Embarrassed by your Google search results? Old blogs and newspaper archives can be haunting, but cleaning up your search engine reputation is thorny. Google will only remove a search result from its queue if you can prove that the web page can be used for identity or credit card theft.
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As more of our existence seems to transfer to a digital realm, our vulnerabilities will also make the shift. Here are the things to look out for in 2011.
Recipients won’t just judge your e-mail, they’ll judge you – or so says a new study Illinois’ Knox College that looks into the effect of e-mails on how others perceive you. It may seem redundant to school readers of a blog called Techland on proper e-mail usage, but as I receive more and more e-mails in my professional life that …
There’s no denying: Facebook had a hell of a year.
From a media standpoint, its copious (and sometimes scandalous) headlines were a dream – even Hollywood agreed. There have been few stories to match Facebook’s, and when they come along, the world seems to pounce. But mistaking the company (or its 26-year-old billionaire CEO) as …
This month’s blockbusting hit Tron: Legacy is something of a cult phenomenon – a phenomenon that glows in the dark. Special effects supervisor Eric Barba was kind enough to talk us through the mind-bending, CGI world of Tron, spilling the secrets behind the magic of our favorite scenes.
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“It all starts with some of the knowledge …
Due to a tidal wave of spam-filled links from Bit.ly’s j.mp URL shortener, Facebook has temporarily blocked the links from the site. “As part of our effort to keep Facebook and the people who use our service secure, we closely monitor the content shared on the site for spam and malicious content,” Facebook said of the blockage. …
Thanks to everyone who entered yesterday’s Paper Jamz giveaway. Please consider the contest closed. We’ll announce a winner soon.
We’ve made it! Thanks to everyone who entered, we’ve really enjoyed reading your answers. That said, today’s final giveaways are things we’re pretty excited about.
Facebook, the holiday card slayer?
Though initially I’d argue that it was e-mail, not social media that has discontinued our Hallmark holiday traditions, this week Slate is pointing a convincing finger at Facebook. “Now, with Facebook so thoroughly insinuated into our lives, we already know where our friends (and our “friends”) …
Thanks to everyone who entered our Iron Man giveaway. Consider the contest closed. We’ll announce a winner soon.
Today, we’ve got an awesome Paper Jamz set to give away to one lucky winner. The set includes 2 drums, 2 guitars and an amp, all preset with songs that are easily playable for kids age 8 and up. Made from circuit-embedded …
Thanks to everyone who entered our Halo giveaway yesterday. Consider that contest closed. We’ll announce a winner soon.
Today, we’ve got the biggest Iron Man bundle imaginable. A box full of Iron Man toys, collectibles, etc. AND, we’ve got a life-size Iron Man helmet to go with it all. To be our winner, please answer the today’s …
Social check-in network Foursquare is getting in to details. With its new iPhone app, users will now be able to add photos and comments to their activities.
(More on Techland: How To Find The Best Location-Based Deals)
From now on, users will be asked to add photos upon check-in that will be visible to their Foursquare friends as …
Thanks to everyone who entered to win our gaming bundles Friday. Please consider those contests closed. We’ll announce winners soon.
Today, we’ve got an awesome Halo bundle to giveaway to one lucky winner.
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