We are constantly being inundated with reports on how technology is making the world a cold, desolate place. That is why it is so nice when a story comes along about tech and social media that shows its true connective …

Scammers utilize an array of tricks to get you to perform actions that only benefit them. Hooking to popular topics is one of their tools, such as posting tweets and/or fake news surrounding trending topics on twitter. Monitor for a …

In the US, we can only imagine the devastation which occurred in Japan, and continues to occur as reports roll in concerning higher death tolls and more people missing. One of the scariest factors many don’t consider when an event …

You have probably heard about the Indonesian Earthquake that took place last night, claiming the lives of many. Shameless cybercriminals have not wasted anytime exploiting the disaster targeting people around the world who search for information on the subject.

Twitter’s oft-criticized infrastructure remained stable under a steady stream of activity after a 5.4 quake hit the greater Los Angeles area.

Google China has launched a multitude of help efforts for people looking for information in relation to the disastrous May 12th earthquake centered in Sichuan province. Some days ago, the Google China homepage linked to a special Google Maps layer, as previously mentioned:

This article was going to be a quick roundup of Google’s response to the earthquake in China – mention a donations page here, a map there, done.  As it turns out, though, the company didn’t provide much material.

BBC: Twitter and the China earthquake.

I reported the major quake to my followers on Twitter before the USGS Website had a report up and about an hour before CNN or major press started talking about it. Now there’s lots of info over on Google News.

How did I do that? Well, I was watching Twitter on Google Talk. Several people in China reported to me they felt the quake WHILE IT WAS GOING ON!!!

In emergencies’ aftermaths, various Google services have become go-to resources.  Following an earthquake in the UK, Google Earth and Google News seem to be getting mixed reviews.

At any given moment, people on Twitter are likely to tell you that they’re hungry, sore, or tired.  But last night, people used Twitter to report something that was literally of earth-shaking importance: an earthquake near San Jose.

The last post on the Official Google CPG Blog provides a “Back to School Recap.”  The Official Google Data APIs Blog informs readers about “Calendar Gadgets via Gdata.”  And that’s all fine and well.  But over at the Google LatLong Blog, they’re keeping us clear of lava flows.

Ask.com is based in Oakland, California, and as many people know, the region experienced a minor earthquake late last week. For Ask, this was an opportunity to plug its Earthquake Search. The Ask.com team also took a moment to note one casualty: a Google pen.

Wow, talk about your tasteless Google Maps Mashups:

MSNBC.com has launched a special earthquake eyewitness weblog written by readers that bolsters its coverage of the massive quake that struck Indonesia today with on-the-ground reports.

PubSub is one of those companies looking to be at the cutting-edge of search, blog feeds and information monitoring (they continuously scan over 8 million blogs and over 50,000 newsgroups).

Launched yesterday – Broadcasters-Tsunamihelp, a new wiki-based portal that aims to ensure there is coordination between broadcasters and non-governmental organizations …

I am going to have to channel Nostradamus to get to the bottom of this one. Apparently, Dan Sherman, a blogger …

This morning, I was reading Evelyn Rodriguez’ latest posts in Crossroads Dispatches following her safe return home.

Reviewing my various RSS feeds, I’m literally taken aback by the sheer volume of commentaries about the Asia earthquake/tsunamis disaster by bloggers.