internet

Last week we reported that a horrible  mom was letting the internet vote to decide the name of her child for a measly $5,000. We can now thankfully say that the whole thing was a big, stinking hoax, perpetrated by none other than the company holding the contest.

Suddenly we feel very lucky to have been born in the '80s. Back then, our biggest naming danger was being called Brandi or Lacey. One mom-to-be is letting the internet name her child, so who knows what it will be called.

Is having cyber sex considered unhealthy -- and does it constitute “cheating” on a spouse, even if you never meet? -- Daniel, 27, Kansas

While viruses that hijack your computer is not a brand new thing, a new type of computer malware is taking stealing your information and ruining your day to the next level.

One of the inevitable parts of bringing your pet to the park is the cleanup process. Most parks have pet cleanup materials and waste receptacles to help keep parks clean for everyone to enjoy, but one group in Mexico is taking the pet cleanup task into the 21st century, by trading in your pet's waste for free WiFi in the park.

Hundreds of thousands of people may wake up on July 9, 2012 to find the internet doesn't work on their computers. That is, unless these individuals take action to make sure their computers don't say farewell to the web forever. How do you know if you're one of the thousands? How do you prevent this from happening? Well, luckily we have the information.

Vitamin Water is certainly embracing the internet in their latest ad. In the spot, a man leaves his apartment to go search for their sweet, vitamin-enriched product. He is barely off his stoop when he’s confronted by a sexy sax man. (Who is unfortunately not playing the solo from ‘Careless Whisper.’) And look, there’s a fellow planking on the fire hydrant. Yep, internet fads (or memes) have come t

Ladies If you are wondering why your man is spending so much time in the bathroom lately, look for his smartphone. Researchers have found that 1 in 2 men regularly take a cell phone with them into the bathroom and surf the net, vs. reading the newspaper.  Hmm technology at it's finest.

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

This week at a conference in Ludwigsburg, Germany, IBM announced their ambitious vision of an even more interconnected world. Basically speaking, they announced plans to create an open-source means by which all of our devices can "talk" to each other - from gaming systems to cars, heart rate monitors to shoes.

For every generation, there will most likely be something that we as parents can blame for the decline in school performance.  My generation can blame the video game boom.  (It all started with my Atari...)  The generation before me, probably disco...

Woman have begun embracing certain internet-based technologies even more than men, but may be doing so at the expense of sex.