by Shiaw-Ling Lai Jack Marshall of Clickz.com recently posted a fun list of the top hits on the internet in July 2009. Statistics were provided by the online competitive intelligence agency, Hitwise whose “Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories” provides monthly insights into internet user behaviors and thoughts. Not surprisingly, Facebook rules the social [...]
by Shiaw-Ling Lai Drop the words, “software engineer,” into a dinner table conversation and it’s unlikely you’ll get anyone gushing over the amazing creativity of your work or the awesome artistry involved in designing computer applications. One stereotype that might come to mind instead is the white-collared, khaki-wearing man with poor social skills and painfully [...]
One of my favorite new things to do in the last 2 years at Comic Con is to visit all of the book publisher booths, like Penguin and Del Rey, and pickup full-on copies of all of their most recent sci-fi/fantasy/superhero/horror books that they’re promoting by giving away for free. Seriously, some of the best [...]