Chris Richardson

Interacting with social media can be something of a crapshoot, especially if you don’t have good privacy settings, and/or, sense enough not to post everything you come across. To address this amazing lack of self awareness, there have been a …

The timing of this announcement is odd, especially when you consider the ongoing struggle with CISPA, ACTA, and whatever SOPA derivatives remain, but what we have is the retirement of Howard Schmidt, previously the White House’s Cybersecurity Coordinator. When he …

When Netflix completely altered the services they provide to paying customers last year, something of a minor-to-mass exodus occurred. People weren’t happy about splitting DVD rentals and streaming movies from Netflix Instant into two different options, and so, many rebelled …

There are tons of WordPress blogs out there, many of which you may comment on. While such interaction is always welcome, keeping track of the various discussions you’re engaged in can be difficult. Thanks to a recent WordPress update, this …

What looks like another promotional piece for the upcoming Prometheus actually serves two roles. Not only is it virally promoting Ridley Scott’s next trip into the universe apparently ruled by the Weyland Corporation, it’s also an exercise in viral product …

As Google continues it’s “one nation under Google+” push, they’ve recently introduced some Gmail updates that, among other improvements, increases Google+ circle integration. Whatever your position on Google+, you have to admit the integration is seamless and almost unnoticeable. In …

Thanks to the guys over at the HD Blog TV YouTube channel, there are some new videos of the highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III in circulation. However, unless you are fluent in Italian, you may not get much out of …

For those of you who still buy PCs–the store-bought models that come with Windows already installed–what are your thoughts about all of that trial software that comes preinstalled on your not-inexpensive machine? If you’re like most conscientious computer users, you …

Diablo III is now available for consumption, and although it’s less than 24 hours old, the game has already been updated in order to address “error 37,” which is the subject of much discussion on Twitter. Apparently, however, error 37 …

Pretty soon, anything that has even the slightest modicum of popularity is going to be marketed in a viral manner. Granted, the Halo video game series is a little bit more than slightly popular, but the point remains. Viral marketing …

What would you get if you made a musical of the existence of Mark Zuckerberg, starting from his days at Harvard until now, as the ruler of all things social media (no offense, Twitter)? Well, thanks to the efforts of …

Due to the incredible volume of sports-related tweets that accompany almost every sporting event of note–the Women’s World Cup Final, for instance–Twitter is looking for a way to monetize these reactions. To address this endeavor, Twitter is partnering with ESPN …

With the unfortunate death of Maurice Sendak, the Internet has been busy coming up with different ways to pay their respects to the groundbreaking children’s author, whose most famous work, Where the Wild Things, lives on in the hearts and …

If you haven’t heard of Sharon Simmons, you might want to dust your Google skills off. She’s the 55 year old grandmother who tried out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Apparently, it’s always been a dream of Simmons’, one that …

In the United States, Mother’s Day is being celebrated this Sunday, May 13. While folks rush out and buy flowers, cards, and candy, some other, more creative folks are using web video to get their message across. It’s certainly the …

We’re a little under a month before HBO begins season five of its fan-favorite vampire story that follows the adventures of one Sookie Stackhouse. I am, of course, talking about the return of True Blood, which stakes its way back …

Aside from trying to get Google+ on track and dealing with Penguin updates, Google’s Sergey Brin is working on a project that’s a little more personal to him, as well as those who suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a a degenerative …

Thanks to announcement from Geeknet, there’s speculation that the company could be selling some incredibly notable web properties in an effort to “maximize shareholder value,” meaning stalwart sites like SourceForge, Slashdot, and Freecode may soon be for sale. While we …

While the pre-game shenanigans were pushing the “could this be Kobe Bryant’s ‘flu game?’” angle, in their never-ending quest to further the inexplicable Kobe/Michael Jordan comparisons–like Mike, Kobe also had flu-like ailments, although he didn’t need his teammates to help …

Although it doesn’t come out until July 3rd, that hasn’t stopped Sony from trying to take away a little bit of the Avengers hype to apply to the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, starring James Garfield. From the looks of it, the …

Can the zombie apocalypse teach all that you need to know about geography? What about a roleplaying game that requires players to plan their course of action? Can that kind of gameplay reinforce geographic lessons, especially when the roleplaying includes …

What happens when you take one of the most powerful video game characters, maybe ever–yes, even more powerful than Doomguy when he’s in God Mode–and drop him into a land frequented by lovable Italian plumbers, princesses, poison mushrooms, and oversized …

With the third installment of the Max Payne video game series getting ready to drop next Tuesday–5/15/2012–it’s time for the marketing push to go into overdrive, and what better way to do that than introduce the launch trailer five days …

I don’t whether to be happy for Detroit Lions fans or if I should start sending them sympathy. The reason for this confusion has to do with perhaps the most popular player on the “we no longer suck” football team …