“The zone is a state of mind which is marked by a sense of calmness. In addition, there is a heightened sense of awareness and focus. Actions seem effortless and there is an increased belief that your dreams or goals can become achievable and real. In addition, there is also a sense of deep enjoyment Continue Reading →
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The crazy thing is how successful Yahoo! was at this. Few, if any, have ever done content or media online at that scale. But then Google came along and exploited the fact that the Internet was growing too fast for Yahoo! to keep up. Suddenly, Yahoo! was struggling to find its way, as Google made Continue Reading →
Here’s the problem: We are never going to need vast numbers of unskilled laborers again. In fact, we don’t need them now. People who translate the value of their muscles to wealth by repeating minimally complicated algorithmic tasks are being replaced by computer-controlled machines at an alarming rate. This trend will never reverse; these jobs Continue Reading →
Microsoft routinely asks Google to remove links from its search engine for webpages that display or distribute copyrighted material. While a majority of these sites tend to be piracy sites and torrent-hosting domains, sometimes even innocent and legitimate sites get caught in the mix. The problem is that many of these copyright holders use automated Continue Reading →
Do a Web search on any popular product, event, company, person, whatever. What’s the first site that shows up? Chances are it’s Wikipedia. For better or for worse, people assume that anything they find in Wikipedia is Gospel truth. That’s very foolish. It now seems that some of Wikipedia’s writers and editors have sold out Continue Reading →
This past week, Wikipedia was rocked by revelations that high-level editors and the chair trustee of Wikimedia UK were providing personal clients with special favors and increased exposure on the Internet’s encyclopedia. At the center of the debacle were Wikimedia UK Chair Roger Bamkin and fellow Wikipedian in Residence Maximillion Klein, who had been openly Continue Reading →
There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print…You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We Continue Reading →
HTML5 is the latest iteration of the standard used by web programmers and developers. When completed in 2014, it will enable developers to write-once-run-anywhere (WORA) for consistent, cross-platform experiences across all operating systems and browsers. For example, a developer could create a single application with identical performance across Facebook, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and all other Continue Reading →
(This content was originally posted on MENGonline.) Looking for a job today requires having a “job magnet” for both inbound and outbound marketing. A job magnet helps: Someone find you with a job or project that fits your skills, and You make a strong connection with the recruiter and hiring executive. Here are three questions Continue Reading →
Wikipedia informs us that there was a time before the Internet. Sadly, I have spent so long online that my memories only go back as far as my first tagged Facebook photo in 2007. Here are some videos of people talking about and predicting the Internet, which are now on the Internet (mind, blown). Some Continue Reading →