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Hey Zuckerberg, Take Facebook Down for a DaySo now we know how Mark Zuckerberg feels about SOPA. The Facebook founder made his opposition to the “poorly thought out law” clear — a little belatedly, perhaps, but plainly — in a post on the social network Wednesday. The post is blowing up: it has 250,000 Likes at time... How Crazy Is Ron Paul Right Now? GQ Will Tell YouJust how crazy is Ron Paul? You can get your answer on a scale of “Kinda makes sense” to “Yeah, that’s nuts,” according to GQ.com’s newest political feature. The digital barometer is part of GQ’s ongoing coverage of the 2012 Presidential race, called R... Will Apple Stick to the Steve Jobs Plan for Textbooks?Apple is set to make an announcement regarding education on Thursday, and it will likely involve e-textbooks. The latest rumor claims the company is set to unveil a “GarageBand” for books that would put tools for creating interactive digital textbooks into the hands of anyone with an... Artists: SOPA Would Hurt More Than HelpA group of artists including Hollywood actors, Saturday Night Live comedians, comic-book authors, musicians and others signed an open letter opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sister bill in the Senate, the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Actor Aziz Ansari from Parks ... How to Grow Your Business With Mobile Paid SearchJamie Turner’s most recent book is Go Mobile, co-authored with Jeanne Hopkins, VP of marketing at HubSpot. He is also the founder of the 60 Second Marketer and a popular mobile marketing speaker at events and corporations around the globe. Many business owners are trying to figure out how to us... Wikipedia Goes Black in Protest of SOPAAs announced, Wikipedia’s main page is “blackened” today in protest of the controversial Stop online privacy act (SOPA). “For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering l... Supreme Court Won’t Hear Digital Free Speech Cases [VIDEO]Should schools be allowed to censor students who create fake social media profiles that defame other classmates or authority figures? It’s a tricky legal question, and one that still awaits final clarification after the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a series of ca... Want to Avoid Getting Banned on Social Media? Learn the RulesAnn Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest, is a free platform for guest bloggers and blog owners. Follow Ann on Twitter @seosmarty. For as long as I have been actively participating in social media... It’s Not Over: SOPA’s Chief Sponsor Isn’t Backing DownEven though a co-sponsors of SOPA and PIPA pulled their support for the bills on Wednesday, SOPA’s lead backer says he’s not backing down and “expects to move forward” with the bill next month. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the House Judiciary Committee chairman, told The Wall St... How Do the Latest Ultrabooks From CES 2012 Measure Up?If there was a star product from CES 2012, it was the Ultrabook. Not excited? It’s hard to blame you — the whole move toward slim, lightweight laptops that actually perform well is essentially an outgrowth of Apple’s MacBook Air line of laptops, introduced four years ago this w... |