The average person on the internet knows nothing about third party tracking and targeting. The very idea that there is a third party that is tracking our online behavior feels wrong. It feels invasive. But in actuality this is both old news and benign.

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Did you know that if you want your display picture on Facebook to show up exactly as you see it as a file on your computer, you have to upload a 180 pixel by 180 pixel copy of it to Facebook?The cover photo, on the other hand, displays at 851 pixels by 31

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Social media has made it very easy for us to connect to people from all across the globe and from many walks of life. But what is a true connection? To me, it isn't just an increase in a pixelated counter. A connection is the coming together of two partie

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One thing has become painfully clear: Facebook is not worth the time and effort.

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Is social media about expanding sales or reducing costs?

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With well over 300 million active users, it’s time we showed Google+ some love.

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Every brand is a creative brand. Why? Branding is storytelling, and storytelling is a creative work. While Jobs is mainly referring to products in this quote, his words are just as applicable to branding, something that’s evident in everything the Apple b

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Did you know that if you want your display picture on Facebook to show up exactly as you see it as a file on your computer, you have to upload a 180 pixel by 180 pixel copy of it to Facebook?The cover photo, on the other hand, displays at 851 pixels by 31

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While there is no simple formula for achieving top positions in search results, these tips will help appease both search engines and your site visitors. In addition to the tips above, focus on adding new and sharable content to your website or blog regula

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3-D printing is already shaking our institutions. The recent issue of a 3D printed gun – and the availability of the drawings for free on the web – has scared many. Governments are already considering how they should change the regulations around weapon a

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As companies evolve in their ability to analyze web traffic, it is becoming increasingly important to branch out to as many areas as possible to reach customers.  Understanding how different sources of traffic interact with your website is equally signifi

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In the true spirit of the empowered consumer, voters were left to their own devices to pick any place in the world rather than having to select from a shortlist of pre-qualified cities. Quite naturally, this resulted in some online jokers looking for ways

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This is a fantastic infographic about the psychology of influence. A lot (if not all) of these are talked about in-depth in Robert Cialdini’s book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, but it’s a great visual primer of some of the psychological tactics

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If your business is looking to launch a social media program, a handy PowerPoint or flyer won’t be the resource you need to get started. Walmart spent 6 months of planning internally before they launched their social media program. Smaller businesses migh

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Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, invented his business on accessibility to their customers. Today’s customers are social customers, so rather than measuring how little time each customer service rep spends on a resolution or general communication, Zappos built

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Although Google Glass is still not available to the public, the company’s next project is surely turning a lot of heads. Everyone wants a piece of these eyewear computers and everyone wants to be a part of something truly high-tech. However, small busines

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The average person on the internet knows nothing about third party tracking and targeting. The very idea that there is a third party that is tracking our online behavior feels wrong. It feels invasive. But in actuality this is both old news and benign.

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