December 21, 2011 Here they are, the top 5 videos viewed on Youtube in 2011:
5. Nyan Cat. I don't get it either, but with over 54 MILLION views, someone has to get it. Right?
4. Talking Twin Babies. Now this is cute! Twin language
It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.
Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.
Frustrations over Facebook’s lax privacy policies have risen quite high in recent times, which makes the fact that someone was able to hack the social site and make public some of Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos all the more satisfying.
December 6, 2011
We have all done it, whether you can blame Auto correct or, If you are like me, you don't pay attention to what you are texting. My mom always told me be careful with whatever you write, because you can't take it back and words can be very powerful. Umm
Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum).
Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that 58 percent of all adults go online for the same reason.
The Beliebers can claim another honor for their beloved pop star. According to Internet search results revealed by Bing, Justin Bieber was the most searched person of 2011. He moved up from his No. 6 ranking a year ago to beat out Kim Kardashian, who fell to No. 2.
Whether you need a fresh pair of pants stat or your garden could use a good weeding, the internet is making farming out your chores and odd jobs the best way to clear off your “to do” list.
November 25, 2011 It has officially been 1 week ago today, that I had my Lasik procedure done at WEIS EYE CENTER in Hermantown, and I still wake up every day, just amazed that I can see perfectly clear! Today on my way to work I was wearing my new sunglasses, and was not bothered at all by the sun, or having to move my visor constantly to keep the sun out of my eyes
Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’
And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer.
Is your kid hooked on video games? New research says simple brain-wiring may be to blame.
Brain scans conducted on 154 teenagers who played video games at least nine hours per week found the structure and activity in the part of the brain associated with reward processing was larger than in those who played less often.
While facial recognition technology has been used to enhance security — for example, to spot known terrorists in crowds — it’s now poised to become the next big thing for personalized marketing and smart phones.
Facebook may have changed the way we communicate, keep up with long lost friends and pretend that we're doing actual work in the office, but it has come at a great cost to privacy. Now the federal government is forcing the social networking giant to ask all 800 million of their users if they wish to “opt out” of certain settings and features that might expose some of their personal information to the entire world.
We applaud these efforts to ensure our privacy, and we think it should be taken even further. Facebook should not only make sure that our most sensitive information isn't exposed to the general public, but they should also ask us if we want to “opt out” of the most annoying causes of social networking headaches that have spread like some virtual flesh eating bacteria that cannot be stopped.
