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Should Craigslist be Censored?
Craigslist has been in the media a lot lately, and not for anything good.
There has been a lot of talk about prostitution and other illegal activities on Craigslist in their adult services section. Some claim that Craigslist has helped to promote such activities across the country. These people.... More »
Facebook's New Messaging System
After much speculaton, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg finally announced the new messaging system for facebook. Except, according to Zuckerberg, even though Facebook is making available @facebook.com addresses to all users, the new messaging system is not Email. At least, not as you know it.
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Will the New Google Offers Be a Groupon Killer?
After the attempt to buy Groupon fell through, Google went ahead and created its own deals site, which is more or less a Groupon clone. Last month, Google offered Groupon a whopping 6 billion dollars, which the deals site turned down. Although rumors were rife about the search giant buying a smaller.... More »
E-Mail Usage Plummets as Teens Turn to Mobile, Social Networking
Use of E-mail is burning out, social networking is gaining ground. Web users last year flocked to social-networking sites, but virtually gave e-mail the cold shoulder, reports comScore's 2010 U.S. Digital Year in Review.
The use of e-mail for communication on the web declined in the year 2010 a.... More »
Facebook Beats Google in the UK
Facebook topped Google in the UK to be the most popular site on Christmas day. This is an amazing feat considering Google is about Search and people are always looking for stuff online. In the UK however, Facebook seemed to embody the spirit of Christmas for online users, far more than Google did.
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Consumers have an infinite number of choices, making it hard for them to know what they really want. There can be such a a thing as too much choice. Companies have recognized this and several sites are tooled to assist consumers with what they really want. And most of the time, the recommendations are spot-on. Remember making your first purchase from Amazon.com, and logging back into the site to find “recommendations” based on your purchase history? Expand on that to all parts of your life and you’ll see where this intuitiveness has gone. Here are 4 of the newest and most useful sites for answering that timeless question, “What do I want?”
- www.cookthink.com. Consider it a recipe-building site. Users indicate what they’re craving, and the site builds a recipe for them, based on their answers.
- Beetv.com. The site recommends TV shows and movies based upon the devices used, user preferences, and user likes and dislikes. It allows users to filter results based on rating, genre, HD and whether the content is free as well as to browse TV listings. A free application is available via iTunes, since the site is still in Beta mode.
- http://beta.booklamp.org. As the web address suggest, this site is still in Beta mode, but BookLamp hopes to build a site robust enough to help users find books similar to their favorites. Users will even be able to narrow down their search even further and indicate the desired timeline for finishing the book. Signing up now allows users to suggest their favorite books for addition.
- www.jinni.com. Jinni works a lot like Slacker Radio or Pandora, Internet radio sites building user-unique stations based on likes and dislikes. Users indicate which movies they’ve enjoyed, as well as other factors like mood, and Jinni makes recommendations for new movies.
