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If you’re a coder and you carry your nerd card loud and proud, you need to Get with the Brogram. The term brogrammer is the mix of “bro” and “programmer” and is reaching new heights of popularity as the Get with the Brogram Facebook page has over 21,000 likes, the thread on Quora called “How does a programmer become a… Read more
Love is hard business. Literally. Think about it: every time that a matching service like EHarmony successfully matches a couple, it loses 2 customers. “We’re done with you, now move on, there’s nothing here for you”, described Zoosk founder Shayan Zadeh to Bloomberg Businessweek back in February 2012 as the main problem with the mentality of matching sites such as… Read more
As much as social media has allowed individuals and companies to connect, the unfortunate fact has been that many social media sites did not allow self promotion. As a result, many business owners have struggled to find a way to use these sites to promote themselves and their businesses without breaking the rules and without being censored. All too often,… Read more
Have you heard of Reddit? It’s actually been around for quite some time, but it’s popularity is on the rise. If you’ve been in the internet marketing game for quite some time, you probably remember a time not so long ago when marketers were recommending that you submit your content to a social bookmarking site called Digg. That ship has… Read more
By now you’ve probably heard of Pinterest, the social network that allows users to build virtual bulletin boards of anything they like on the internet. The popular site also happens to be the fastest website ever to reach 10 million users. Today, Pinterest has grown to over 13 million users, many of which happen to be women. Some reports claim… Read more
Faceparty is a social network based out of the United Kingdom. This network is unlike many others in the world for one main reason: it costs money to join. You can only browse the very surface of this site at no cost; if you want to get involved you either need a special passcode or you will need to shell… Read more
“Brands are like 11-year old boys: They want girls to talk to them, but they don’t really know what to say back.” This statement describes quite well the current state of the QR industry as people are interested in finding out what’s behind a QR code and only get the full blown website on their phones. Pongr is a startup… Read more
Pictured above is the Ala Moana Shopping Center, which is the largest shopping mall in Hawaii, the 15th largest shopping mall in the United States, and the largest open-air shopping center in the world. With over 300 stores and over 56 million visitors per year, heading to this shopping center may actually require a map. This need for internal maps… Read more
We all know robotics are on the rise, and that quite possibly within the next 20 years or so, robots will most likely become a big part of all of our lives, in one context or another. I just wonder if we’ll know the difference between human and robot with the amazing technological advances made in robotics. Sociology professor Antonio… Read more
