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Trading On Twitter: How Trends May Predict Stock Market Values Trading On Twitter: How Trends May Predict Stock Market Values

Those trending topics on the left-hand sidebar of your Twitter account may be more than aggregations of crass sexual stereotypes or the latest false rumor of a celebrity death. According to a new study out of the University of California, …

Latin America Has Quite The Emerging Online Culture Latin America Has Quite The Emerging Online Culture

comScore released a teaser of their 2012 Latin America Digital Future in Focus today, a report that details the key digital trends in the region of the past year while pointing to their implications for the year ahead. One thing …

Google Local Ranking Factors Listed By New Bizible Study Google Local Ranking Factors Listed By New Bizible Study
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Bizible, a company created by former Bing/Microsoft adCenter staff, has put together an interesting analysis of local ranking factors in Google, after surveying 22 local business categories and 22 US cities, and searching Google for the given localized term (i.e. …

Women Rule The Blogosphere As Both Bloggers & Visitors Women Rule The Blogosphere As Both Bloggers & Visitors

Of all days, today being International Women’s Day, a timely study was released today by NM Incite, a Nielsen/McKinsey company, revealing that women make up the majority of bloggers. NM Incite tracked over millions blogs from around the world to …

Cloud Computing Emerging As A Coveted Business Model Cloud Computing Emerging As A Coveted Business Model

The budding surge of cloud computing in businesses is only just beginning, according to a study released today by IBM. Over the next three years, the study found, the number of businesses that will adopt cloud computing is expected to …

91% Remain Loyal To Business After Daily Deal [STUDY] 91% Remain Loyal To Business After Daily Deal [STUDY]
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Daily deals are not the best initiative for every small business. Since the rise in popularity of services like Groupon and LivingSocial, we’ve heard various stories from businesses slamming the model. Some small businesses have reported bad experiences running a …

Americans Disenchanted by Meatloaf Turn to Social Media for Mentors and Inspiration Americans Disenchanted by Meatloaf Turn to Social Media for Mentors and Inspiration

Studies indicate that social media plays a huge role in the recipes we use, the foods we purchase, the meals that we plan, and even how we choose to cook certain items,”… almost half of consumers learn about food via …

People Want Water-Proof Cell Phones, Says Company That Water-Proofs Cell Phones People Want Water-Proof Cell Phones, Says Company That Water-Proofs Cell Phones
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People can’t stop spilling liquids on their cell phones. It’s an international incident at this point yet, instead of keeping a better grip on their beverages, people now just want their phones to absorb the water torture. In fact, most …

Nielsen: Smartphones Are For The Young, Wealthy Nielsen: Smartphones Are For The Young, Wealthy

Smartphones are rapidly replacing feature phones in the pockets of Americans, and

iPads Improve Kindergarteners’ Literacy Scores iPads Improve Kindergarteners’ Literacy Scores

Nearly a year ago, in April 2011, we told you about a small town in Maine that was set to become the first town in America to give every kindergartener an iPad to be used in their education. Auburn, Maine, …

Nielsen: 70% Of Kids In Tablet-Owning Households Use Them Nielsen: 70% Of Kids In Tablet-Owning Households Use Them

Kids these days: they get everything they want. I mean, smartphones before they hit puberty is not unheard of and just look at the gaming systems they get to enjoy – Xbox 360s and PS3s. My childhood was Super Mario …

Mobile Devices Will Overtake Human Population in 2012 Mobile Devices Will Overtake Human Population in 2012

It’s a good thing humans come with two hands because we’re gonna need’em if we’re expected to handle the bulk of cell phones and tablets that are going to be cramping up our planet in the near future. A new …

Twitter Or Facebook: Who Has Sexier (And More Sexed) Users? Twitter Or Facebook: Who Has Sexier (And More Sexed) Users?
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Your preferred social media site may indicate whether or not you got some sexy results for Valentine’s Day yesterday, according to a new survey from Euro RSCG. The poll, which the digital agency conducts every year, found that Twitter brings …

Women Are Less Cynical About Valentine’s Day On Twitter Women Are Less Cynical About Valentine’s Day On Twitter

If you’re feeling listless about Valentine’s Day, you’re likely to find some agreeable company on Twitter as most men and women on the site don’t really care all that much for the holiday, either. Granted, you’re more likely to encounter …

Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Glued People To The Screen Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Glued People To The Screen
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Mobile apps analytics and advertising company Flurry tracked mobile app usage across various stages of the Super Bowl. What they found was that there was one particular segment that had people glued to their televisions. Flurry began the study with …

Warning: Casual Hookups Can Cause Love, Marriage Warning: Casual Hookups Can Cause Love, Marriage

Be still, conservative hearts, as we delve into one of the more lascivious phenomenons of our age: the Casual Encounter. For those uninitiated in this most carnal of social activities, a casual encounter can be defined as any of the …

Your Facebook Friends Have More Friends Than You Your Facebook Friends Have More Friends Than You

Pew has completed yet another study on the every-interesting creature that is Facebook and guess what – you’re a selfish Facebook user. Well, that’s not patently true, but the study did find that the average Facebook user “gets more from …

Twitter Addiction Will Not Kill You Twitter Addiction Will Not Kill You

There’s a reason there are so many clinics and support groups for people who have addictions: having one or more can cause job loss, depression, death, end relationships, debt, physical illness, and lots of other things that will lower the …

The Netherlands: The Most Active Country On Twitter The Netherlands: The Most Active Country On Twitter
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With expectations that Twitter will cross the threshold of 500 million accounts as soon as later this month, and with their recent modification to how they will treat requests for censorship concerning tweets, what better time than now to take …

Is 3D Gaming Already Dead In America? Is 3D Gaming Already Dead In America?
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I remember when the Nintendo 3DS was about to arrive around this time last year and several of my gamer friends were talking about its arrival like it was going to be an all-you-can-eat buffet of awesome, all day and …

75% Of Americans Use Their Phones On The Toilet [STUDY] 75% Of Americans Use Their Phones On The Toilet [STUDY]
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The bathroom is a sanctuary. Not only that, but it’s the best office that anyone could ever have. For years, I’ve made all my most important calls, sent my most important texts, and done my most ardent Facebooking from the …