A whole decade has passed since 2010. Where has the time gone? A lot has changed with technology and the tech industry in the last 10 years. This article explores some of those changes in ransomware, net neutrality, social media, and the Internet of Things. Ransom, What? Ransomware is a nasty malware that either locks
With Halloween around the corner and “rona” in the air you might be wondering how 2020 could get any scarier. Reviewing these data breaches of the last 10 years is sure to give you a fright. They are arranged by year, starting with the most recent breaches. So secure your facemasks! And get ready for
The CEOs of the 4 largest tech companies in America, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook, met with lawmakers last week to discuss the practices that helped them grow into the powerful and profitable companies they are today. It was a rare opportunity to have all 4 CEOs teleconferencing into the hearing as usually the companies
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, the Utah County Association of Realtors hosted their annual Tech Fair at the Provo City Library. Fibernet sponsored a presentation on the most essential SEO and social media steps that realtors need to take to optimize their web presence, given by our resident SEO expert, Aubrey Moulton. Watch the presentation here:
Small businesses know that local SEO is the best way to attract customers online. But it gets tricky from there, especially with so many experts and consultants recommending different methods. One of the most confusing aspects is that of Google. This comes as no surprise – Google has their fingers in every pie, and distinguishing the
In the age of social media, customers have now become more comfortable sending their complaints through a tweet or Facebook message than directly contacting your business. This phenomenon is happening both on a large scale and a small one, from corporations to your local business. And it’s fairly easy to see why: customers would rather
Visual content has dominated the web for a while, but online marketing experts are predicting an even steeper rise of images in 2014. Any business competing online needs to make graphics a priority – not only are pictures more sharable for your audience, but visual content has a better conversion rate. In fact, blocks of
If you manage a business page on Facebook, most likely you’ve noticed a huge change in the overall reach of your organic posts this year. Recent changes in the newsfeed algorithm have made organic reach drop from 16% of fans seeing your updates to 2% of fans. Why would Facebook do this? Well, mostly because
For years news sources have been anticipating the end of Facebook. Forbes published an article as early as 2011 predicting that the demise of this social media platform was near, based on the fact that 100,000 British users had deactivated their accounts that month. Weekly World News predicted that the end would come specifically on
In the summer of 2013, the Senate passed Bill 5211, which prohibits employers from demanding the social media passwords to their employees’ or prospective employees’ accounts. Employers are also no longer allowed to demand that their employees accept friend requests, or to look over their shoulders at their posts (“shoulder-surfing”). This law comes as a
