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Amazon turns 25 years old

July 8, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

Last week, Amazon turned 25 years old. The company was founded on July 5, 1994 by Jeff Bezos. While it initially sold books, it soon

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A look at the world’s most popular websites

April 10, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

The world’s most popular websites online include the usual suspects, such as Google and Facebook. However, they also include Russian and Chinese sites. And yes,

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How to start reading digital comics (2019 edition)

April 3, 2019February 18, 2022 Anthony

An updated version of this post is available here. In 2017, it’s estimated digital comic sales made up about 9% of total comic sales. While

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Pinterest and other tech companies fight back against the anti-vaccination movement

March 6, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

Despite being discredited by every reputable scientific and medical source, the anti-vaccination movement’s unfortunately still gained steam in recent years. This is in spite of

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Amazon calls off plans for NYC HQ2 after growing backlash

February 15, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

The last time I wrote about Amazon’s HQ2, I noted how anticlimatic the whole search ended up being. All of North America drove itself into

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How do the Big Five tech companies earn most of their income?

February 13, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

The Big Five tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft) have different means of earning income. Here’s a look at how each of these

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2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday highlights: Apple tops app store sales; brick-and-mortar sales decline

December 3, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for 2018 have come and gone. Here’s some highlights (from the tech side of things) of how sales went.

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The Amazon HQ2 search ends anticlimatically: It’s Washington DC’s suburbs and New York

November 14, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

Amazon’s much publicized search for a secondary headquarters, dubbed “HQ2,” has finally ended. However, the cities chosen aren’t exactly surprising choices. The new headquarters will

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Digital movie stores guide (2018 edition)

October 29, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

It’s been a year since I wrote my guide about digital movie stores. Thus, here’s an updated look at the major available stores, and which

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Recommended streaming video services (2018 edition)

October 17, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

It’s been a year since I last wrote a guide about recommending video streaming services. As much has changed since then, it’s time for an

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