Due to its intuitive single search box and ever-improving algorithms, it’s easy to rely 100% on Google (or another search engine) when it comes to finding information online. You simply type in a few words to instantly view the webpages that have been identified as the most relevant to that search. The beauty of Google […]
How to Avoid Online Distractions and Stay Productive in a Connected World
With distractions of all types just a single click away, completing tasks online in a timely manner can sometimes seem impossible today. Many people would be the first to tell you that they’re “procrastinating on Facebook” or surfing the web aimlessly, but they might not realize how much time this takes up over the long […]
Google Universal Search: What Is It? … And Is It Fair?
Universal Search is actually something Google unveiled way back in May 2007, and it’s become so ingrained in their user experience that you’re actually most likely using it every day without even realizing it. It simply refers to Google’s practice of including a mix of results from their different search engines, including images, videos, maps […]
How SEO Turned Social and Why Social Search is Big News
Search engine optimization has traditionally had few, if any, social components. It was a world where mediocre content coupled with masses of backlinks was a surefire path to the top of the search engines. Webmasters who cleverly interlinked their content and made hundreds of directory submissions, forum signatures and reciprocal or three way link exchanges […]
Personal Cloud Computing Services: the Future of the Web?
Update 2024: This article is more relevant than ever today, with even major word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (like Microsoft Office) has moved to the cloud to join competitors like Google Drive. These once were the foundational traditional software programs installed on just about every individual computer. Just about everyone in the industry is […]
Kindle eTextbook Rentals and the Future of Textbook Publishing
Amazon’s recent unveiling of a Kindle Textbook Rental Service, which allows students to rent electronic versions of “tens of thousands of textbooks,” is the latest news in the radically changing textbook publishing market. Amazon boasts savings up to 80% of the print cover price, offers very flexible rental periods, and enables students to access their […]