October 25, 2011
Yes, you read that right – the Dead People Server. This is a personal project started back in 1994 by Laurie Mann, who apparently has a passion for tracking dead people. These are not just ordinary people, though. The Dead People Server contains a list of over 3,800 noteworthy individuals who have passed on, along with a bit of information about each.
October 14, 2011
Google+ is now available to everyone and the most important thing for a new user is finding cool and interesting people to add to their circles. However, finding entertaining people on any social network can be a hassle. Thankfully, there are services out there such as Recommended Users. Their only purpose is to find awesome people to add to Google+ based on what they do.
January 26, 2011
For many years, anyone with a Hotmail account would go to Hotmail.com and access their email accounts in much the same way that you currently access Gmail. People become accustomed to the way Hotmail looked and felt, and it remained that way for a long time. However, in recent years, Microsoft started dramatically revamping the look [...]
October 28, 2010
Like no other social circle before, Facebook has managed to draw in the masses and keep people engaged. It’s almost a perversion that the one thing that makes users come back and convinces new ones to join, is the attention they give each other. It’s a genial system because it feeds its own growth, almost [...]
June 1, 2010
If you’re like most Internet users, you probably spend a decent amount of time using a search engine to find content and answers to your questions. Based on what you’re searching for, a lot of the top results that come up generally are social networking pages and profiles, especially if you’re searching for a person. But [...]
May 20, 2010
Thanks to the internet, our private lives are more and more exposed online. The amount of data every individual is adding appears to be a drop into the ocean. Does that thought make you feel safe? Think again! Search engines are becoming ever more smarter in managing the massive amounts of data they are facing. [...]
May 17, 2010
Bumping into a dear friend after a long time is one of the best feelings in the world. But the chance encounter is a hand played by destiny. What are your chances of deliberately searching out an old friend from school or college? In the good old days, I would say that the chances were [...]
March 1, 2010
The best part about Facebook is getting back in touch with old friends. There’s no better place to reconnect with your college buddies or past coworkers than Facebook – the largest social network on the planet, with 400 million members. Even if Facebook’s Friend Suggestions does a wonderful job of helping you discover new friends, [...]
February 17, 2010
I never thought I’d ever meet my best elementary school friend again. We parted more than twenty years ago and I’ve never heard from him since. But then comes one of the wonders of the internet: Facebook, and everybody knows the rest of the story. My story is not the only story. These “meeting with [...]
February 7, 2010
I recently wrote about how you can find out when someone searches Google for your name. If you are interested in who is looking for you and your general online reputation, you are probably equally interested in finding out what is being said about you online. People could be spreading information about you or your [...]
