No Joke? Blekko is 63rd Largest Pure Search Entity in the World #SEWatch

No Joke? Blekko is 63rd Largest Pure Search Entity in the World #SEWatch: "November 11, 2010
No Joke? Blekko is 63rd Largest Pure Search Entity in the World"

Work Smart 2: Improving Your Organization's Social Media Presence | Fast Company

Work Smart 2: Improving Your Organization's Social Media Presence | Fast Company: "Organizations using social media, there's something you must know: getting thousands of Facebook fans or Twitter followers isn't as important as what you do with them. In this week's episode of Work Smart, an important charity in my town asks how they can improve their online presence--especially in social media. I offered a few tips for using outlets like Twitter and Facebook to attract and engage web-savvy donors and volunteers, and then associate editor at Mashable, Jennifer Van Grove, gives her advice."

Chip and pin to replace charity collection tin - Telegraph

Chip and pin to replace charity collection tin - Telegraph: "Shoppers when paying by card will be given the option of rounding up the cost of their purchases to the nearest pound, and donating the small amount – often just one or two pence – to a good cause.

The technology will be installed into chip and pin card reading machines, and the payment page on internet retailing sites. On the screen, when a shopper is asked to confirm the price, they will be asked if they want to 'round up' the price and donate the spare pennies to the retailer's nominated charity."

Rice professor bringing hand-held technology to schools in India | Ultimate West U

Rice professor bringing hand-held technology to schools in India | Ultimate West U: "Krishna Palem, a Rice University professor, is leading an effort on three continents to create a low-cost, electronic version of the hand-held slates that millions of Indian children use in school's today.

Thanks to a partnership between Rice, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Villages for Development and Learning Foundation (ViDAL), an Indian nonprofit, some of the estimated 100 million Indian children who attend schools without electricity may soon have access to electronic notepads."

Why Facebook Browsing Annihilates Web Browsing | Fast Company

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Why Facebook Browsing Annihilates Web Browsing
BY Mark KirbySat Nov 6, 2010
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

Recent research suggests that Facebook is overtaking search engines in terms of 'time spent' on the web. Want to see where the trendline is heading? Take a look at young female Facebook users, who spend as much as 5 hours on the site per day—and almost no time on the wider web. You'd better get your brand's Facebook page in order. Here's how and wh"