Brighthouse Networks Customer Service Get a Poor Grade
If you don’t have any problems, Brighthouse can be great. But then, companies you really want to do business with prove that to you WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. 9/1/2010 – This company has gotten…
Computers & Electronics
Broadband rumble: Verizon vs. Bright House
By GRACE GAGLIANO BRADENTON — Verizon is hardly tiptoeing on Bright House Network’s turf anymore. The communications company this month lowered its pricing on monthly contracts for new Tampa Bay customers to more directly compete…
Why your services were disconnected and how to restore them
If you’ve been informed that your Internet service has been suspended by the security department, it’s most likely that a computer virus has compromised your computer. Although the security department sometimes suspends the Internet service…
Bright House Releases Statement On Central Florida Internet Problems
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bright House Networks customers are getting increasingly angry over Internet connection problems that apparently have been plaguing all of Central Florida. Most of the customers reporting the problems to Eyewitness News first…
Bright House Ad Claim Foul, Verizon Says
By Richard Mullins Tampa Tribune, Fla. May 1–TAMPA — In case you hadn’t noticed, Verizon and Bright House Networks really don’t like each other. The rivals in cable, telephone and Internet service are in a…
Line2: Turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone
by DAVID POGUE There’s some big news about Line2, the iPhone app I reviewed in March. As I’m sure you remember, I wrote: For a little $1 iPhone app, Line2 sure has the potential to…
A Simple Swipe on a Phone, and You’re Paid
By DAVID POGUE It’s always thrilling when somebody looks at the Way Things Have Always Been Done, and then asks: Why? And then goes on to change the world forever. 1967: Why is it necessary…
What is an Internet Browser?
If your one of the many people who still do not know what a browser exactly is, a browser is a program that enables you to view the Web on the Internet. If you need…
What is Google AdWords?
With Google AdWords, you can create and run ads for your business, quickly and simply. Run your ads on Google and our advertising network — no matter what your budget, you’ll only pay when people…
What is Search Engine Optimization?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a web site or a web page in search engines via the “natural” or un-paid (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results. Other forms of…
Road Testing 4 Free iPhone Navigation Apps
Not as Full-Featured as Paid Apps, These Still Show the Way By Eric Hiss, Contributor, Edmunds.com They say the best things in life are free, and now GPS-powered navigation can be added to that list,…
Twitter Is Hacked Tuesday Morning
By RIVA RICHMOND Twitter was overrun with posts on Tuesday morning that used a programming flaw to play pranks, distribute porn and spread worms to unsuspecting users. The problem appeared to be confined to Twitter’s…
A Baby Photo Becomes an Internet Meme
By MATT GROSS Published: September 15, 2010 SOMETIME back in 2000, Allen S. Rout, a systems programmer from Gainesville, Fla., posted a few photos of his 5-month-old son, Stephen, on his personal Web site. They…
Can Digg Find Its Way in the Crowd?
By TODD WASSERMAN Published: September 18, 2010 AMY VERNON still recalls the first time, two years ago, when a story she posted on the social news site Digg became popular. She had promoted a blog…
Google User Experience
Google User Experience Our aspirations The Google User Experience team aims to create designs that are useful, fast, simple, engaging, innovative, universal, profitable, beautiful, trustworthy, and personable. Achieving a harmonious balance of these ten principles…
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
SEO is an acronym for “search engine optimization” or “search engine optimizer.” Deciding to hire an SEO is a big decision that can potentially improve your site and save time, but you can also risk…
Video Clips on the Web for Scouting and Laughs
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Published: September 11, 2010 This is the era of the screen — touch, wide, flat, etc. — and tennis is not even close to immune. The players’ lounge at the United States…
Google Advertises Its Display Advertising
By TANZINA VEGA September 9, 2010 Google is rolling out a new advertising campaign on Thursday for its display advertising platform. The campaign, called Watch This Space, will run in advertising trade magazines and in other…
Burglars Picked Houses Based on Facebook Updates
By NICK BILTON September 12, 2010 If you plan to log into your Facebook account and announce to the world that you’re heading to the beach for the weekend, you might want to append the status…
Google Unveils Tool to Speed Up Searches
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Published: September 8, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — Google, which can already feel like an appendage to our brains, is now predicting what people are thinking before they even type. On Wednesday, Google…