January 27, 2014

The Biometrics Boom: Technology can identify you by unique traits in your eyes, your voice, and your gait. Is there cause for alarm?

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What is biometrics ? It is the science of identifying individuals by their unique biological characteristics. The best known and earliest ...
January 20, 2014

Your Outraged Internet Comments are only Making YOU Angrier

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Don't like this blog? Probably best to keep it to yourself, according to Keith Wagstaff. Someone is always wrong on the Internet. Don...
January 13, 2014

'Deflower,' 'pornography,' and 'marijuana': The taboo words your iPhone won't spell

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In case you weren't aware, Apple is a family company. Chris Gayomali informs us, Apple is keeping it clean. The iPhone's autocorr...
January 6, 2014

Why it's so difficult to ban revenge porn

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Almost everyone hates it. But state legislatures are having a tough time fighting it. "Is Anyone Up" may be gone, but there are ...
December 30, 2013

How Mobile Phones Can Change the World

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Happy holidays and happy new year to all! It's time to change the world :) Since they were developed over 40 years ago, mobile phones ...
November 18, 2013

The Top 10 Internet Trends of 2013

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Everyone's talking tech again this year and NetLingo continues to track the most popular online trends. Shocking, innovative, and defin...
November 11, 2013

10 Tips for Avoiding the Tyranny of Email

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Shane Parrish bets you can't even finish reading this story without checking your email once. Yeah, he says, it's time to power dow...
November 4, 2013

Does social media make us smarter?

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Turns out there are some benefits to shrinking your attention span to nothing! As reported by Monica Nickelsburg, on any given day, the av...
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...