LinkedIn Updates Mobile App to Include Search for Jobs, Companies and Groups

LinkedIn, a social network for professionals, has updated its Android and iOS apps to expand LinkedIn functionality for users on the go. Users can now use the app to search for jobs, companies, people, and groups as well as browse helpful tips from LinkedIn. This update comes after LinkedIn redesigned their mobile app in April.… Continue reading LinkedIn Updates Mobile App to Include Search for Jobs, Companies and Groups

Outbox, a Startup that Wants to Digitally Connect You with Your Snail Mail

Since email has evolved into our hub for personal and business communication, sorting through our physical mail has become anti-climactic, even chore-like. For every, say, 30 pieces of credit card offers and donation requests you receive, you’ll be rewarded by one personal letter that was actually worth opening. Outbox is a San Francisco-based startup that… Continue reading Outbox, a Startup that Wants to Digitally Connect You with Your Snail Mail

The More Time You Spend on Twitter [CHART]

Have you noticed your followers on Twitter continue to increase yet engagement hasn’t so much? That’s probably because 90% of your followers aren’t actually people but rather computerized robots. It has almost transgressed into a room full of machines simultaneously shouting out article links and inspirational quotes; 140 characters at a time. And the longer… Continue reading The More Time You Spend on Twitter [CHART]

The New Yorker’s Bert and Ernie Controversy, As Told by Twitter

Riding the wave of the Supreme Court’s Defense of Marriage Act ruling, The New Yorker released a preview of this week’s cover featuring Sesame Street icons Bert and Ernie snuggling while watching the Supreme Court on TV. According to Mashable, the cover was originally designed by artist Jack Hunter as a submission to Blown Covers,… Continue reading The New Yorker’s Bert and Ernie Controversy, As Told by Twitter

Twitter Testing ‘Embedded on These Websites’ Feature

Twitter is experimenting with a new “embedded on these websites” feature. Users who have access to the feature will see, at the bottom of certain, news-worthy tweets, links to web pages that have embedded that tweet. The new feature, reported by TechCrunch and The Verge, could help Twitter users put news and other information found… Continue reading Twitter Testing ‘Embedded on These Websites’ Feature

Taking the New Digg Reader for a Test Drive

We all got dumped by Google Reader today and, I don’t know about you, but for me it feels a little like someone grabbed my reason to live by the throat and squeezed until the reason was no more. I mean, I could barely face my computer this morning knowing Google Reader wouldn’t greet me… Continue reading Taking the New Digg Reader for a Test Drive

How to Control Your Privacy on Facebook [COMIC]

Sites like Facebook have become a haven for prying eyes ranging from profile stalkers to government officials like the NSA. You never know who is watching these days. Is there even such a thing as privacy on social media anymore? Well, take charge of your Facebook account today with four easy steps toward seizing back… Continue reading How to Control Your Privacy on Facebook [COMIC]

RIP Google Reader: The Google Graveyard [INFOGRAPHIC]

“Congratulations, you’ve reached the end of this internet. Look for another?” That’s the message you now see when you try to use the Google Reader bookmarklet and have read all the posts within your subscriptions. Even though it’s a joke, it might leave a bitter taste for diehard Google Reader fans to swallow now that… Continue reading RIP Google Reader: The Google Graveyard [INFOGRAPHIC]