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The Internet is a beautiful thing when the average people can tout their clout without getting involved in some phony oil investment scams , or pyramid schemes. One of the coolest new ways to see how powerful you are and how others stack up is through Klout, a free tool for measuring peoples’ influence online. What Is Klout? Launched in September 2009, the San Francisco-based company founded by Joe Fernandez and Binh Tran, uses a scientific formula based on your professional and personal internet connections to develop a “score” from 1-100 on how far your influence reaches. My personal Klout score is a respectable 50—but there is room for improvement. More about The Klout Score The Klout score is based on true reach, amplification and network impact. True Reach is the number of people you influence. So make those tweets and posts count. You can sync most of your social networks with Klout to boost your score and gain points from poignant updates. Hey, they ...

There’s no question the electronic hardware industry is booming. Everything from laptops to iPods sells incredibly well, even in today’s difficult market. It’s little wonder why Google wants to expand its company into the hardware industry. Since Google is a name that’s already known and trusted, their products are likely ones consumers and businesses will be anxious to buy. Whether you’re a pool guard manufacturing company or a furniture store, here’s what to expect from Google’s new releases. Nexus 7 The Nexus 7 is a portable tablet that Google hopes will compete with the Kindle Fire and Apple iPad. The device will have a 7 inch screen, 1280×800 HD display, 12-core GPU chip, and a quad-core processor. Powered by Asus, the Nexus 7 will also support Android apps better than the Kindle Fire and will have a longer battery life of 9 hours. It’s great for Google Play, music, e-books, and movies. The only downside is it doesn’t have as many options as bigger companies yet...

We can all relate to how easy it is to get off task when online. There you are sending emails for work or searching for a site to buy motorized shades when an email pops up with a link to an adorable YouTube video of a kitten. Your productivity is now completely lost as you coo over some adorable videos. Well, if you want to get to work stop reading now, as here are the very cutest in YouTube videos ready for you to go gooey over. Lullaby Dogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnAjel02lM Everyone likes to be sung to sleep, even puppies. These five little puppies have a hard time getting to sleep until they get their lullaby. Something about seeing a grown man crooning to some little puppies until they nod off just melts the heart into a puddle. Cute and the Beanstalk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A17aPRAVPGs Remember when you were a little kid and everything was awesome? Relive those feeling with this video. This two-year-old could not be more enthusiastic a...

Young war veterans are among those greatly affected by the unemployment woes in the country. Aside from the fact that there aren’t too many job openings these days, young war veterans have reported having difficulty seeking posts that are appropriate for their skills. Finding employers that would be willing to hire veterans seems to be a great challenge too. According to the New York-based support group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, while there are those who currently work part-time, a great number long to be employed in full-time jobs. Furthermore, at least 17% of said demographic is out of work as of January 2012. This represents more than a million unemployed war veterans. Assuming each individual has a family of four, there are then more than four million Americans struggling to cope due to joblessness! Amid all these economic problems, it’s then truly heartwarming and reassuring to know that there are still American companies out there that are striving ...

Numerous reports have surfaced (pun not intended) indicating that the Windows RT model of Microsoft’s much anticipated Surface tablet would begin at just $199. Where the new iPad begins at $499.99, this would certainly be a game changer. While hundreds, if not thousands, of bloggers have dismissed the reports, stating that this price point would simply be impossible and create huge losses for Microsoft, we should all be aware that Microsoft isn’t scared of losses. (Microsoft has continually sold the Xbox for an estimated loss of $126 per unit!) Remember, this isn’t even about the Surface for Microsoft, and it never was. It’s always been about Windows 8 and competing with Apple’s OS. It would be great for Microsoft if they could get into the tablet game, but the Surface is merely a stage from which to promote Windows 8. What better way to get people familiarized with your new operating system than create your first ever own-brand tablet from which to promote it? Better ye...

Much of the focus of the Web is innovation. New ways of communicating, relaying information and marketing are constantly being developed. And with the Web, every part of the world is connected, at all times. People are constantly interacting across time zones. Time itself is the focus of many websites, such as timeanddate.com, and many companies, such as those that provide document translation or design custom computer applications, need to be aware of the time where clients are located. Swatch, a Swiss company, has introduced the .beat, an alternative to the seconds and hours we are all used to. This is intended to simplify the 24 hour, 60 minute per hour system that has defined time since antiquity. Each day comprises 1000 beats, with the standard for the time based on a meridian drawn through Biel, Switzerland. The units equal to 1 .beat per 86.4 seconds, or 1 per 1.44 minutes. In this new time format, various aspects of the Internet are reflected. Time af...

Just when you thought advertisers had placed ads on just about everything we see every day, something else comes up. You’ve heard of cars that have ads on them, and you may have even seen some driving around that are completely covered in advertisements. Now, advertisers are setting their sights on a bigger canvas: trucks and RVs. These vehicles will be sent out especially to promote their products, driving around close to places that people frequent in the summer: amusement parks, tourist attractions, beach towns and outdoor concert venues are just a few of the ideas promoters have. An Old-Fashioned Concept In these days of technology-driven ads, isn’t bringing the ads to the people an outdated notion? Can’t people just look up C. Luce dresses on Facebook and “like” that particular product? That may be true, but advertisers feel they want to put a little more humanity into advertising. The people aboard the vehicles will take the opportunity to actually interact w...