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Mozilla — Get Involved: Volunteer Opportunities at Mozilla — mozilla.org
Mozilla exists to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet. We’ve been doing it for 15 years and the following 15 facts offer a look at who we are, including some of our biggest achievements and milestones. But in some ways we’re just getting...
Revisiting the WordPress “Press this” Button
Recently a client of mine wanted a refresher on the one of the most unnoticed and under utilized tool within WordPress - The "Press This" button. Press This is a bookmarklet or a little app that runs in your browser and lets you grab bits of the web. The Bookmarklet...
GoDaddy Buys M.dot, A Mobile Website-Building App, To Push Its Mobile And Freemium Businesses | TechCrunch
GoDaddy, the web-hosting and domain registration giant, is taking one more step into the world of mobile, and another into offering small businesses a one-stop shop for all of their online activities with a freemium sweetener. Today, it is announcing the acquisition...
Google+ Grabs the Number Two Spot for Active Users on a Social Network
Quoting Cynthia Boris of Pilgrim Marketing We’ve got to stop saying that no one is using Google+ because clearly, it’s more than a blip on the social radar. The latest GlobalWebIndex report shows that 25% of global internet users are ACTIVELY using Google+. That’s...
Why Facebook Just Turned Your Subscribers Into ‘Followers’
It's been more than a year since Facebook introduced the Twitter-like "subscribers" feature, letting you follow public updates from people you aren't friends with. Well, a year is a long time to go without changing any feature at the rapidly iterating social network...
Finally, Twitter allows for centering background image | Designers Rejoice
Not sure when this new feature was applied, but it is long over due. It probably happened when Twitter decided to allow additional branding with a "header" (learn more here). Background images on twitter allow for branding, personal expression and the ability to add...
Twitter releases ability to brand oneself with new “Header” image
Last week, the CEO of Twitter announced that a new feature will allow brands to upload a header photo to the profile page. When investigating I found that there is another new feature that allows your background image to be aligned as "left, center or right". We will...
Google Files New Patent Lawsuit Against Apple, Seeks To Block iPhone, iPad & Mac Imports To U.S. | TechCrunch
Courtesy of Tech Crunch. For you Android lovers out there...... According to Bloomberg, Google’s Motorola unit just filed a new patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington. According to this report,...
5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions | TechCrunch
Do you know how many apps access your personal information on Facebook? Check your Facebook apps permissions and get ready for a surprise. Report courtesy of Avi Charkham, via Tech Crunch. Read on... In fact, Facebook keeps “improving” their design so that more of us...
Lolz! Oxford Dictionary Adds Ridic New Words
Great article on the latest additions to the Oxford dictionary courtesy of Chris Taylor from Mashables. Read on....... Hey, tweeps. Done any photobombing lately? You know, while you lifecasted your date night with that ripped Wikipedian; he said he was an ethical...
Dump Gmail for Outlook.com? Four reasons you might | TechRepublic
Courtesy of Tech Republic's Jason Hiner, Looks like Microsoft has revamped their email service and is introducing Outlook.com. 4 advantages sited by Jason include the following: Automatic folders Mobile experience Privacy protection Social integration According to...
Google acquires social brand marketing start-up Wildfire – latimes.com
Google has acquired Wildfire, a marketing start-up that uses social media to connect brands with consumers. In the footsteps of Facebook using auto-bots to increase click through rates and increase revenue, Google is strengthening it's position in the social media...