Clickbait, 7 surprising facts every internet user must know
So many times I've been surfing social networking sites and stumbled on a tantalizing article titled something like "9 easy ways to make money fast." Articles like these are enticing…
Reporting Inaccuracies: Don’t trust everything you read on a computer screen.
Monday morning I was boarding my flight from St. Louis when I received a text message asking if my parents could hitch a ride from Boston. Of course I obliged…
Technology Influences Products: Cell phones; we all have them and how they’re making clothes with pockets to hold them.
Tech Pockets, what will they think of next? This week I bought some new short pants from my favorite department store and discovered they have little pockets to put a…
Viral Marketing. Succesful marketing requires creating a social aspect to the product or service you’re selling.
During hours of cleaning at my family homestead I uncovered hoards of ancient technologies. Let's see, there was a box of gaming systems and old game cartridges. Another box had…
Treasure Hunts: Modern day treasure hunts use giant databases to bring people together.
In celebration of my brother's engagement, he and his fiancé hosted a dinner party Saturday night. As with most parties I've attended recently, I knew only a couple people. I…
Office Basics: Keeping your business’ technology running properly will make you money.
The sole purpose of a business is to make money. Business school taught me many things about how to run a business. Out of all the hours of Economics, Marketing,…
Viral Content: The ‘Fappening’ didn’t go viral by itself; it owes its popularity to national news organizations.
Imagine your personal pictures, that you though were safely locked away, suddenly going public. Someone, somewhere dug into your library of pictures and started selling them. For the past week,…
Weekend Relationships: Though the odds are against long distance relationships, technology can be used to decrease failure.
Wednesday night I was reminded of an article I wrote a while back under a pseudonym for a dating website. I was crushed by a long time crush when she…
Online Fiction: Crafting a website, blog, or online dating profile that is believable is fairly easy using technology.
Luckily for me (and you) I just sent an article I was writing to the recycle bin. My ringtone broke the silence and rather than muting the beeps I picked…
Website Traffic: Increasing website could include modifying meta tags, changing content, or simply adding a blog.
I was shocked when I went into my website's history last week and counted 240 articles I've written for the Gardner News. I never thought about the quantity of articles,…