‘Messaging resonance’ underpins Twitter’s revenue model 
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: April 22, 2010
For many social media tools, the days of zero revenue are going away. To that end, Twitter has moved into the world of serving ads during searches. Don’t be concerned: Twitter has designed the ads to be unobtrusive and will be offered as “promoted tweets.” Some big names, including Virgin America, Sony Pictures and Starbucks, [...]
Make sure your children have a balanced media diet
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: February 25, 2010
Between cell phones, televisions and computers, our kids are spending an average of 7.5 hours a day in front of some type of electronic media. TV, iPod, cell phone, computer: for some kids, that’s as much if not more time than they spend in school. The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a fascinating study on [...]
OpenTable can take the wait out of a dinner date
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: February 11, 2010
Valentine’s Day is Sunday and some of us — maybe preoccupied with back-to-back historic snowfalls — may have forgotten to make dinner reservations. Never fear, because there is a solution: Check out www.opentable.com and you can have a table waiting for you and your significant other — and for free. Believe it or not, reports [...]
Tech talk: This is 3D TV’s year
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: January 18, 2010
Imagine watching a Ravens game in 3D — pretty cool, huh? How much fun would it be to see Tom Brady get sacked and feel like you are right there? Well, 3D TV is right around the corner. In case you missed it, last week was the Consumer Electronics Show. This is where really cool [...]
Stud or dud: Check out your date in real time
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: December 18, 2009
Is your date a stud or a dud? You can find out while you’re on the date — and all with the help of a new cell phone app or the Web site by the same name: www.studordud.com. It lets you do a quick background check to find out in real time if you should [...]
A site to get discounts and help charities
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: December 13, 2009
It is the season of giving, and you can do it in a double dose over the holidays. Everyone knows that the economy is bad and donations to non-profits/charities are way down. The good news is that the next time you’re shopping online for that special someone, you can get a great deal for you, [...]
With Foursquare, your friends can always find you
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: December 3, 2009
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Just when you were learning how to send Tweets on Twitter, there’s a new social media network that wants to link you to your friends. It is called Foursquare, and it’s part connection tool and part game, and depending on just how social you are, you could end up being named the mayor of your [...]
Try Dashboard to find out what Google knows
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: November 15, 2009
If you’ve ever wanted to see all the Google services you use — and how you’re using them — in one spot, then the new Google Dashboard is exactly what you’ve been looking for. The dashboard makes perfect sense. If you want to know what’s going on with the inner workings of your car, then [...]
New Droid gives iPhone some competition
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: November 5, 2009
If you’re a Verizon customer and have been dying for an iPhone — or maybe you’re just tired of hearing how “everything Apple” is the most amazing technology ever created — then you are in luck. Motorola and Verizon are teaming up to release the Droid. The Droid is aimed squarely at the iPhone and [...]
Tech Talk: Some computer viruses can send you to jail
BY: Larry Fiorino
POSTED: November 2, 2009
We all know what a pain it can be if your computer gets a virus. Systems could break down and important documents and information be wiped out. As bad as that seems, there is something much, much worse — a virus that puts child porn on your computer and could leave you facing criminal charges. [...]
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