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The 2012 Electoral College Map Done Right: States Sized By Votes, Not Geographic Size

October 23, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

It drives me crazy to see news outlets with US maps showing the states estimated to be either going for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election based on the geographic size of those states, rather than the number of Electoral College votes they carry. There are better maps they could and should use. […]

Filed Under: America

My MacBook Pro Retina Running 3 External Monitors (& Could Do 4, 5….)

June 20, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

My old MacBook Pro had no problems running three external monitors. My new MacBook Pro Retina is easily able to do the same and should be able to do more, if I wanted. Here are the details of my setup. I’m using three Dell monitors. My center one is a widescreen running 2560×1440, and the two […]

Filed Under: Apple, Multiple Monitors

Dear New York Times & Wall Street Journal: How About Some Sensible Digital Subscription Pricing?

May 8, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

The New York Times is launching new video ads to convince people they should pay for its content. Here’s a thought. If the New York Times, or the Wall Street Journal for that matter, want to be paid what they’re worth, how about giving subscribers a set price they can depend on? A price that […]

Filed Under: Newspapers

You Can’t Watch SNL’s Hilarious “Downton Abbey” Sketch Legally Online, So NBCUniversal Pirates Itself

February 6, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

All I wanted to do was share a funny “Downton Abbey Meets Spike TV” skit that was on Saturday Night Live this week. Unfortunately, there’s no authorized version of the sketch online from NBCUniversal. That made me hesitate, but apparently it wasn’t a problem for iVillage, an NBCUniversal-owned site. Nor was it an issue for Time, […]

Filed Under: America, TV

Dear Rupert Murdoch: Let’s Talk Piracy & “The Simpsons”

January 22, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

Rupert, my son had a simple request. “Daddy, can we watch last week’s episode of The Simpsons?” No, son, we can’t. You can blame Rupert Murdoch for that. Rupert, I know you’re all upset about all those SOPA & PIPA protests last week. Why, without them, how will you keep all your shows from being […]

Filed Under: Rants, TV

Why Do Amazon & Apple Hate Families?

November 26, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

With the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire among the hot gifts for families this year, it’s pretty sad that neither device has any concept of “family” baked into it. Used by plenty of children, these devices ironically aren’t intended for them. Crazy, right? I mean, who hasn’t seen kids taking to an iPad […]

Filed Under: Amazon, Apple

The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia

November 23, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

Right now, Wikipedia is busy asking for donations to stay afloat. Here’s a thought. If it wants donations, maybe open things up so that outsiders feel like they can contribute expert knowledge without wasting their time. A Debate Over Notability Here’s a case in point. About two weeks ago, Jessie Stricchiola let me know that […]

Filed Under: Internet, Rants

After Two Days, Minecraft Is Topping Grossing App In iTunes

November 19, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

Still don’t know Minecraft? Well, if you use iTunes, the block-building virtual world game is giving you a wake-up call. The game is now the top grossing app on iTunes and settling between the top third and fourth paid app overall. Minecraft Pocket Edition was released on November 17 and formally announced yesterday at MineCon, […]

Filed Under: Gaming, Minecraft

Move Over Angry Birds, It’s The Minecraft Coming Out Party

November 18, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

Angry Birds? That’s so 2010. The hot game you might not have heard of yet, but chances are your kids know, is Minecraft. And 5,000 Minecrafters have descended upon Las Vegas for MineCon, the first-ever event for Minecraft. During today’s keynote, Markus Persson — Notch — the creator of Minecraft officially took Minecraft out of beta status. […]

Filed Under: Gaming, Minecraft

Lessons & Thoughts On My Five Year Anniversary Of Starting A New Business

September 2, 2011 by Danny Sullivan

Five years ago, I found myself heading down an unexpected path, starting a new business to carry on the work I had been doing writing and speaking about search engines and search marketing. On this anniversary, a few thoughts on life along the way. My First Founder’s Story For those unfamiliar, I’ve been covering search […]

Filed Under: Work

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Danny Sullivan is a former analyst and journalist who works for Google to help educate the public about search, to explore and explain issues that may arise with search, and take feedback from the public to help promote solutions.

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