Library of Congress to Store Twitter Archives
In an interesting deal today that solidifies the importance of social media in this information age, the Library of Congress has reached an agreement with Twitter to store an archive…
Facebook Fan Pages Go Analytics Crazy – Initial Thoughts
Anyone who admins a Facebook fan page probably saw the crazy new analytics that are built into it... I wonder what you think? Initial Thoughts A powerful new tool that…
Insanely Great History of Apple Interactive Infographic
Click the graphic to go to the Pop Chart Lab site page where it is interactive.
The Browsers – Reviewed
My use of a variety of browsers is driven by the nightmare of trying to manage a ton of separate login profiles, so let me start off this article with…
Stock Photography – Fantasy World of the Mundane
Stock photography is always unrealistic but "just so." I've come to prefer it this way because: no client will complain about a photo of good looking people posed unrealistically no…
Customization, Localization and The New Google
Ah, the olden days when I used to get companies to #1 on Google for their chosen term. Back then, I knew the entire world was seeing the same Google…
Granting “Read Only” Access to Google Analytics
Instructions to grant "Read Only" Access to Google Analytics You can grant “read only” access by going to analytics home (make sure you're logged in): https://www.google.com/analytics/settings/home * On the right…
ICANN Opens Up Domain Suffixes or gTLDs
This is an announcement that is hugely significant for the future of the web.. If you didn’t know, ICANN is opening up domain suffixes so that companies can buy the part “after the dot.” (ie .coke, .sex., .help., etc.) This part is known as the “generic Top Level Domain” (gTLD) Read the ICANN announcement here.
I’m still processing this information but the first thing that comes to mind is – how are they going to open up the bidding? How are companies going to compete for this? Early indications are that ICANN will charge $185K per domain and it seems like it will be a flat rate (so I guess the “little guys” will be shut out of this new venture).