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Does ‘Breakout Boost’ Capture Nostalgic Fun? [REVIEW]Breakout: Everybody’s played it, everyone loves it, everyone has pulled their hair out trying to break every last brick. The classic game from Atari challenges players to clear levels filled with bricks using only a paddle, a ball and a variety of power-ups. Breakout, which is essentially a ... Is Google+ Really a Social Media Game Changer?Google+ may be less than a year old, but New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan is ready to crown it a game changer. His latest book, which will publish next week, is called Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything. “Everything?,” we asked Bro... Free Shipping Day: Top 10 Tech Retailers Delivering in Time for ChristmasIf you were unable to knock out some holiday shopping in Black Friday or Cyber Monday, here’s your reward for being patient. (Or a procrastinator.) FreeShipping.org is holding its third annual Free Shipping Day. On Friday, Dec. 16, more than 2,000 retailers will participate in the event by ... How One Occupy Broadcaster Is Changing News Coverage With TechOccupy Wall Street broadcaster Tim Pool’s protest coverage, shot entirely on smartphones, has received more attention than most mainstream media. The reporter — who doesn’t identify with the term citizen journalist — is now devising ways mobile technology can prov... Barbara Walters Names Steve Jobs Most Fascinating Person of 2011“It’s hard to imagine there ever being anyone quite like him again,” said Barbara Walters as she named Steve Jobs the most fascinating person of 2011. It was the first time she’s ever given such an honor to a person who is not alive. Here’s the entire list: Steve J... Chrome 15 Beats Internet Explorer 8 as World’s Most Popular BrowserAnother score for Google Chrome. The latest version of the search giant’s web browser just passed Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to become the most popular desktop web browser in the world, according to statistics from StatCounter, a digital analytics company. Chrome 15 now has 24.55% of the wor... Want to Market to Kids Via Social Networks? Good Luck With ThatThe Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, a relentless digital marketing agency focused on search, social, and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Download our free digital marketing magazine, The Merge, and our holiday bonus, “Drinks and Grub from the Digital... Twitter Is 2011′s Most-Buzzed About Social NetworkTwitter topped an annual list of most-buzzed about social networks, edging ahead of LinkedIn and 2010′s most-buzzed network YouTube. The annual rankings by digital marketing agency Zeta Interactive measure volume (number of mentions in more than 200 million blogs, social media outlets and ... Google’s Mountain View Headquarters Hit With ‘Snowstorm’ [VIDEO]It looks like Santa’s headquarters outside Google HQ in Mountain View, Calif., only the elves and reindeer have been replaced with ice cream sandwiches, green droids and gingerbread men — all the nicknames for various versions of Google’s operating system, Android. The ... Internet Explorer Takes Cue From Chrome With Auto UpdatesIn the near future, Windows users’ Internet Explorer will automatically upgrade to the latest version whenever one is available, Microsoft has announced. Automatic updates have been one of the best known features of Google’s web browser Chrome, and now Microsoft’s IE follows su... |