We're always happy to see a new business start up and succeed in Lawrence, and even happier when we have the opportunity to help with that process. If you've been browsing [LJWorld.com][1] in the last few weeks, you've probably seen banner ads for the new [Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt][2] at 6th ...

If you haven't already seen this video from relationship site YourTango, you probably aren't at risk - after all, it's probably been reposted the last few days on as many Facebook walls as the tackiest FarmVille gameplay plea. But just in case, here's a tongue-in-cheek caution against social ...

First there was Black Friday. In the last decade and a bit, there's been Cyber Monday. But now, with social media and specifically location-based services making it so very easy to get news about real-world sales out to your friends with breakneck speed, it seems like the two biggest shopping ...

One of the best things about a community like Lawrence - home to a big university, some tech businesses of note and a pretty strong DIY ethic in general - is the number of tech-savvy folks who enjoy playing with new toys, tools and media just because they can. As regards the social sphere, this ...

It's been a week and a half now since Facebook tacked Deals functionality onto Facebook Places, finally giving the location-based service that everyone's loved to hate a legitimate commercial reason to exist. Big deal, you might think; Facebook Places' poor adoption rate and generally lousy ...

Even though there's a lot of truth in The Oatmeal's "[8 Websites You Need to Stop Building][1]" (and despite this blog coming perilously close to #5 on the list), this week's latest "must-have" iOS app - [SocialPhone][2], which has been touted as the integrated social media dashboard we've all ...