to their loyal audience... would they?

A Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter?

I have been covering Internet business and webmaster news for nearly 10 years now. If I have learned anything over the course of the past decade it is that you just never know what you can expect to see in Internet news every day.  Most recent case in point, Twitter’s consideration for a Nobel Peace prize.

Putting Twitter into Perspective

Brett Tabke was among the speakers on the 'Mega Panel' at SMX Advanced this year. This session essentially consists of a panel of established industry experts fielding questions from the crowd of conference attendees. It never takes long in these type of sessions to get a feel for what's on everybody's mind. This year, to the surprise of exactly no one, it was all things…