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The Ugly Side of Facebook Apps

May 8, 2012 By Patrick Healy 6 Comments

So I’m up on Facebook the other day Have you noticed lately there are things in your Facebook news feed that are labeled “Trending Articles”? They are generally a small group of rolled up story/news links from popular sites like Yahoo or the Washington Post that your friends are “currently reading”. This alludes that they [...]

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Reevaluating "Free" – You Get What You Pay For

February 28, 2012 By Patrick Healy Leave a Comment

I received an email the other day from a friend of mine who told me that I came up in a conversation he was having with a client as a Subject Matter Expert on a certain topic. Although they would have loved to work with me, they are a non-profit and are very budget conscious. [...]

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Google is NOT Evil: How Search is Changing

January 31, 2012 By Patrick Healy 11 Comments

After a short hiatus, I figured I would have to post something really good to make up for it. To do that, I have to write about something I am passionate about. I came across an article the other day from a buddy of mine who likes to give me jabs about being such a [...]

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