Did you notice anything different the last time you searched for something on Google? If not, try searching again, and keep your eyes open! Taking design cues from Google’s mobile search, the search giant has recently removed underlined links from desktop search results and increased the font size of page titles. “This improves readability and… Continue reading Noticed Something Different in Your Last Google Search? Say Goodbye to Underlined Links and Hello to Bigger Titles
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Find Properly Licensed Music for Your Film Using The Music Bed
Finding music to use in your videos can be a challenge. Not only do you have to find the perfect song to reinforce the messages of your film, but you also need to do this within legal boundaries. The Music Bed offers filmmakers a way to discover great music they can use in their films. More… Continue reading Find Properly Licensed Music for Your Film Using The Music Bed
Yelp Reviews and Ratings Have Officially Made Their Way to Yahoo Search
Yahoo Search results now look more delicious than ever. Just as rumors suggested, Yahoo is now partnering with Yelp to improve its search results. User reviews and ratings along with business information from Yelp will now display when you search for local businesses in Yahoo search and Yahoo Maps. A lightbox displaying images related to… Continue reading Yelp Reviews and Ratings Have Officially Made Their Way to Yahoo Search
After 25 Years of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee on Keeping the Internet Free and Open
On March 12, 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee proposed “a universal linked information system” that would later become the structure of what we all know today as the World Wide Web. 25 years later, about 40% of the world’s population connects using the Web, and no end is in sight for the things we can accomplish… Continue reading After 25 Years of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee on Keeping the Internet Free and Open
Watch Edward Snowden Talk Live at SXSW [LIVESTREAM]
NSA leaker Edward Snowden will speak at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival via a live video conference from Moscow where he’s living in temporary asylum. Send Snowden your questions using the hashtag #AskSnowden.
Introducing Foxwordy: A Social Network For Lawyers
Lawyers network to build their reputations, market their services, and cultivate sources for advice. In short, networking can be key to a lawyer’s success; after all, according to the American Bar Association, about 49% of lawyers are solo practitioners. However, for lawyers, most online social networks offer both risks and rewards. Lawyers face a unique… Continue reading Introducing Foxwordy: A Social Network For Lawyers
LinkedIn Seeks to Become a Part of China’s 2014 Social Media Landscape
China, with more than 300 million users, has one of the world’s most active social media communities according to a report by McKinsey. And with a potential user base of 513 million internet users, there is still plenty of room to grow. That said, the Great Firewall of China has led the country to create… Continue reading LinkedIn Seeks to Become a Part of China’s 2014 Social Media Landscape
Can Twitter Detect HIV Outbreaks?
A new study has shown a link between HIV outbreaks and real-time social media platforms like Twitter. UCLA researchers published the study in Preventive Medicine journal, finding a connection between geographic outbreaks of HIV in the U.S. and tweets heavily focused on drugs and sexually risky behavior. From May through December 2012, researchers collected 550… Continue reading Can Twitter Detect HIV Outbreaks?
