Comparing It to an Infectious Disease, Researchers Predict Facebook Will Lose 80% of Its Users by 2017

Have you ever wondered if (or when) Facebook will go the way of Myspace and lose its tight grasp on society? Researchers at Princeton University seem to think this will happen quite soon. By comparing the spread of Facebook to that of an infectious disease, John Cannarella and Joshua Spechler found that Facebook is likely… Continue reading Comparing It to an Infectious Disease, Researchers Predict Facebook Will Lose 80% of Its Users by 2017

Who Received the Most Patents in 2013?

While there were many inventions of note in 2013, like being able to charge your cellphone with coffee and better detection of and quicker treatments for cancer, who actually received the most patents? It appears IBM led all U.S. companies last year with 6,809 patents awarded in 2013. That’s an average rate of almost 19… Continue reading Who Received the Most Patents in 2013?

REPORT: Mobile Rules, Instagram Is Fastest Growing Social Network by Far

We all know Facebook is the most widely used social network, but sites like Pinterest and Google+ are catching up fast. In fact, Facebook’s own Instagram service is now the fastest-growing social network after increasing its active users by 23% over the last six months. Reddit saw the second-largest growth spurt at 13%, followed by… Continue reading REPORT: Mobile Rules, Instagram Is Fastest Growing Social Network by Far

Android to Surpass 1 Billion Active Users in 2014 [REPORT]

Android is on pace to surpass 1 billion users across all devices this year, according to a new report by information technology research and advisory company Gartner. Though Android reached 1 billion total activations in September, this is the first time that active Android users will total 1 billion. After studying trends in traditional PC,… Continue reading Android to Surpass 1 Billion Active Users in 2014 [REPORT]

REPORT: US Predicts Electric Vehicles Won’t Take Charge by 2040

Every day we hear about amazing advances in sustainable fuel and fuel alternatives, so much so that it’s hard to imagine that these technologies wouldn’t be huge drivers of change in the 21st Century. But if you’ve been dreaming about electric cars taking charge of the roads any time soon, the U.S. Department of Energy… Continue reading REPORT: US Predicts Electric Vehicles Won’t Take Charge by 2040

Twitter Rumored to Be Working on Edit Feature for Tweets

You’ve done it again: misspelled a word in your tweet. Now is the time of reckoning. Do you leave the tweet as is, or do you delete it and tweet an improved version? Wait. Someone’s already re-tweeted you! There’s no going back now. If only you could edit that small (but glaring) error out of… Continue reading Twitter Rumored to Be Working on Edit Feature for Tweets

New Cloud Hosting Provider DigitalOcean Is Now Growing Faster than Amazon

Have you heard of the new cloud hosting provider DigitalOcean? Amazon sure has because DigitalOcean is now growing faster than Amazon’s own Web services. According to the December 2013 Web Server Survey by NetCraft, DigitalOcean showed a month-on-month gain of 6,514 computers while Amazon grew by just a few hundred less Web-facing computers. Together, the… Continue reading New Cloud Hosting Provider DigitalOcean Is Now Growing Faster than Amazon

REPORT: Twitter Ads Paired With TV Advertising Reduces Costs by 36% and Drives up to 16% More Sales

Twitter has released some interesting data that shows just how effective paid Twitter media can be for promoting television shows and generating leads. Earlier this year Twitter introduced TV ad targeting for advertisers in the U.S. who are looking to target users interested in specific shows. Today Twitter is expanding this TV suite to connect… Continue reading REPORT: Twitter Ads Paired With TV Advertising Reduces Costs by 36% and Drives up to 16% More Sales