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Wow Such Hamster Butt. Much Facebook. Amaze.
Think you're weird? Unless you're into hamster butts, you're apparently not weird enough. There's a Facebook page in Japanese devoted to them. Are you still reading this? You are amazing. We love you...
View ArticleHappy 25th Birthday, Web! Here's What You've Taught Us
The Internet just turned 25-years-old, a milestone in what's arguably the most revolutionary invention of our time. From archaic dial-ups and angsty Myspace profiles, to viral YouTube videos and...
View ArticleWhat will the Internet Look Like in 10 years? Elon University & Pew Internet...
Internet experts and highly engaged netizens participated in answering an eight-question survey fielded by Elon University and the Pew Internet Project from late November 2013 through early January...
View ArticleThis Robotic Kangaroo Can REALLY Hop (VIDEO)
Looking for a new pet? Have you considered a robotic kangaroo? As part of an ongoing program to study animals as models for new technologies, the German company Festo has created an experimental robot...
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How the Tech Industry Can Help Save the Climate
Connecting people across continents. Delivering breaking news. Enabling government transparency. Facilitating social revolutions. Stopping global warming? The Internet is capable of doing so much, but...
View ArticleKids Do The Darndest Things ... Like Hack Your Xbox
Microsoft recently received a tip about a security problem uncovered by an unlikely source: a 5-year-old boy. Kristoffer Von Hassel, of California, had found a simple but clever way to hack into his...
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The 'Social Currency' Final Four
I travel around the country going to one social media conference after another, and I can confidently tell you that 'cultivating long-term relationships' is an increasingly trending topic in today's...
View ArticleScientists Develop Health Trackers That Work Like Temporary Tattoos
First there was the pedometer -- simple in design and function, but it gets the job done. Then there were health trackers that you could either clip to your pocket (a la Fitbit) or wear on your wrist...
View ArticleHalf Of Nation Says Tech Companies' Snooping Goes Too Far
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Reuters) - The personal data gathering abilities of Google, Facebook and other tech companies has sparked growing unease among Americans, with a majority...
View ArticleThis Is What Happens When Art Meets Social Media
A Ukrainian artist has given the pieces of the great Edward Hopper a 21st-century touch-up. Nastya Nudnik, of Kiev, decided to insert social media symbols and emojis into the artist's paintings. "I...
View ArticleFirst Public NSA Speech: "De-Militarization" of Cyber Space
Last week, in the first speech ever publicly delivered by the National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for the "de-militarization" of cyber space. There certainly is...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech Frat Suspended Following 'Luring Your Rapebait' Email
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Tech is suspending a fraternity for three years after an investigation into a member sending an email with instructions for "luring rapebait" at parties fueled with alcohol. A...
View ArticleThe '#Selfie Generation' May Just Change The Future Of Healthcare
Last month New York Time's Magazine contributor (and graduate student in computer science) Yiren Yu, argued that Silicon Valley's Youth Problem "makes for a lot of cool apps. But great technology? Not...
View ArticleHigh-Profile Stocks Brace For More Pain On Wall Street
By Angela Moon NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) - After their worst week in several years, high-flying stocks that defied gravity throughout 2013 look like they're in for more punishment. The reason:...
View ArticleMozilla CEO's Resignation Sparks Debate In Silicon Valley
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tech workers in Silicon Valley debated on Friday whether Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich got the comeuppance he deserved or was himself a victim of intolerance when he...
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The Very Worst Types Of Guys You'll Meet Online
Written by Rebecca Stokes on CafeMom's blog, The Stir Dating is hard. Online dating is even harder. But it's an increasingly common and less socially-weird-than-it-used-to-be way of meeting potential...
View Article'Tetris' Fans Plan Skyscraper-Sized Game In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of Tetris fans plan to gather in Philadelphia for a skyscraper-sized version of the classic video game, a spectacle that organizers hope will inspire onlookers and players...
View ArticleBest Of Ken Jennings' Reddit AMA
Ken Jennings took to Reddit to do an AMA about being a 74-time "Jeopardy!" champion and the results were actually pretty hilarious. Jennings, a.k.a. "WatsonsBitch" -- he recently lost to IBM...
View ArticleSecret 'Cuban Twitter' Poses Big Hurdle For Bloggers, Exiles
MIAMI (AP) — The revelation that a U.S. government-funded program set up a cellphone-based social network in Cuba is likely to pose new challenges for independent bloggers and exile groups that work to...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Online Safety: Lessons Learned Over 20 Years
When I wrote the original version of "Child Safety on the Information Highway" (click here for 20th anniversary updated version), in 1994, "online safety" was largely defined as keeping kids away from...
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