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Tracing a Mobile Phone Location Using the Mobile Web

Today's mobile smartphones can do a lot more things other than make and receive calls. Here are eight sites you can use for tracing a mobile phone location on the Web.

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Web start-ups: are they worth the risk?

Monday June 4, 2012

web startupThe last ten years or so have seen some amazing Web-based companies come and go (and sometimes come our way again!). Here's a quick rundown of the last few years in Web startups, as well as a look at where we might be going: Web Startups: A Look Back and Forward.

Speaking of Web innovators:

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What is Google's Knowledge Graph?

Monday June 4, 2012

google knowledge graphYou might have noticed something a little bit different about your Google search results lately. For more about what's going on, I invite you to read Google's Knowledge Graph, an in-depth look at how your search results are just a little bit more intuitive.

After you've read the article, and you've had a chance to see the Graph in action, come back and vote in our poll:

Shopping safely online: five tips to help you out

Saturday June 2, 2012

shopping cartMost of us go online and shop at our favorite shopping sites without even a second thought. We give out our credit card numbers and other sensitive financial and personal information, click "send", and wait with anticipation for our product to arrive in the mail. However, even though the vast majority of shopping sites are indeed perfectly safe and secure, it's just common sense to keep your eyes peeled for a few things in your online shopping experience that will clue you in as to whether the site is safe to shop at or not. Read more in this article titled Five Tips for Shopping Safely Online.

You're on the Web today because of this man: Tim Berners-Lee

Friday June 1, 2012

tim berners-leeYou are able to be on the Web today searching for multimedia, books, and music because one savvy scientist saw a problem and decided to fix it. Read about Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web.

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