Amazon announced on Thursday that 2013 was a record-setting year for Amazon Marketplace sellers, and that it now has over 2 million of them. Throughout the year, sellers sold over a billion units worldwide, worth tens of billions of dollars,…
Jenny McCarthy Set For ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
Jenny McCarthy and Ryan Seacrest are getting ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve as part of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which will begin at 8 pm. EST. McCarthy and Seacrest recently shared with E! a taste of…
Minecraft, Candy Crush, Duolingo Snag Top App Store Honors
Apple is the latest to reveal their 2013 year-in-review, and their editor’s pick for best app of the year is free language learning app Duolingo. Apple describes the app, which finally opened wide to the public in June of 2012,…
Google Zeitgeist 2013 Is Out, Mandela Tops Search Trends
It’s that time of year. Google has released the 2013 Zeitgeist. Google says it’s the “most global Zeitgeist to date,” as it features over 1,000 top 10 lists and top trending searches from 72 countries. “It’s perhaps unsurprising that the…
Amazon’s Best-Selling Book of 2013 Is Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’
If you’re thinking about buying Dan Brown’s new thriller Inferno for the voracious reader in your family, you’re not alone. Amazon has just published their 2013 Best-Selling books list, and Brown’s 6th novel sits at the top. Apparently, it was…
Bing Thinks It Had A Pretty Good 2013
As we near the end of the year, we all start to look back and reflect upon our accomplishments. Me? I finally achieved the nirvana of sleeping for 13 hours straight. As for Bing, the search engine feels it accomplished…
Amazon’s Best-Selling Album of All Time Shouldn’t Surprise You Too Much
It’s hard to believe that this is the first time that Amazon has ever compiled all the data on total sales to bring us the most-purchased albums and songs of all time, but that’s what they’re saying. Today, on a…
Here Are 2013’s Most Popular Gaming Videos According To YouTube
Every December, YouTube goes looking back through the previous year to pick out the top trending videos. It’s reminiscing usually culminates in a silly mash up music video that stars all the major YouTube stars of the year. YouTube also…
Some Guy Has More Than 90,000 Spotify Playlists
The best part about music streaming service Spotify releasing a bunch of stats is picking through to find the most interesting one. Back in October, on their 5th birthday, Spotify casually noted that 20% of the songs in their library…
Yahoo And Ron Burgundy Reveal Top Searches, Tumblr Blogs Of 2013
It’s that time of year. Yahoo has released its 2013 Year in Review, and revealed its top searches of the year. They went all out this year with a video featuring Ron Burgundy, Champ Kind and Brian Fantana to introduce…
Here Are Your Top Bing Searches Of 2013
A person’s search history can tell a lot about that person so it only stands to reason that a nation’s search history can do the same. While not everybody may use Bing, the top searches of 2013 give us insight…
Justin Timberlake Has “Uncool” Second Half of 2013
Justin Timberlake started 2013 with a lot of promise. His first album since 2006, The 20/20 Experience, debuted at #1 and was hailed by critics. He had a comeback show with Jay Z on the eve of the Super Bowl,…
2013 Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to Alice Munro
Alice Munro of Canada has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was announced today by Peter Englund, who is the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. Munro is 82 and has recently announced that her most recent collection, Dear…
Rafael Nadal Wins U.S. Open After Wimbledon Loss
Number 2 ranked Rafael Nadal defeated Number 1 ranked Novak Djokovic, winning the 2013 U.S. Open. The sweet victory for Nadal is even sweeter when one considers the year he has had. Unable to compete in last year’s U.S. Open,…
Your Computer And Mobile Device Remain At Risk In 2013
Cybersecurity is a serious issue, and one that needs to be taken up by everybody. It’s not just a matter of some state hackers breaking into servers owned by a rival government. Cybersecurity affects you as well when a for-profit…
What Was Worse In 2013 – Yahoo Mail Or YouTube Comments?
Google and Yahoo are two of the biggest tech firms around. They service millions of users everyday with products ranging from email and search to video and news. In 2013, they also became some of the most hated companies in…