It’s no secret that most college students aren’t crazy about textbooks. But will moving required reading materials to an e-book format really change all that? A new market research study indicates that it just might. 73 percent of college students who responded to a new Kelton Research study sponsored by education software startup Kno...
It may have only launched a mere month ago, but Google Plus is already showing signs of promise to online marketers, especially in its ability to drive traffic to other Websites. Google’s brand new social product has a long way to go before it poses a realistic threat to Facebook’s massive marketshare, but having...
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T-Mobile customers seeking an Android smartphone with keyboard and support for the carrier’s 4G network have a new choice: The myTouch 4G Slide launches today for $199 after two-year contract. In many ways, the smartphone is similar to its predecessor, the myTouch 3G Slide. HTC builds both phones, so that’s not too surprising. But...
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One of the most powerful things about Twitter as a real-time communication service is that it is so fast and easy to do: Type a few words — or at most a couple of short sentences — into a mobile device, then hit “send” and your thoughts are transmitted instantly to thousands or even...
There was a time when prospectors from around the world converged on San Francisco with picks and shovels to extract gold from the rolling hills. Today, a similar migration is taking place, though the tools have changed slightly, as servers have taken the place of shovels and a sharp resume will get you deeper...
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