Technology and Tools

Facebook has developed an application similar to Foursquare called “Facebook Places”. In case you aren’t aware, Foursquare is a geo-location application, or as Business Insider more eloquently puts it: “Foursquare is primarily for letting...

A couple of weeks ago, we introduced the Facebook “Like” button which, via Facebook Connect, allows you to share an article from our site with those in your Facebook network with just a click of a button. This has been available for a couple of...

Here’s a fun little story about a boy with a dream, a dream that annoyed the bejesus out of people, and how being annoying can ultimately be deemed a redeeming trait. On his blog, BusinessZone.co.uk editor Dan Martin explains how 17-year-old James...

If you’re like me, you sometimes wonder what the point of LinkedIn is. Granted, it’s fun to the play the "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game using non-celebrities, but its necessity hasn’t always been evident to me. However, local social media guru...

Software design company Allegro Dynamics LLC has become a tenant at the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette. The firm makes businesses more efficient by tailoring custom Web and mobile applications to business-specific needs. The startup company,...

It may be an understatement that the web has an amazing amount knowledge available for free, but what continues to surprise me is the breadth and depth of topics that can be found in the blogosphere alone. It's my personal goal to write and publish a...

Is your company holding or sponsoring a major event — something as wild as a chili cook-off or school bus races, perhaps? If so, you’ll want to get the word out, and you should make sure you get the maximum exposure via social media. The Social...

Before you ask, yes, I am a nerd. I'm aware this may not affect everyone. ;) It's hard to give an unbiased opinion on this--plenty of people love the convenience of caring a dozen books in their pocket, while others love the feel of real paper in...

Social media has afforded us a great many benefits in the world of communications. Now you know news the second it hits. You can see what’s on the minds of celebrities and experts you’ve long admired, and even communicate with them. And you can...

On Wednesday, July 21st, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a video on the official Facebook blog announcing not only the social network reaching the 500 million user milestone, but the release of the new application, Facebook Stories. According...