By the Numbers: Microsoft Makes Usage Data Available Online

Did you know that Internet Explorer’s usage was over 56% of the market share worldwide in July? Or that Outlook.com has over 400 million active email users? You can find these and other stats on Microsoft’s newly released Microsoft by the Numbers site that uses a familiar Window tiles interface to display some important facts about its… Continue reading By the Numbers: Microsoft Makes Usage Data Available Online

DashBurst is Looking to Hire an Infographic Designer

Are you interested in creating information graphics that help thousands of people become more informed and successful online? DashBurst – a social media magazine, design agency, and technology startup – is looking to add a full-time infographic designer to its staff. DashBurst launched earlier in 2013 and is now one of the top 17,000 sites… Continue reading DashBurst is Looking to Hire an Infographic Designer

Google Databoard, an Interactive Tool for Finding Stats and Creating Infographics

As much as you would love to stay informed about the topics important to your business, there is simply too much information to wade through. From following news stories to digging through research papers, who has the time to read everything and still manage to eat or sleep? To address this problem, Google has created… Continue reading Google Databoard, an Interactive Tool for Finding Stats and Creating Infographics

REPORT: 6% of Adults Online Use Reddit

Self-described as the “front page of the internet,” Reddit is a collection of user-submitted text, links, photos, videos and comments. Six percent of online adults happen to use Reddit according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Pew examined Reddit as a standalone platform for the first time… Continue reading REPORT: 6% of Adults Online Use Reddit

How to Reach America’s Mobile Moms [REPORT]

Did you know that moms often control household budgets and expenses? This makes them the prime audience for the development of exciting new applications and of course many brands’ advertising efforts. Moms, like everyone else, like to use apps, which can often signal our personal tastes and interests. There are a ton of apps and… Continue reading How to Reach America’s Mobile Moms [REPORT]

REPORT: Google+ Could Overtake Facebook by 2016

Could you imagine any social network growing bigger than Facebook? Probably not, but few people were ready to predict MySpace’s downfall, either. While Facebook might not be going down per say, a new report by Searchmetrics analyzing over 30 trillion social signals suggests that Google+ could overtake Facebook in total sharing as early as 2016! This… Continue reading REPORT: Google+ Could Overtake Facebook by 2016

The Eye in the Sky: Why the NSA Needs Facebook and Google

It turns out when it comes to snooping on the affairs of citizens’ in the digital era, Big Brother is just an amateur compared to his Facebook and Google brethren. Sure the NSA has been collecting the phone records of millions of Verizon customers and can tap into pretty much anything they’d like to. But… Continue reading The Eye in the Sky: Why the NSA Needs Facebook and Google

Google’s CEO Fires Back Against User Data Collusion Rumors with the Government

Rumors have been circulating which have alleged that Google, amongst other major Internet companies, have joined a secret U.S. government program called PRISM, that gives the National Security Agency (NSA) direct access to their servers. While your privacy may be an afterthought on the web these days, Google is denying giving Big Brother any special… Continue reading Google’s CEO Fires Back Against User Data Collusion Rumors with the Government