SOPA, RIAA, ICE and You (Part 1)
I rarely get into politics here and it’s even more rare for me to have any interest or discussion about politics in the U.S. There are, however, times when politics are important to everyone, whatever...
Twitter Finally Grows Up
Most users of Twitter are aware of its brand new interface, unveiled early this month. Some people love it, some hate it, but it’s here to stay. The biggest change? Twitter is (finally) catering...
How To Avoid Getting Your Email Hacked
This past summer, hundreds of top U.S. government officials had their personal Gmail accounts compromised. The problem wasn’t due to any security problem at Google, but with the way that these...
How to Email a Video – For Free
Email is easy. It’s effective, it’s cheap and it yields results. Modern software even lets you add pictures to create graphically appealing email. But even with pictures your email is ‘static’...
XXX Domain Gets First Major Lawsuit
Two major porn companies have come together to sue ICANN and ICM over the new top level domain .XXX. The suit is an anti-monopoly claim against the non-profit ICANN and the for-profit ICM, which administers...
What Really Makes an Internet Billionaire?
For every startup that comes to fruition and becomes a multi-million dollar company, there are hundreds that never get past their second round of funding. There are also hundreds that take their companies...
Be my guest on JamesBurchill.com
In the run up to year end, I thought it might be fun to mix it up a little and offer my friends and associates an opportunity to gain a little new exposure in a fun and informal way as a guest blogger...
Technorati and the State of the Blogosphere 2011
Technorati just released the results of their 2011 survey of bloggers around the world. The survey reached over four thousand bloggers in 45 countries and saw a lot of changes in the way the blogosphere...
Google Plus Adds Badges, Bans Promotions
As Google+ begins to mature, the search giant is setting terms for users in order to control how it develops. While many complain about this, it’s actually a good thing. The comparisons between...
Google plans to penalize ad heavy websites
Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s web spam team, announced at the PubCon conference “ad heavy websites might be penalized in the near future.”
What did Matt Cutts say at the conference?
Matt...
