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Social Media Gets the Gold for the 2012 London Olympics

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According to Twitter’s UK Blog , there were more mentions (tweets) on the day of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics than there were during the entire 2008 Beijing Olympics. The numbers are captivating, but how else have the Internet and social media affected the Olympic games?

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

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Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. If you’re looking to find out more about Google’s Summer of Code 2012, the search engine giant reportedly will be hosting an online hangout on April 2 nd.

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

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Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. If you’re looking to find out more about Google’s Summer of Code 2012, the search engine giant reportedly will be hosting an online hangout on April 2 nd.

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Where Search Is Headed

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In what is becoming one of the most talked about Google algorithm updates since Google Penguin (2012) and perhaps the most comprehensive update since Caffeine (2010), Hummingbird is supposed to affect 90% of searches. Just recently, Google moved us closer to real semantic search. It was rolled out in late August, 2013. No one noticed.

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Rules That Every Facebook User Should Know

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While some people might not see any problem with bending a rule or two, Facebook is really stepping up to enforce their guidelines in 2012– and many users could lose their pages or profiles. What about your business or company page ?

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Minnesotans: Get Your Cameras Ready for a Photo Contest!

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The 2012 Minnesota Weather Guide Environment Calendar. It’s time for the 2013 Weatherguide Facebook Photo Contest! Freshwater Society invites you to submit your best photo of the first signs of winter for the 2013 Minnesota Weatherguide Environment Calendar.

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What’s An Algorithm Update?

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But that’s getting harder and harder to do as Google expands its algorithmic search functions and increases the number of updates, which occur hundreds of times each year (over 500 algorithm updates were performed by Google in 2012 alone – more than one per day!).