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Have you heard of this thing called "Internet"? According to this news report, the Internet is a "World Wide Switchboard" where you can talk to the world about topics like art, guitar construction, sex, politics, and grief.
Steelers and Cardinals fans weren’t just sitting idle watching the Super Bowl last Sunday on TV. Apparently their thumbs were tweeting up a storm on the micro-blogging service Twitter. The NY Times put together a great interactive map showing the frequency and location of commonly used words in Super Bowl related tweets. If you’re still …
These two guys were in the middle of a LARP battle at the exact moment the Google Street View car was driving around Pittsburgh taking pictures.
Privacy is a constant issue in today's technology enabled society, but there is plenty you
can do to protect yourself starting with your web browser. One of the most useful and at the same time, most dangerous things about web browsers is the amount of data they store.
During the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, Barack Obama became a Twitter phenomenon. After signing up for a Twitter account on March 5, 2007, his campaign slowly grew his Twitter following until in August 2008 Obama became the #1 person using the service. Obama not only had thousands of more followers than his opponent John McCain, …
Ninja Cat viral video fans attempted to recreate the popular clip. The result is the very funny Ninja Cat Fail.
Buying iTunes season passes to a handful of shows like South Park, The Daily Show, Angel, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Friends and SNL will set you back hundreds of dollars. That’s a hard wad of cash to swallow especially since you can watch all these shows for free streaming video websites like Hulu, WB and Comedy …
Can you imagine Santa smoking a cigarette while your kids are sitting in his lap? Today, that occurrence would be unthinkable. But back in the 1930s, it was normal and acceptable for everyone to smoke everywhere all the time. Even Santa. Advertisers would frequently use the image of Santa to promote their products and services. …
If you want a new Blu-ray DVD player and are a Netflix subscriber, then the LG BD300 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player is exactly what you are looking for. LG’s new BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc player is a full-featured DVD player that also gives you unlimited instant access to 12,000+ Netflix movies and TV episodes. All …
It’s official. Pownce is dead. The micro-blogging service is shutting down in 2 weeks. In case you were unfamiliar with Pownce.com, it was a free social networking and micro-blogging site started by Internet entrepreneurs Kevin Rose (Digg.com), Leah Culver, and Daniel Burka. Pownce was centered around sharing messages, files, events, and links with already-established friends. …
Thanks to a few websites like ChefsLine, Butterball, and Chefs.com, experienced chefs are connecting with home cooks for some digital Thanksgiving dinner help.
Gmail Notifier For Mac is a useful app that lets you know if you have email without having to log to into gmail.com.
According to Greek blog post on iPhone Hellas (translated), another software update for the iPhone is expected on Nov. 21. iPhone 2.2 will supposedly… add Google Street View and Google Maps transit directions offer the ability to download podcasts directly to the iPhone prompt users to rate their favorite apps to help users prioritize applications …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Wausau, Wis., company have come up with a 37-inch, bullet and bomb-proof Humvee tire based on a polymeric web so cool looking there’s no need for hub caps. Resilient Technologies and Wisconsin-Madison’s Polymer Engineering Center are creating a “non-pneumatic tire” (no air required) that will support the weight of …
Steve Hoffman and Eric Hayashi are certainly well-rounded interactive entertainment executives. Their bios are full of so many impressive entertainment and gaming companies that it will make your head spin. Combined, Steve and Eric have worked at Vivendi Universal Games, Virgin Interactive, Infospace, Hasbro Interactive, Sega and Atari. So what did Steve and Eric do …
Good news for Mac Netflix users. Now we can officially utilize Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” feature on our Macs. The Watch Instantly feature was previously only available for PC users Watching instantly doesn’t affect the number of DVDs you get by mail and is included in your membership for no additional fee. The Netflix “Watch Instantly” …
Which Twitter account will belong to the next President of the United States? Will it be @johnmccain or @barackobama? Twitter’s CEO, Biz Stone, anticipates record-breaking activity on Twitter all day on election day. Barack Obama is currently the #1 person on Twitter with over 110,000 followers, so expect a heavy turnout of his Twitter supporters. …
