aug 25th

18 Tips for the Beginning Blogger Artificial Intelligence expert (and all around cool guy) Robert Wilensky, who recently passed away, was once quoted as having said " We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare.

Sorry, but first-time visitors to your company's website probably don't want to talk to your sales representative. The internet and mobile technology have revolutionized the way that consumers research organizations, and many prospects who find your website through organic search simply aren't ready to make a purchase.

Before the great gold rush of venture capital and public offerings, there was an idea that the Internet should not just change the world, but actively make it a better place. Profit and empowerment, the voices said, should coexist.

Groupon has fired a rep who threatened to have his friends write negative Yelp reviews about a small business owner who hung up on him. The rep, Andy Johnston, is no longer working at the company, Groupon told Jason Del Rey at All Things D.

Earlier this year, Twitter celebrated its seventh birthday. Yep. On March 21st, 2006, Twitter was launched (it opened its doors to the public a few months later) and never looked back. Less than a decade later, hundreds of millions of users send billions of tweets around the world, and Twitter has established itself as an increasingly important platform - and source - for breaking news and information.

People around the globe are accessing the web via their smartphones more often than ever. So far in 2013, 17.4% of web traffic has come through mobile, representing more than a 6% increase since 2012 when 11.1% of traffic came from mobile.

When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket.

These women are breaking down barriers in the tech industry and making the case that diversity helps us all.

How are you sharing great content online with people on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter? Automatic sharing through social media can be annoying for your followers IF you don't curate what goes on your feed. First off, I hate the rapid fire sharing some people do, why share 12 posts in just 20 seconds?

The incident happened during an Eminem concert at Slane Castle in Ireland. And immediately the girl was branded a slut online with hashtags: 'slanegirl' and 'slaneslut' fast becoming trends. When it comes to online safety, social media is repeatedly and unrepentantly failing teenagers.

The news that Google is retiring its Keyword Tool has been around for quite a few weeks now - and it's only a matter of time (and probably not very much time) until this happens and keyword researchers are left wondering how to do their keyword research.

Did you know that 97 percent of top brands are using Twitter in 2013, compared to just 62 percent in 2011? Last week we looked at data from Brandwatch that surveyed more than 250 leading brands in the U.S.