الجمعة، 22 يونيو 2012

62% of Library Users Don't Know They Can Check Out E-Books [STUDY]

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62% of Library Users Don't Know They Can Check Out E-Books [STUDY]
12:09:09 AM
As reading habits shift from printed to digital ink, public libraries are struggling to raise awareness of their digital offerings. The introduction of tablets and dedicated e-book readers has changed the way we read. Now, you're just as likely...



Is This the Best Internet Explorer Error Message Ever?
Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:27 PM
Internet Explorer seems to be the anti-Sally Field, realizing all of the sudden that the web hates it. It really, really hates it. Last week, an Australian online retailer fanned the anti-IE flames with a publicity stunt in which it promised to...



Facebook Now Lets You Edit Comments
Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:22 PM
We've all done it. Your friend uploads a picture of their new puppy to Facebook, and you somehow manage to leave a comment congratulating them instead on their "new pappy." So what do you do? Until now, the only thing Facebook would let you do to...



7 Cool Projects From Young Geniuses
Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:44 PM
The amazing thing about kids is their ability to imagine possibilities. Too many times, kids are told that they can't, not to make a mess or that they're too young. But sometimes those messes in the garages or even their parent's workplace might...



YouTube Joins Pinterest: Here's What It's Pinning
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:20 PM
YouTube is getting in on the Pinterest action -- by launching an account of its own, the online video company announced Thursday. Videos will be posted to one of several Pinterest YouTube boards themed around topics including crafts, lifestyle...



Twitter-Breaking Bug Parody Account Gets Suspended [UPDATED]
Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:28 PM
One thing Twitter is really good at is breaking news -- except for when the site is down. Coincidentally, the other thing Twitter users love best is creating parody accounts of current events and other topical subjects. So it should come to no...



Hackers Take Credit for Twitter Outages
Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:04 PM
Twitter has been up and down throughout Thursday -- and now a group of hackers known as UGNazi is taking credit for causing the outages. "We just #TangoDown'd twitter.com for 40 minutes worldwide! #UGnazi," reads a tweet sent from @UG on Thursday...



Twitter's Outage Is Its Biggest in 8 Months
Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:55 PM
Twitter suffered its most prolonged outage in eight months on Thursday as the site was down for more than an hour for the first time since October 2011. However, the previous outage took place in a relatively quiet time of day for the service --...



Control This LED Light Bulb From a Smartphone [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:11 PM
SmartLabs Technology company Insteon has figured out how to get us out of the worst predicament ever -- lying comfortably in bed, on the edge of sleep and realizing the light is still on. Insteon's first dimmable app-controlled light bulb lets...



Apple Plans to Shrink the Dock Connector in iPhone 5 [REPORT]
Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:43 PM
The iPhone's dock connector is about to go on a diet. Multiple sites are reporting that Apple will replace the venerable 30-pin dock connector with a smaller port for the next model, the so-called "iPhone 5." The site MobieFun first published...



Twitter Is Still Down [UPDATE]
Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:36 PM
Update 4: We spoke too soon. As soon as our post was updated, Twitter decided to go down again. Will users finally get frustrated enough to actually use Google+? Update 3: And we appear to be back. With any luck, the Twitter gods will keep the...



Why Social Networks Won't Kill the Blog
Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:34 PM
In the last year, users have turned to social sharing platforms like Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram to share bite-sized snacks of content, while relying on blogs to enable longer forms of communication and self-expression. In one sense, it's...



How Much Bird Poop Does it Take to Total a SmartCar?
Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:46 AM
This may be the funniest Twitter response from a brand yet. Clayton Hove, the creative director of ad agency KK Bold, commonly peppers his Twitter account with witty one liners. On June 17, he sent this: Saw a bird had crapped on a Smart Car....



LinkedIn Slapped With $5 Million Lawsuit Over Password Breach
Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:15 AM
The news just keeps getting worse for LinkedIn. The social network for work professionals is being sued for $5 million after more than 6 million of its users' passwords were leaked online earlier this month. Katie Szpyrka, a LinkedIn user from...



Camera Records Your Dog's Perspective, Emotions
Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:09 AM
In an attempt to solve for the emotional distress of losing a loved animal, one designer wants to create Pet's View, a concept camera that not only records a pet's visual experiences, but also how the owner's feelings are reflected through the...



 
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