While still considered a punchline by many, for others that are happy to
receive the perk of free access to American Airlines Admirals Club, Klout
has been diligently trying to find ways to up its game. No longer
content in just assessing one’s soci…
Redditors Willing To Meme Their Opposition To Death
While the “Party of No” desperately seeks something to say yes to, their
fight to rebrand themselves is met by aggressive social media
opposition by the Redditors. While bookmarking sites the likes of Digg
have withered on the digital vine over the past few years, Reddit seems
to be not only the one with staying power, but the one whose “up” or
“down” votes can sway public opinion quickly.
Google Glass Sees Its Users As Big Brother [Video]
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Quicker than George Orwell’s ink could dry on the page, “1984″
introduced the world to a whole new level of paranoia that’s kept us
looking over our shoulders for the last sixty years or so. From the “Red
scare” of the 1950s to Presidents justifying unjustifiable wars in the
21st Century, to the Patriot Acts’s reduction of citizen rights — right
up to today’s CCTV cameras surveilling us à la ‘Person of Interest,’ Big Brother has carved out a permanent foothold in our society.
Marissa Mayer’s Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo
What’s a $36 Million-Dollar
lady to do after bailing from the world’s largest search engine only to
join the ranks of a bit player the likes of Yahoo? A player that was
losing so much market share, it needed to enter a 10-year partnership agreement …
Caveat Emptor, When Rippln Comes Rippln [Videos]
Normally, MLM
(multiple level marketing) pyramid schemes appeal to desperate folks
who are down on their luck and/or are willing to buy into anything that
promises them a quick return. It’s built off a non-sustainable business
model that promises p…
‘iSteve’ Movie Examines An Unexamined Life From The Great iBeyond
The just released movie “iSteve” is a creative spoof satirizing the life
and times of Steve Jobs, in a way that not only takes liberty with the
historical facts but also ironically casts in the title role the actor
that helped make “Mac” a household name. That’s right, while Ashton Kuthcher’s portrayal of Jobs
is still a way’s off, Justin Long of “I’m a Mac” fame has assumed the
role of iSteve in this online mockumentary, available to any and all, on
a computer near you!
Branson & Virgin Altantic Use Hard Sell To Poke The Competition
When the competition goes highbrow, what’s the CEO of a competing
airline to do? Well, if you’re Richard Branson you might seek out
advertising space that goes below the belt. That’s right. . . while
politicians, the likes of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner have lost
their jobs over public images pertaining to to their ‘junk,’ Virgin Atlantic’s
number one publicity junkie exposes himself to the world at large – and
to boot – getting off “Scot” free (literally)!
