October 21, 2013

Could a social media eraser law save an over-sharing generation?

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California's pending Internet "eraser button" law gives minors a way to (partially) expunge their digital footprint. As rep...
October 14, 2013

Learn 21st Century Language Skills

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This is an interview by Ultimate Spelling Bee with Erin Jansen of NetLingo :) Long before computer jargon and “text speak” became part of...

The Great Digital Con Game

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Have you ever stopped to think about the politics or economics of social media and digital sharing? Jaron Lanier has. Stop “offering your...
October 7, 2013

How Google Makes Its Money

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For a company that for the longest time was touted to "not have a product," Google is doing plenty well, and is poised to bring u...

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According to Colleen Oakley, it's not just for Veronica Mars reboots. Graduating with less debt could just take a couple of clicks. ...
September 30, 2013

Poetry: smartphone-style

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This is a guest post written by Charlotte Kertrestel , do enjoy! “I wandered lonely as a cloud”...“texting on my new iPhone 5”. Sound fa...
September 23, 2013

Watch 24 hours of internet activity around the world in 8 seconds

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The animated map , from an anonymous researcher, is beautiful, mesmerizing — and made using highly illegal means, according to Peter Weber...
September 16, 2013

Yes, the Internet is making you a meaner person (so let's be nice!)

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Wow, according to an article by Chris Gayomali, 80 percent of one survey's participants say we're all becoming jerks. I have to say...
September 9, 2013

How to search like a spy: Google's secret hacks revealed

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Try: "filetype:xls site:za confidential" The National Security Agency in May of 2013 declassified a hefty 643-page research man...
September 2, 2013

Why Facebook makes breaking up even worse

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Don't underestimate the emotional pain of going from "In a Relationship" to "Single" says Emily Shire, oh man, is s...
August 26, 2013

Samsung's super-fast '5G' antenna: What you need to know

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Gigabyte-per-second download speeds? Yes, please, says Chris Gayomali. If the ability to download every season of Game of Thrones in a few...
August 19, 2013

Google vs. Sweden: The linguistic war over the word 'ogooglebar'

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The lovely, bouncy word ogooglebar means "something unable to be found on a search engine." And according to Arika Okrent, Google...
August 12, 2013

Rainbows and Unicorns: A Linguistic History

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It all seems to date back to a 19th-century French book. It's not all rainbows and butterflies, you know. Or rainbows and unicorns. Or ...
August 5, 2013

How 3-D Printers Might Help Us Build a Base on the Moon

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Mankind's quest to live among the stars gets a little more realistic with the advent of 3-D printing . If humanity's longtime dre...
July 29, 2013

3-D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution

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Three-dimensional printers make manufacturing possible at home. Could they spell the end of mass production? What is 3-D printing? It’s ...
July 22, 2013

How to Travel the World... While Working!

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Vanessa Van Edwards' 6-step roadmap to taking the "workation" of your dreams is an inspiration! Check it out... "I take ...