Do you have what it takes to be an amazing developer? It’s time to find out. Whether you’re already a programmer or want to become one, we’re in search of people passionate about solving challenging engineering problems. If you have the heart and mind we’ll teach you the skills and techniques. In this unique program [...]

For the past five years, Socialmedia.biz has assembled a calendar of the best social media, technology, marketing and news media conferences for the upcoming year. The list features a monthly breakdown of events across the country focused on those of interest to folks in the tech, marketing and media sectors AND great events for everyone [...]

The FCC is launching the Small Biz Cyber Planner, an online resource to help small businesses create customized cybersecurity plans. 85 percent of small businesses think their companies are cyber-secure, but barely half of these businesses actually have a cybersecurity strategy or plan in place and nearly 80 percent say they lack a written Internet security policy.

For years, marketers have been told the same story: “This year is the year of mobile! The mobile age has arrived and is here to stay.” Mobile has arrived—now it’s on marketers to catch up. Consumers are using the mobile channel to research products, share information with friends and family, shop, and browse the web. [...]

The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project issued a report called Why Americans use social media. The results reported are based on a national telephone survey of 2,277 adults conducted April 26-May 22, 2011. The report notes that staying in touch with family members is a major factor across a range of social [...]

Catching up on work, following an educational two-day conference called An Event Apart DC, designed for people who make websites. It was really good. I learned a lot of good information about the innovative changes that will soon be implemented across the web, like the increased support for CSS3 Animations, more in-depth knowledge on content [...]

American Express OPEN and Facebook teamed up to create the “Facebook Big Break for Small Business” contest to give five small business owners access to social media experts. To enter the “Facebook Big Break for Small Business” contest, small business owners submitted answers to a short questionnaire describing how they would utilize the competition’s winnings [...]

According to Wikipedia, a QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera telephones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded may be text, URL, or other data. [...]