Articles By Ian Paul

Blue links far better than Bing Visual Search or Google Fast Flip

Features like Bing's Visual Search and Google Fast Flip, which is designed to replicate the experience of flipping through the pages of a newspaper or magazine, are supposed to be improving the traditional

Published on: September 17th, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Football grapples with call on new media – off-side or touch down?

It's first down and ten when it comes to college and pro football leagues tackling Twitter, Facebook, and user-generated video content from the sidelines. It's only pre-season and the Miami Dolphins have already

Published on: August 31st, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Tweet your way to tech savings for work and play

Everybody loves a bargain, and some people can spend hours hunting for deals on sites like eBay, Overstock.com and Amazon. But did you know some sale makers are migrating to Twitter? United Airlines

Published on: June 2nd, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Microsoft’s new Vine service great for emergencies

Microsoft Tuesday launched a private beta of its new Vine service, which is designed to allow small groups and organizations to trade vital information. Vine is a downloadable application that allows you to

Published on: April 29th, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Top 10 ways to add power and pizzazz to your Facebook profile

So you signed up for Facebook, added friends and photos, joined a few groups, and updated your profile status. But now what? Isn't there more to Facebook? There is. Here are ten tips

Published on: March 24th, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Google’s long-awaited online storage offering coming soon

Google's long-awaited online storage tool, dubbed the Google Drive, may soon be a reality. A detailed description of the GDrive was found in a file used by Google Pack, a suite of Google

Published on: February 3rd, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Yahoo-owned ad company “deceives” Web surfers

"Buyer beware" may be a cliché, but any regular Web user knows you have to watch your back when clicking display ads on Web sites. However, noted antispyware researcher Ben Edelman has had

Published on: January 15th, 2009 Ian Paul @itbusinessca

Sarah Palin and Britney Spears share most-searched honours for 2008

The year is coming to a close, but the endless year-in-review articles are just beginning. Yahoo and Google have released their most popular queries for 2008 giving us some perspective on what the

Published on: December 12th, 2008 Ian Paul @itbusinessca