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Tracking tech trends and how the internet is changing our lives.
October 29, 2012
Naive Online Daters Turn into Drug Mules
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Seriously? YCMTSU ! One fine day, Sharon's and Catherine's online dates , called "Frank" and "Marc," asked them...
October 24, 2012
Why Young People Should Create Their Own 4-Hour Work Week
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Young people shouldn't bother "fighting over the remaining scraps of the old economy," said Walter Russell Mead. Now is a fan...
October 22, 2012
5 New Rules to Pick a Cell Phone Carrier
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There are more variables than ever to consider when signing-up for cell phone service (or shall I say tracker service ;-) New shared plans...
October 15, 2012
When Rachel became the Office Robot
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Telepresence robots, which retail for about $9,700, just may be the future of work. For several weeks in the summer of 2012, I was a robot i...
October 12, 2012
Cyberwarfare Emerges From Shadows for Public Discussion by U.S. Officials
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 that the United States was facing the possibility of a “cyber-Pearl Harbor”...
October 8, 2012
Screen-Viewing Blues: Why You Should Unplug at Night
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Spending evenings in front of a glowing computer, TV, or cellphone screen can put you at risk of depression, Science News reports. Nightti...
October 1, 2012
Are social media making us lonely?
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For all the connectivity offered by social media, we “have never been more detached from one another, or lonelier.” Do you agree? It’s the ...
September 26, 2012
It's History in the Making: Google's Self-Driving Cars Are Now Legal In California
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California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on September 25, 2012 that clears Google's driverless cars for use on state-ow...
September 20, 2012
Amazon Shifts Tactics on Sales Taxes
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Tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon come to an end, said Monica Langley in The Wall Street Journal . Republican governors in budget-...
September 19, 2012
The Smiley Emoticon Turns 30 Today!
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The official birthdate of the smiley is September 19, 1982. It was created by Scott E. Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon University. The two ori...
September 17, 2012
5 Web Tools Every Student Needs to Know
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It’s back to school time, and though most of us have mastered the use of social media to enhance our personal lives, what about mastering I...
September 10, 2012
It's Back to (Online) School Time!
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Advances in technology, coupled with increased demand for educational services, have given birth to a wave of new online learning options. ...
September 3, 2012
Awesome Android Tips and Tricks
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You don't need a degree in software engineering to get more out of your Android smartphone . Regardless of the kind of Android phone y...
August 27, 2012
Hi my name is Erin, I'm a binge TV viewer
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Tech-savvy young people have come up with a whole new way to watch TV, said John Jurgensen in The Wall Street Journal . The “binge viewer” ...
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