The Cassette Tape Chair Makes Your Life Even More Retro
Trying to count how many times I have wanted to retrofy my life wouldn't even be possible. It happens every day, and I never dare pass up an opportunity to feel the cool of the past yet another time. In my own humble opinion, I think people in general don't embrace the past enough to justify the fut ...
How The Internet Looked Back In 1998
The way we navigate the Internet today is quite different from what it was like back in 1998. I don't mean the navigation itself (such as links etc.), but I mean the way we navigate using images, flash and tons of other languages incorporated to give us a better experience when we're surfing the now ...
4 Tips For Speed Reading Long Blog Posts
I remember back in the days when high profile Digg users were known for consuming more information each day than the rest of us combined. Many times people would refer to them as ruthless information hunters who would speed read through hundreds of posts each day searching for the content they crave ...
For Wine Loving Geeks: My Drunk Kitchen
This is a big week for wine lovers on Twitter, so when I saw this little video, I knew I had to share it with you. If you are unfamiliar with the historical events coming in the next few days, I will give you the deets.
Rick Bakas, Twitter's premier wine, food and friend to all extraordinaire, is ...
WTF: Bikini Woman Freaks Out At Burger King
People are freaking crazy. There, I said it. No really, they are. No wonder I stay in my house on my computer surfing the Internet all day, it's the only safe place to be. Oh, you think hanging out on the Internet is dangerous? Um... have you been to Burger King lately?
I don't know why I love wr ...
How To: Recruit Top Talent Using Social Media [Part 3]
The last part of this micro series is dedicated to the monitoring of your recruiting campaign and what the applicants are saying about your company and the job opening. There are plenty of tools out there that will help you keep track of what's being said about your brand as well as what applicants ...
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How To: Recruit Top Talent Using Social Media [Part 2]
As anyone might understand, recruiting new talent to your company is a science and a lot of attention to detail is needed in order to find the perfect hire. This is the second part of my micro series which follows the entire hiring process from beginning to end. In this part, I will be taking a clos ...
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How To: Recruit Top Talent Using Social Media [Part 1]
It seems social media is becoming a truly powerful tool when it comes to finding new talent for companies around the world. A couple of years ago I wrote an article on Minervity.com about how social media could work as a productivity check for employers when they are looking to hire new people. The ...
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The Complete iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup [Infographic]
The iPad 2 finally launched and just the other day I saw the lines grow faster than bamboo with people who wanted to be among the first ones to buy the gadget. It's an interesting development that Apple is showcasing, and I can imagine that whatever they come up with for the iPhone 5, they will defi ...
3 Fabulously Geeky Flowers To Inspire Geek Love
Springtime always reminds me of flowers, and 'tis the season of new flowers blooming everywhere! If you are a geek, you probably enjoy traditional flowers like most people, but you also have a special fondness for a unique breed of flowers, the kind that only a true geek could appreciate.
Of cour ...
Photography: The Mystery Behind Covering One Eye
Sometimes I feel like such a moron when trying to understand sophisticated designers and photographers. There is nothing more humbling than reading about the existential philosophical thoughts of an artist, and at the end of it, just thinking... Huh?
Ahn Sang-Soo is one of those artists. I want t ...
Future Internet Cafe: Your Privacy Apparently Goes Transparent
All the fuss about new cell phones, new laptops and new gadgets in general has made us block out the very world we're living in. I mean, we're looking too hard at what's being released to consumers to accessorize our every day chores. And at the same time, we're missing out what's being done to our ...
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The Culture Of The Class Of 2011 [Infographic]
Everything in our lives has changed, and it's happened so quickly. Do you still remember the icons that describe your era? I especially love it when people try to remember the past, and they summarize it by piecing together events, music, artists, and trends from when they were growing up. Once in o ...
WTF: The William & Kate Commemorative Refrigerator
I don't really get into the royal wedding frenzy each time one of those events is about to happen. However, this time, with Prince William and Kate Middleton, there has definitely been some funny stuff surrounding it all that is worth checking out.
Mainly what I'm referring to is the couple's roy ...
Geek Lady Gaga Visits Google And Twitter
I've always known Lady Gaga was a geek. You don't have to watch too many of her music videos to pick up on her geek-infused way of doing things. Last August, Geek Sugar published an article about Lady Gaga going to geek camp. About two weeks after that, she showed up at the Apple headquarters, furth ...