Niche Apps: The Next Wave of Social Media
Let's face it, Facebook is a social media leviathan. With more users per day than some countries have people, the social networking phenomenon is beginning to run into a problem: it's become too...
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Test Prep Company Uses Pictures Of Kim Kardashian's Derriere To Teach Kids Math
This is one place we never expected to see pictures of Kim Kardashian's behind: in SAT test-prep questions. Earlier this week, test preparation company Catalyst tweeted a photo of Kim Kardashian's...
View ArticleDrones Sighted by Pilots Landing at JFK Airport in New York City Show New Risks
A string of drone sightings this week by airline pilots flying into John F. Kennedy International Airport highlights aviation risks posed by the increasingly popular unmanned aircraft.
View ArticleHow Facebook Is Shaping Who Will Win the Next Election
Here's an obvious, yet poorly understood fact: A single social network could have a major influence on who gets to control our government in the future. This isn't an accusation of corporate conspiracy...
View ArticleSchool Official Apologizes For 'Good-Natured' Retweet About Mixed-Raced Couples
An assistant principal who has come under fire for a racially insensitive retweet says she has been put on administrative leave and that she does not harbor racial prejudices. Earlier this week,...
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If You Blast Your Wine With Sound Waves, Does It Taste Better? We Tried To...
Here's a weird one to bust out at your next dinner party: A new machine says it can make your wine taste better by blasting it with sonic energy. The Sonic Decanter recently reached its $85,000 goal on...
View Article'Yo Jackass, We All Think Our Kid Is the Cutest'
As social media has mutated into a ravenous, many tentacled time-eater, news from our friends about their families' triumphs and trials has become omnipresent, unrelenting -- a never-ending vacation...
View ArticleThis Is What You Would've Seen If You Flew Around Inside The Buffalo Snowstorm
While most people in the Buffalo, New York area were hunkered down this week as over six feet of snow piled up outside their windows, James Grimaldi was out seeing the sights, courtesy of his drone....
View ArticleAmazon Signs Lease For Possible Store In Manhattan
NEW YORK -- Soon, going to Amazon may mean more than just typing in a URL. The online retail giant has signed a lease for a massive space in midtown Manhattan that some speculate could become its first...
View ArticleThis FCC Commissioner Did A Reddit Chat. It Did Not Go Well.
WASHINGTON -- On Friday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn took to Reddit to do an "Ask Me Anything" session and answer questions about her job. But she soon found...
View ArticleAwful Behavior At Tech Companies Probably Does Not Hurt Their Bottom Lines
NEW YORK (AP) — Silicon Valley seems to have more than its share of companies behaving badly. Among up-and-comers in the tech world, privacy abuses and executive gaffes have become viral sensations....
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11 Things You Didn't Know About 'iCarly'
In 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... With his hit shows "Drake & Josh" and "Zoey 101" coming to an end, Dan Schneider was focused on his next project. The new series starred "Drake & Josh" alum Miranda...
View ArticleNew Malware Used For Surveillance In 10 Countries, Symantec Says
An unidentified nation may have developed a “highly complex” surveillance tool that targeted companies and other victims in at least 10 countries including Russia and Mexico, Symantec Corp. researchers...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Could Be The Newest Legal Battleground For Uber and Lyft
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has become an attractive market for smartphone-based car services such as Uber and Lyft, which are drawn to the state's mid-sized cities that have college students...
View ArticleFive Ways You'll Be Hacked on Cyber Monday
According to a June 2014 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the likely annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime could reach $575 billion. It's a big number. Here are...
View ArticleHow Vine Went From Comedy Video App To Popular Journalism Tool
Just before Channel 4 News’s chief correspondent Alex Thomson set off on a reporting assignment to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone earlier this month, one of the show’s digital producers pulled him aside and...
View ArticleTower Bridge Official 'Gutted' After Beer Bottle Shatters New Glass Walkway
Part of Tower Bridge's latest attraction, a glass walkway soaring 140 feet above the Thames, has shattered just two weeks after opening, when someone dropped a beer bottle on one of the glass panels....
View ArticleFeds Warn Against Surgery Device That Can Actually Spread Cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have strengthened their warning against use of a once-popular device for gynecologic surgery that can spread unsuspected cancer, saying its risk is only justified in a...
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KC James And Ry Doon Describe The 'Pandemonium' Of Being A Vine Star
For Vine personalities like KC James and Ry Doon, who have millions of followers on the social media app, posting hilarious six-second videos has given them a shot at fame. In a HuffPost Live...
View ArticleEurope Declares War on Google!
Word leaked out on Friday in Brussels that The European Parliament is going to call for the break-up of Google. That must be a tough pill to swallow for Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Sorry...
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