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One of the elements of Google+ I enjoy is people I follow like to talk about what’s currently happening with Google+. In the past few days, I’ve seen more discussions taking place over the fact Google is continuing to close accounts for businesses, organisations and music bands. From the outset of Google+ creation – we were told not to create business accounts, and if you have one [...]

Twitter – The Adolescent Twitter is like an adolescent child. Talking none stop to anyone and everyone who will listen. Mostly, the content is garbled and non-descriptive. All the content is repeated over and over again until a point the original message is lost in translation. What’s popular or trending isn’t popular or trendy. It’s quick, simple and no attention span required. Facebook [...]

I saw an article yesterday on washingtonpost.com that the announced tax raises had been frozen for the middle classes in a bill passed by the The House. At first I browsed over this article and moved on, and it was only a little later that part of the headline began nagging me: “middle class”. Since moving to the United States 6 months ago, I’ve become aware that ‘class status’ is very much [...]

This blog or article (if in fact you could call it an article) is a moan and a compliant about the frustrations of hunting for jobs online, and my experiences so far dealing with job agency websites: In today’s modern world, with information available at our fingertips, you would expect finding reliable job information should be relatively easy? Unfortunately, it’s not! Having moved to [...]

We are all aware that Geolocation is becoming big business for many mainstream businesses. If you cannot be found on Facebook Places, Foursquare or Gowalla you are behind the times. I understand Twitter is playing with the idea of utilizing their geolocation tags for business purposes. These services offer local businesses huge potential revenue streams, and the ability to offer locational discounts, [...]

Google has released it’s url shortener url service. However, it would appear the only way to access the web page is to type in the url: goo.gl. I cannot find a link from the drop-down menus once signed into your Google account. The service is also not listed in on their More Google Products page. With this in mind, I guess one can only bookmark it. [geolocation]

Google has released an update to their popular email service by introducing priority inbox system designed to help heavy email users manage their inbox more efficiently and effectively. The below is a quick guide how to maximize the system: Step One: Once logged into Gmail, you should see a link in red to the left of your email address along the top right of the screen. Click this link, and [...]

After deciding that I wanted to purchase the HTC Desire, the Desire is only available on the US Cellular network. Upon checking their web site I have found that they do not provide coverage in the area that I live. Therefore, and for obvious reasons, the HTC Desire isn’t going to be the phone I purchase. Having conducted some further research, the options are limited to one of the following: Samsung [...]