Where your tech gadget goes to die

 

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/10/one_of_the_top_10_dirtiest_places_on_earth_where_your_tech_gadget_goes_to_die_partner/

 

Agbogbloshie, a neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, is where European gadgets go to die. Ghana imports some 237,000 tons of computers, cell phones, televisions and other electronics annually, mostly from Europe, making Agbogbloshie one of the largest e-waste dumps in Africa

Tablets expand scope with bigger screens, dual operating systems, and car access

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2086660/tablets-get-more-sophisticated-with-bigger-screens-dual-oses-and-car-access.html

 

Tablets are getting bigger screens, moving into cars, and dual-booting Windows and Android at this year’s International CES show as tech vendors give a glimpse into the gadget’s future.
At the annual trade show, one of the biggest tablet introductions was Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab Pro series (pictured at top). In addition to 10.1-inch and 8.4-inch models, there’s also a version built with an extra-wide 12.2-inch screen, featuring a 2560 by 1600 pixel resolution

Is your dad embarrassing you on Facebook? This app can help

 

http://www.dailydot.com/technology/family-facebook-app/

By Aaron Sankin

Facebook has a problem: Teenagers no longer think it’s cool. The reason for the site’s shift toward lameness is that, for many young people, the social network is packed with the very people they go online to avoid: their parents.

How to prevent strangers on Google+ from flooding your Gmail inbox

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2086722/how-to-prevent-strangers-on-google-from-flooding-your-gmail-inbox.html

 

  Ian Paul ian@ianpaul.net, PCWorld

Ian is an independent writer based in Tel Aviv, Israel. His current focus is on all things tech including mobile devices, desktop and laptop computers, software, social networks, Web apps, tech-related legislation and corporate tech news.
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If you use Google+ and Gmail, Google is about to open your email account to a whole new level of spam. A new feature rolling out over the next couple of days makes it possible for any Google+ user to email you, as long as they follow you on Google+—they don’t need to know your actual email address, and you don't even have to follow them back. And to make it even worse, Google took the Facebook approach by turning on the new feature by default.

How Might Google Change Online Advertising in 2014?

http://www.webpronews.com/how-might-google-change-online-advertising-in-2014-2013-12

 

By Sean Patterson ·

 

2013 has been quite the year for online advertisers, especially those who rely heavily on Google.
During the first half of this year, Google transitioned its AdWords customers to its Enhanced Campaigns

2013 Marketing Mistakes

http://www.sitepronews.com/2014/01/10/biggest-marketing-mistakes-2013/

By Tina Courtney-Brown

Every year, earnest marketers do all they can to expand brand identities and create unforgettable marketing campaigns. And every year, a handful of efforts become unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. Marketing blunders are commonplace – mistakes are what help us identify the road to success. Yet some snafus are so outlandish, so utterly awe-inspiring for the lack of consideration and offenses, that they provide glaring examples of what not to do for the rest of us

Top 10 Traffic Techniques 2014

http://www.sitepronews.com/2014/01/06/top-10-traffic-techniques-2014/  

By Terri Seymour

Traffic.  There are times in our life when we want traffic and times we don’t.  If you are on the road driving, trying to get from point A to point B, the less traffic the better.  But, as a website or blog owner, without traffic you will not survive.

There are numerous ways, both online and offline, to draw traffic to your website.  Some ways are, of course, more effective than others.  Some techniques have improved over the years and some have become obsolete.