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Tracking tech trends and how the internet is changing our lives.
June 30, 2014
You’re under surveillance: Dragnet Nation
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In ‘private’ online forums, at malls, and even at home, Julia Angwin reports, someone is tracking you. Sharon and Bilal couldn...
June 23, 2014
How to create a culture around your brand
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Source: Masters-in-Marketing.org
June 16, 2014
The future of artificial limbs
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The past decade has seen huge leaps in prosthetics. How far will the technology take us? Writers at The Week investigate, what’s driven the ...
June 9, 2014
It's time for women to start asking for raises
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Turns out the old adage is true: If you don’t ask, you don’t get, said Jennifer Ludden in NPR.org . New research by economists at Carnegie M...
June 2, 2014
Did you hear about Teju Cole's essay on Twitter?
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Teju Cole might be the opposite of a book snob, said Aaron Calvin in BuzzFeed.com . Earlier this year, the award-winning Nigerian-American n...
May 26, 2014
The psychology of video game addiction
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What turns a hobby into a sickness? Jack Flanagan at The Kernel investigates. "I would not inflict this game upon anyone" was the...
May 19, 2014
The military is weaponizing video games
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The Xbox Kinect can do a lot more than recognize your dance moves. According to Eugene K. Chow in The Week , the military has long been an o...
May 12, 2014
Sex toys get social
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And they're not a total waste of time... According to John Aziz of The Idea Factory, a new generation of sex toys is here. Manipulata...
May 5, 2014
The online cookie has turned stale: Here's what advertisers are cooking up to replace it
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Sorry, you're still being tracked. According to Robert W. Gehl in The Week , the $10 billion online advertising industry is in a state o...
April 28, 2014
Can Facebook give free Internet access to the world?
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Source: BestComputerScienceDegrees.com
April 21, 2014
Dating: Is the Web getting in the way of love?
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"Is technology ruining your relationships?" asked Jess Carbino in HuffingtonPost.com . "Honestly? Yes," I thought. Appar...
April 14, 2014
SIY: The mainstreaming of mindfulness
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Stressed-out Americans from war veterans to Google workers are embracing meditation. Does it really work? My answer is YES. Thank goodness m...
April 7, 2014
Amazon vs. Netflix: The Fight of the Century
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Source: Business-Management-Degree.net
April 1, 2014
Don't Be Fooled: 2014's Top April Fools' Day Tech Jokes
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As reported by Stephanie Mlot of PC Magazine , from Google and Hulu to HTC and Uber, check out the roundup of some of the day's best pra...
March 25, 2014
Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of online jargon ;-)
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of online jargon ;-) Not only has the Internet and texting changed the way we com...
March 20, 2014
Product You: With free online services, you’re the product!
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This is a special guest post by BizBrain.org ! Source: BizBrain.org Product You: With free online services, you’re the product. How ...
March 10, 2014
The Largest List of Text & Chat Acronyms is now available as a book
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Ever seen an acronym you didn’t know? Are you a parent or teacher with kids online? Are you a business professional trying to stay savvy...
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