The web and Internet industries are fast-paced, and sometimes you can’t catch everything that goes on. This weekly series will recap the articles I read throughout the week to help you keep in the know of interesting facts about what’s happening.
Every day I make an attempt to read a variety of articles relevant to web, Internet, business and technology. Some will make it to the site, and some will miss the cut and make it to this list. I will provide you the link to the story along with some final thoughts.
Note: This week was especially difficult to scour the news. I came down with what I’ve deemed the ‘plague’ and it was Super Bowl XLVI Week! Most of my reading occurred at the end of the week and weekend.
Headlines from the Week of 2/3/2012
LinkedIn 277% More Effective for Lead Generation Than Facebook & Twitter [New Data]
“LinkedIn is still an established leader for true networking and lead generation.”
Google, Yahoo Form Group to Tackle Phishing
“Email and social media are the top two targets for phishing. Phishing is the practice of fooling people they’re accessing or visiting something they’re not to capture their information.”
Codeacademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool
“I already chronicled their mission of 2012, and it seems they are growing rapidly. This is a great story.”
Facebook to File for $5 Billion IPO [Report]
“Absolutely astounding.”
Analyst: Google+ Hits 100 Million Users
“All the naysayers of Google+ may be rethinking their stances right about now. I’m still on the fence about it, but numbers don’t lie that it’s growing.”
StumbleUpon Says Goodbye to Direct Links
“This will strip StumbleUpon of all ‘link juice’ and referral numbers that website owners once loved. Digg did the same thing, and they then made it optional. Will it happen again?”
