Tag: internet
How To: Recognize A Potential IRL Friend On Twitter
There is much controversy, even today, about whether it's possible to have real friends who come solely from Internet platforms. Indeed, there are still some naysayers who do or don't use social media who don't believe any real friends can come from it. I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Finding fri ...
![The Growing Impact Of Internet On Education [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/How-Internet-Changed-Education-Infographic-optimized.jpg "The Growing Impact Of Internet On Education [Infographic]")
The Growing Impact Of Internet On Education [Infographic]
It sure is an exciting time for the nimble and innovative! With mainstream adoption, the Internet and social media have pervaded every aspect of our lives. In the classroom, the Internet is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning, and to engage students who learn best in other ...
7 Techy Little Nephew Tips: Social Media Advice From A Kid
About a month ago, we published an article called Social Media Advice From A Grandmother. It was about a photography project by Chacho Puebla which featured his great-aunt. His photographs were so well done, and they went viral. For about a week, they were everywhere online.
The grandmother's adv ...
Creative Library Ads: A Twist On Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
Maybe I sound like a nerd, but libraries used to be such a fun place to hang out back in the mid '90s. I remember the library at my University was an architectural masterpiece with floor to ceiling glass windows and spiral staircases to die for. Those days are long gone though. I can't even remember ...
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Worst Web Outages In 2011 [Infographic]
In 2011, we saw a lot of new websites and services spring up like potatoes all around the Internet. Some became pillars in the networking landscapes, while others are still struggling to survive. It's not easy to get a great idea going with successful results these days, to say the least. You have t ...
10 Things To Do When The Internet Is Down
We have all been there, and it happened to me just a few weeks back. I am talking about the insanely annoying times when the Internet is down and there is nothing you can do to get it back until the Internet service provider that you are using gets their act together. I actually had a few days witho ...
![What People Are Really Doing Online [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/What-Are-People-Doing-Online-1-optimized.png "What People Are Really Doing Online [Infographic]")
What People Are Really Doing Online [Infographic]
It's quite weird to think that just 20 years ago almost no one knew what the Internet was. It wasn't widely spread back then. Well, the geeks knew what it was, so maybe it is kind of reckless to say that to you guys knowing that most of you probably did. However, it wasn't common knowledge, and it s ...
![Is The Internet Awake? [Animated Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Is-The-Internet-Awake-Now-1-optimized.jpg "Is The Internet Awake? [Animated Infographic]")
Is The Internet Awake? [Animated Infographic]
Are you awake? That is the one single question I keep asking myself since I can't get any sleep most of the time. When someone asks how or why I can't sleep, there is no real answer that pops into my head. Maybe it's too much excitement. However, as with anyone, long periods of not being able to sle ...
The Entire Internet Weighs As Much As A Strawberry
Have you ever wondered how much the Internet weighs? When I did my research for an article I wrote a few months ago called Global Data Storage: How Much & Where It Is, I learned that there are about 600 exabytes of data stored on the Internet right now. If you put all the information from one ex ...
![Wasted Time In The Workplace: You’ll Be Surprised [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Wasted-Time-At-Work-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Wasted Time In The Workplace: You’ll Be Surprised [Infographic]")
Wasted Time In The Workplace: You’ll Be Surprised [Infographic]
I don't think we can cover this topic enough. It's ultimately important, and whatever we can do to make the time we spend at work a little bit more cheerful and fun is a battle won, don't you think? If you have a job that is boring, and if you pretty much do the same thing over and over again, it ca ...
![Then & Now: What A Difference 10 Years Makes [Humor]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Difference-10-Years-Makes-1-optimized.jpg "Then & Now: What A Difference 10 Years Makes [Humor]")
Then & Now: What A Difference 10 Years Makes [Humor]
This is so funny to me, and I was just thinking about it the other day. Technology changes so fast, and with it, so do our expectations. I clearly remember patiently waiting for dial-up Internet to connect, carrying around a cell phone that I only used for emergencies, and watching television when i ...
![The Internet Of Things: Every Device That Connects Us [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Internet-Of-Things-By-Intel-1-optimized.jpg "The Internet Of Things: Every Device That Connects Us [Infographic]")
The Internet Of Things: Every Device That Connects Us [Infographic]
Whether you are reading this on your cell phone, laptop, desktop or whatever other device you are using, it's still a technology gadget that will connect you to the millions of people online if you want it to. The ways we can connect with each other has skyrocketed beyond comparison the last 20 year ...
![Your Life Before & After The Internet Goes Down [Humor]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Internet-Is-Down-Before-After-optimized.jpg "Your Life Before & After The Internet Goes Down [Humor]")
Your Life Before & After The Internet Goes Down [Humor]
What do you do when your Internet goes down? We've already seen the scientific study which determined that Americans go crazy even when their Internet is slow (it took official research to figure that out?), but what about if it goes out altogether? Richard and I always joke about who has the better ...
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Internet 1996 vs. Internet 2011 [Infographic]
If you've been Internet savvy since back in the '80s, you know that it used to take forever to even download text on the screen. Images were a pain, and if you ever thought, back then, that someday there might be movies on the Internet, you would have most likely laughed at that thought. However, as ...
![All The Juicy Stuff Websites Are Made Of [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/What-Websites-Are-Made-Of-optimized.jpg "All The Juicy Stuff Websites Are Made Of [Infographic]")
All The Juicy Stuff Websites Are Made Of [Infographic]
As I've written before, I've never blogged before I came here to Bit Rebels in 2009. As a matter of fact, back then, the phrases search engine optimization and web traffic didn't really mean anything to me. A lot has changed in two years. Now Richard and I work together almost all day every day grow ...