Since its inception in 1998, Google has a come a long way from being a hot new start-up to the multi-national corporation it is now. It has sustained its dominance in the search industry by defending itself against old and new foes alike. However, recently a new search engine called DuckDuckGo has been gaining buzz around the web.  I tried out this new service...

Free software is never free, nothing is ever free. From email to iPhone apps and beyond, software has become one of the most common items to arrive at your doorstep "free". Just like your grandpa told you, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Promises Promises The majority of free software/services promise to use our data responsibly and respectfully.  Many...

No matter how many people your twitter account claims are following you, the only followers you actually have are the ones who interact with you. If you have 10 million followers and you never get a reply or retweet, then you have zero followers. Why Do I Twitter The need to be followed is non-too surprising, numbers are easy to follow and having lots of "followers"...

Aggregation is an awesome and powerful tool, it takes the best of everything for a particular audience, and puts it all into one place. Other than hyper links, it is what makes the internet work. In many cases it's great for everyone, helping media consumers to connect with excellent content while helping media creators connect with an audience. However in other cases, aggregation...

This is my theory on why people don't do a better job of recycling. more self-fulfillment = more recycling? ...

                                                               What Facebook shows me What I want to see What I don't want to see  2/3 are things I don't want to see and 1/3 has things...

I know, seriously I understand. The new additions to the Star Wars films are annoying and pointless. But how can 1100 people negatively review something that hasn't even come out yet? Come on internet, get it together. Link to Amazon Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray...

Instead of actually thinking of something, I grabbed a great conversation from some of my friends on Google Plus. Enjoy. Alright hook em up, lets have a good clean fight. Jonathan Barnes -  10:59 AM  -  PublicSo far I'm super impressed with spotify. The search functionality is a little soft though.  -  Comment  -  Share+1 by...

1.     You’re not smarter than anyone      In all jobs, especially the software industry, there are a lot of smart people. They have worked at that company, and in that industry, longer than you. Even if you were the smartest and brightest student at your school, you’re not going to be when you find a job. Get over it. The sooner the better 2.    ...