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Top YAHOO Search Terms for 2013

In what will become an obsession for news agencies over the next 30 days, it’s time to begin reflecting upon what’s occurred over the past 11 months and use that information to fully represent what happened in the entire year.

Apparently, whatever happens in December doesn’t really count.

Miley Cyrus Twerking Foam Finger
Miley Cyrus Twerk Foam Finger

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10 Things How To Internet

The most desirable online daters are white men, Asian women

Web Watch knows quite a few couples who met online, fell in love, and are happily married.  Let’s face it — in today’s world, sometimes the only way to meet new people is to do so online.  Friends of friends, hobby discussion boards, sports websites — if you have an interest in a particular topic, you’re going to find someone with similar tastes.

But when it comes to using actual dating sites, there are some people who may be at a significant advantage over others, and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about that.

Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match
Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

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News

How many of your co-workers look at porn while in the office?

How much time do you spend at the office surfing the Internet for non-work related purposes?

Yeah, that’s right – we know that you check your Facebook or Twitter pages a few times a day when you should be working on that spreadsheet.  You’ve popped over to eBay or Amazon instead of proofreading that report.  Multi-tasking is not unheard of – but there is a limit on what would be considered “appropriate” for the office.

Porn is not one of those things.

Porn @ Work: Exposing the Office's #1 Addiction
Porn @ Work: Exposing the Office’s #1 Addiction

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10 Things News

FAIL tops the list of Top Words for 2013 (whoops – it’s really “404”)

Language is a funny thing.

Have you ever wondered how some terms become so well known, so indoctrinated, that you could travel around the world and hear the same words and phrases and know exactly what they mean?  Who knew that cab drivers everywhere would know what “fast, fast” means?

Words on a Shirt
Words on a Shirt

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How To Internet Websites

How to opt-out of targeted personalized web banner ads

So you’re surfing the web without any Ad Block plugin installed in your browser, because you know that Internet content isn’t free.

And you’re checking out some site and you see an ad for a product that you recently Googled for.  Or for a website that you visited the other day.  Or for a travel destination that is related to a message board you frequent.

All of these are targeted ads, placed there by the businesses as a way to draw you back to their site to conclude any unfinished business you may have left there.

Ad Tracking For Your Web Business: Your Online Guide On How To Track Ads, Monitor Conversion Tracking, Use Ad Metrics To Adjust Marketing Strategies ... To Boost Your Sales Profits To The Max
Ad Tracking For Your Web Business:
Your Online Guide On How To Track Ads, Monitor Conversion Tracking,
Use Ad Metrics To Adjust Marketing Strategies
… To Boost Your Sales Profits To The Max

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Gadgets Internet

When’s the most popular time to use a smartphone?

What’s the first thing that you do when you wake up in the morning?

Very likely, it’s also the very last thing you do before you go to sleep at night.

HTC 4G
HTC 4G

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Games Internet News

How much money is Candy Crush Saga earning King?

By now, you’ve likely become addicted to CANDY CRUSH SAGA, that three-tile matching game that has taken Facebook and mobile by storm.

And you’re probaby wondering how King, the game’s publisher, has been able to make money by offering a game for free, or a “free-mium” game.

Candy Crush Themed Sweatshirt
Candy Crush-themed Sweatshirt

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Travel

Would you rather use the bathroom or have Internet access?

When was the last time you flew on an airplane?

If you’re a recent traveller, then you already know all the ins-and-outs of airplane features and add-on costs. You carry your own luggage, bring your own snack, supply your own headphones.

For you, the airplane is merely a means of getting from Point A to Point B, and isn’t intended to be a luxurious place to relax for a few hours.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite