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Bad Idea: Tax Energy To Reduce Blogging
File this one under U for "Uh, Wow, Okay." Before you do that, here's a summary of a Washington Post editorial entitled…
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Popular Facebook App Shut Down
About a month ago, one of the most popular applications on Facebook was yanked in North America. That application would be Scrabulous, a Scrabble-like game developed by the Agarwalla brothers from India who were met with a lawsuit by Hasbro.
Twitter Will No Longer Sit Idly By While You Spam Them
Twitter has never claimed to be perfect. In fact, their well-publicized downtime from a couple months back sparked the creators to acknowledge that they had a lot of work to do, to make Twitter the best it could be.
Dealing With Bounce Rates And HIPPOs
An informative guide on understanding and addressing bounce rates, while also highlighting the role of HIPPOs in decision-making.
Karaoke Gets the Internet Radio Treatment
Internet radio sites aren't the only ones facing recording industry woes. Even Karaoke performances are coming under fire. Users of "The Sims On Stage" (a site owned by Electronic Arts) were recently greeted with the following message:
Google Trims Employee Dining
Back in April, when it was reported Google spends about $72 million ($7530 per employee) on feeding three meals a day to its employees from a robust chef-inspired menu, I wondered how long a public company with cost-conscious shareholders to answer to could keep up that kind of perk. Four months later, it looks like Google is trimming back.
