Web Watch » Internet http://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta®'s Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:12 +0000 en hourly 1 Read this if you’re wondering whether your cell phone is covered with fecal matter http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/read-this-if-youre-wondering-whether-your-cell-phone-is-covered-with-fecal-matter/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/read-this-if-youre-wondering-whether-your-cell-phone-is-covered-with-fecal-matter/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:12 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4663
  • 19% of cell phone users have dropped their phone in the toilet
  • How much bandwidth does your cell service provider give you?
  • How to remove Carrier IQ from your phone
  • Survey: Business professionals would rather go commando than give up their cell phones
  • Here’s why you shouldn’t be focused on making iPhone apps
  • Is reading while in the bathroom good for you?
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/read-this-if-youre-wondering-whether-your-cell-phone-is-covered-with-fecal-matter/feed/ 0     Are you a Showroomer? When retail stores fight back against the Internet, we all lose http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/are-you-a-showroomer-when-retail-stores-fight-back-against-the-internet-we-all-lose/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/are-you-a-showroomer-when-retail-stores-fight-back-against-the-internet-we-all-lose/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:41 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4656
  • Four Ways That Grocery Stores Make Their Money via Pricing
  • Things Consumers Hate About How Retailers Sell To Us
  • Amazon.com has the Best Customer Service. (Zappos ranks high, too)
  • SWOOPO – A Cheaper(?) Alternative to eBay
  • An explanation of why the other checkout line moves faster than yours
  • Web Watch Rewind: Why do hotels charge for Internet access? Because minibars are on their way out
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/02/are-you-a-showroomer-when-retail-stores-fight-back-against-the-internet-we-all-lose/feed/ 0     Amazon.com has the Best Customer Service. (Zappos ranks high, too) http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/amazon-com-has-the-best-customer-service-zappos-ranks-high-too/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/amazon-com-has-the-best-customer-service-zappos-ranks-high-too/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:38 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4627
  • Possible takeover target TiVo has awesome customer service (not to mention easy TiVo upgrades)
  • Are you a Showroomer? When retail stores fight back against the Internet, we all lose
  • 2010 Holiday Shopping Trends
  • Women prefer to make purchases based on charitable giving
  • Consumers have spoken: Facebook is worse than the IRS
  • Things Consumers Hate About How Retailers Sell To Us
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/amazon-com-has-the-best-customer-service-zappos-ranks-high-too/feed/ 0     How much money do porn sites make? http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/how-much-money-do-porn-sites-make/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/how-much-money-do-porn-sites-make/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:18 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4625
  • How much money do porn websites make?
  • Reasons NOT to date a porn star. (As if you had a chance anyway)
  • Extending Invisibles into Porn and Internet Memes
  • More than one-third of the Internet contains adult content
  • Things Google Knows About You: Everything
  • How Much Energy Does Google Use?
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/how-much-money-do-porn-sites-make/feed/ 0     Is that YouTube video legal? Check out the YouTube Copyright School to learn more http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/is-that-youtube-video-legal-check-out-the-youtube-copyright-school-to-learn-more/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/is-that-youtube-video-legal-check-out-the-youtube-copyright-school-to-learn-more/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:03 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4564
  • How much money can a Youtube video earn when it goes viral? Let’s start at $150,000
  • How To Make a Photomosaic from a YouTube Video
  • Video Fun: “Premakes” – old-school movie trailers for modern films
  • How much money is Rebecca Black making on YouTube?
  • Lip Dubs on YouTube are the new MTV (until the lawsuits come)
  • You only need to learn four chords to write The Perfect Pop Song
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/is-that-youtube-video-legal-check-out-the-youtube-copyright-school-to-learn-more/feed/ 0     How much bandwidth does your cell service provider give you? http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/how-much-bandwidth-does-your-cell-service-provider-give-you/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/how-much-bandwidth-does-your-cell-service-provider-give-you/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:47 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4578
  • Survey: Business professionals would rather go commando than give up their cell phones
  • 19% of cell phone users have dropped their phone in the toilet
  • Read this if you’re wondering whether your cell phone is covered with fecal matter
  • The average teenager sends 3,339 texts per month
  • 5 Innovations that will change your world over the next five years
  • How to remove Carrier IQ from your phone
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  • Year in Review: 2010′s most popular Web Watch articles and searches
  • NSFW: A complete history of naked SURVIVOR contestants (and Jeff Probst?!?!)
  • Playboy’s List of Top Party Schools 2011
  • How to Dress Like Justin Bieber (and why anyone would want to do so)
  • Playboy’s List of Top Party Schools 2010
  • Top Food Trends to Watch in 2011
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2012/01/year-in-review-2011%e2%80%b2s-most-popular-web-watch-articles-and-searches/feed/ 0     An open letter to MGM, Caesars, Sands, and other casino companies regarding social media http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/an-open-letter-to-mgm-caesars-sands-and-other-casino-companies-regarding-social-media/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/an-open-letter-to-mgm-caesars-sands-and-other-casino-companies-regarding-social-media/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:28 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4538
  • Facts Behind the Social Media Revolution
  • The secret to being social? Having a big brain
  • Most Visited Websites and Social Networks for July 2009
  • Who wrote the first Chain Letter?
  • Social strategy decisions = what the f*** SHOULD we make for dinner?
  • Do you tweet work-related stuff? You may not own your Twitter account…
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/an-open-letter-to-mgm-caesars-sands-and-other-casino-companies-regarding-social-media/feed/ 0     Top 10 Reasons You Are No Longer a Facebook Friend http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/top-10-reasons-you-are-no-longer-a-facebook-friend/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/top-10-reasons-you-are-no-longer-a-facebook-friend/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:50 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4514
  • How to be popular on Facebook
  • The 12 Most Annoying Facebook Users
  • 10 Ways to Be a Facebook Offender
  • Study: Using Facebook causes school grades to be 20% lower; can also get you fired
  • Three tips to avoid Facebook spam
  • Consumers have spoken: Facebook is worse than the IRS
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/top-10-reasons-you-are-no-longer-a-facebook-friend/feed/ 0     What PS3, Xbox360, and Wii owners really do with their systems http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/what-ps3-xbox360-and-wii-owners-really-do-with-their-systems/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/what-ps3-xbox360-and-wii-owners-really-do-with-their-systems/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:12 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4502
  • Betcha can’t name the Most Played Video Game of All Time
  • Love to play boardgames and videogames? National Gaming Day is November 13th
  • Need a retro videogame fix? The Atari arcade is now online!
  • How Many Classic Arcade Games Can You Name? (It’s the arcade version of Where’s Waldo?)
  • Flash Fun: Minions on Ice (from the creators of the *new* Desktop Tower Defense)
  • Why is hotel Internet access so expensive? Blame pay-per-view movies
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/what-ps3-xbox360-and-wii-owners-really-do-with-their-systems/feed/ 0     How to remove Carrier IQ from your phone http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/how-to-remove-carrier-iq-from-your-phone/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/how-to-remove-carrier-iq-from-your-phone/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:11 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4500
  • How To Troubleshoot Sprint’s Android Samsung Moment Phone’s USB Connection
  • 19% of cell phone users have dropped their phone in the toilet
  • Read this if you’re wondering whether your cell phone is covered with fecal matter
  • Here’s why you shouldn’t be focused on making iPhone apps
  • How much bandwidth does your cell service provider give you?
  • Survey: Business professionals would rather go commando than give up their cell phones
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/how-to-remove-carrier-iq-from-your-phone/feed/ 0     If you have ever downloaded anything illegally, you may want to visit this site http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/if-you-have-ever-downloaded-anything-illegally-you-may-want-to-visit-this-site/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/if-you-have-ever-downloaded-anything-illegally-you-may-want-to-visit-this-site/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:54 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4488
  • WHEN IT DROPS tells you when new releases are coming out each week
  • Lip Dubs on YouTube are the new MTV (until the lawsuits come)
  • Before you tweet that web address, you should find out how fresh that site is
  • How fast is the Internet? It’s fast… but not “Cheetah-fast”
  • Overthinking the Death Star, Ke$ha’s Tik Tok
  • How to Sell Music Online: Peoples Music Store
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/if-you-have-ever-downloaded-anything-illegally-you-may-want-to-visit-this-site/feed/ 0     Texting while driving will kill you http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/texting-while-driving-will-kill-you/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/texting-while-driving-will-kill-you/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:28 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4484
  • Controversy at the 2010 World Fastest Texting Championships? Who knew that texting could be this exciting?
  • September 17th is “Seventeen Two-Second Turnoff Day”
  • When you say you “love your car”, you mean you really LOVE your car
  • Survey says that it’s okay to send texts while in the bathroom
  • Can a Brazilian Bikini Wax Kill You?
  • How To Improve Gas Mileage
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  • How much money do porn sites make?
  • Reasons NOT to date a porn star. (As if you had a chance anyway)
  • Extending Invisibles into Porn and Internet Memes
  • How to pick the best photos for your online dating profile
  • Then and Now Photos
  • News flash: Wearing a Superman t-shirt does not mean you’re dressed as Superman
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/12/how-much-money-do-porn-websites-make/feed/ 0     The Worst Passwords for 2011 http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/the-worst-passwords-for-2011/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/the-worst-passwords-for-2011/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:13 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4423
  • Your passwords still suck: a continuation of our conversation
  • More proof that you suck at choosing passwords
  • Picking a good password is important. “Tigger” is not a good password.
  • Your Password Sucks
  • How Playboy secures their wireless network
  • Bad Computer Habits can Lead to Problems
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/the-worst-passwords-for-2011/feed/ 0     How big of a nerd are you? Try taking the 2011 Geek Test http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/how-big-of-a-nerd-are-you-try-taking-the-2011-geek-test/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/how-big-of-a-nerd-are-you-try-taking-the-2011-geek-test/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:23 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4403
  • This year’s Jeopardy! online test starts February 8th, 2011
  • 2002′s Sexiest Geek Alive
  • How to maximize your gadget shopping dollar
  • Bad Computer Habits can Lead to Problems
  • January 23rd (National Pie Day) vs March 13th (National Pi Day)
  • Register early for the 2011 TRIVIA CHAMPIONSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/how-big-of-a-nerd-are-you-try-taking-the-2011-geek-test/feed/ 0     Do you tweet work-related stuff? You may not own your Twitter account… http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/do-you-tweet-work-related-stuff-you-may-not-own-your-twitter-account/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/do-you-tweet-work-related-stuff-you-may-not-own-your-twitter-account/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:02 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4409
  • Twitter Users are a Bunch of Quitters… and other Twitter Usage Statistics
  • Tweet Race 2009: @aplusk vs @cnnbrk (wins @EA loot)
  • Celebrities’ Narcisstic Twitter Obsession
  • Let’s go meta: “That can be my next tweet” is, in fact, my next tweet. Whoa!
  • Get 20,000 Followers, Get a Twitter Tattoo
  • Suggestions for improving your Twitter bios
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/do-you-tweet-work-related-stuff-you-may-not-own-your-twitter-account/feed/ 0     Here’s why you shouldn’t be focused on making iPhone apps http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/heres-why-you-shouldnt-be-focused-on-making-iphone-apps/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/heres-why-you-shouldnt-be-focused-on-making-iphone-apps/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:35 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4380
  • The 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps
  • How much money do iPhone / iPad app developers make?
  • How many gallons of gas does it take to charge an iPhone?
  • Disneyland iPhone Application
  • 19% of cell phone users have dropped their phone in the toilet
  • How to remove Carrier IQ from your phone
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/heres-why-you-shouldnt-be-focused-on-making-iphone-apps/feed/ 0     Before you tweet that web address, you should find out how fresh that site is http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/before-you-tweet-that-web-address-you-should-find-out-how-fresh-that-site-is/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/before-you-tweet-that-web-address-you-should-find-out-how-fresh-that-site-is/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:00:49 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4352
  • Click to Give at The Breast Cancer Site: Free Mammograms
  • If you have ever downloaded anything illegally, you may want to visit this site
  • Let’s go meta: “That can be my next tweet” is, in fact, my next tweet. Whoa!
  • Do you tweet work-related stuff? You may not own your Twitter account…
  • 10 Epic Pop Culture Fails
  • How To Make a Photomosaic from a YouTube Video
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/11/before-you-tweet-that-web-address-you-should-find-out-how-fresh-that-site-is/feed/ 0     Today’s Game: Cheese or Font? http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/todays-game-cheese-or-font/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/todays-game-cheese-or-font/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:27 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4320
  • Today’s Game? Scandybars!
  • Game: Broken Picture Telephone
  • Award-Winning recipe for Cinco de Mayo Guacamole with Blue Cheese and Bacon (inspired by Food Network Best Thing I Ever Ate)
  • Your Fonts
  • The Rock Star Game
  • Just in time for the Kentucky Derby: The Ultimate Bourbon Ball Recipe
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  • Your Password Sucks
  • Shaving Advice for Hair “Down There”… and elsewhere
  • The Best Wedding Advice You’ll Ever Receive
  • Women Admit they Pee in the Shower
  • Man, are you mad? Here’s at least one reason why you should NOT be on Facebook
  • Video Fun: Peeing in the Shower Saves Water
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/dear-cosmo-your-sex-advice-sucks/feed/ 0     Be more productive instantly: stop filing your email into folders http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/be-more-productive-instantly-stop-filing-your-email-into-folders/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/be-more-productive-instantly-stop-filing-your-email-into-folders/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:00:41 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4296
  • Preserving Email in a Time Capsule
  • An Email Time Capsule
  • Want to Stop Global Warming? Stop Having Sex.
  • How Much Money is in Viagra Spam? Try $4000 a Day!
  • How fast is the Internet? It’s fast… but not “Cheetah-fast”
  • Things Google Knows About You: Everything
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/be-more-productive-instantly-stop-filing-your-email-into-folders/feed/ 0     How much money do iPhone / iPad app developers make? http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/how-much-money-do-iphone-ipad-app-developers-make/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/how-much-money-do-iphone-ipad-app-developers-make/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:00:19 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4267
  • Here’s why you shouldn’t be focused on making iPhone apps
  • The 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps
  • iPhone: Ocarina
  • Disneyland iPhone Application
  • How much money is Rebecca Black making on YouTube?
  • How many gallons of gas does it take to charge an iPhone?
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/10/how-much-money-do-iphone-ipad-app-developers-make/feed/ 0     Man, are you mad? Here’s at least one reason why you should NOT be on Facebook http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/09/man-are-you-mad-heres-at-least-one-reason-why-you-should-not-be-on-facebook/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/09/man-are-you-mad-heres-at-least-one-reason-why-you-should-not-be-on-facebook/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:00:43 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4220
  • How to be popular on Facebook
  • 10 Ways to Be a Facebook Offender
  • 7 Things To Look For During a Self Exam
  • Study: Using Facebook causes school grades to be 20% lower; can also get you fired
  • Picking a good password is important. “Tigger” is not a good password.
  • Three tips to avoid Facebook spam
    • ]]>     http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/09/man-are-you-mad-heres-at-least-one-reason-why-you-should-not-be-on-facebook/feed/ 0     Web Watch Rewind: Why do hotels charge for Internet access? Because minibars are on their way out http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/09/web-watch-rewind-why-do-hotels-charge-for-internet-access-because-minibars-are-on-their-way-out/ http://thewebgangsta.com/index.php/2011/09/web-watch-rewind-why-do-hotels-charge-for-internet-access-because-minibars-are-on-their-way-out/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:00:58 +0000 web gangsta http://thewebgangsta.com/?p=4213
  • Why is hotel Internet access so expensive? Blame pay-per-view movies
  • Progress City – A Response
  • Man sues Hotel over “free” Newspaper
  • The 2011 Dirtiest Hotels in America
  • How to Travel Germ-Free: The Sleep Sack
  • The winner of the 2010 dirtiest hotel in America is in San Francisco. Are you surprised, or not?
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