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5.8 Earthquake in DC, VA

We just had a 5.8 (or 5.9) earthquake centered in DC/Richmond,VA. We felt shakes longing about 1 minute here in New York City! People have reported tremors as far as Martha’s Vineyard and Toronto! The largest earthquake that DC had … Continue reading

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Gmail Chat Certificate Error

Ever encountered problems with the chat section of Gmail? “Unable to reach Gmail. Please check your internet connection or company’s network”, IE throwing certificate error on the whole gmail site? I spent few hours on this without any clue. I … Continue reading

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Google PageRank Update Jan 2011

Google just updated its Page Rank database. Since Google does not explicitly announce such an event, the general webmaster community identifies it by looking for updates to their site Page Ranks or others in their community. While an increase in … Continue reading

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The Verizon IPhone

Its almost getting to the 11 elevens. 1/11/11 11:11:11 And what a perfect timing for a new Verizon Iphone4. While we are minutes away from the Verizon event at New York’s Lincoln Center. Here is what everybody’s expecting. A (1) … Continue reading

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Google putting ads below emails

I’ve started noticing ads below emails in Gmail recently. Take a look at the image below where its showing up for me. Gmail already has ads at the top of its Inbox and on its right side. The one-liner ad … Continue reading

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Chrome for a good cause

Google Chrome has a new feature, and this one has a good cause attached to it. From December 15 through 19, every tab you open in Google Chrome will go into funding tree-plantation. We encourage you to install this extension … Continue reading

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Google's new algorithm

Google recently applied an algorithmic solution to a problem that the New York Times disclosed on its DecorMyEyes article. DecorMyEyes, an online retailer for branded eyeglasses, deliberately went after its disgruntled customers provoking them to spread their horror stories around … Continue reading

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Custom 404 pages

The importance of a custom 404 error page is well known and does not need to be rewritten all over again. A familiar, human-readable 404 page seems to be everywhere these days. But I’ve seen a lot of websites not … Continue reading

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Is Facebook Down?

Facebook appears to be down for a lot of people across the United States. It is working for us here in New York City on the browser but its not working on our phones. Some great tweets regarding this news: … Continue reading

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The Ugly Truth of Size vs Innovation (Facebook vs. Foursquare)

Facebook launched Places today. It is available on the new 3.2 update of Facebook for Iphone. While there were speculations revolving around about such application from Facebook for a long time, the day has finally arrived. I have been a … Continue reading

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