Mar 06
Here’s an easy way to keep the crazy stuff your uncle posts to Facebook from appearing in your feed.
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Mar 05
In the world of apps like SnapChat and Instagram, the selfie reigns
supreme. To prove that point, did you know that "selfie" was the word of
the year in 2013 according to the Oxford Dictionaries? For those of you
that have been living under a rock for the past five years, selfie is a
term used to describe the action taken when taking a picture of one’s
self. #TheSelfie (Hashtag included in the product name) is a
shutter controlling device to make taking selfies easier.
Feb 27
Like it or not, the number of apps and services that connect to Facebook as a sign-in mechanism will increase. But that doesn’t mean you need to spam your timeline with random updates when you log into the latest game. …
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Feb 26
We’ve recently seen a lot of games that use social media in some pretty incredible ways. Seadelphica is the latest in that crop: it’s a story-driven runner with multiple endings and Tumblr integration. Apparently, it’s going to use Tumblr to influence how its main character grows and develops.
Feb 26
For all those naysayers out there who couldn’t help but caterwaul over Facebook’s demise before the ink was even dry on it IPO opening, May 19, 2012 — including myself [see "How Many Dumb F*cks Rocked Facebook’s IPO Like It’s 1999?"] — our subesquent rude awakening was the world’s largest social network fooled a good many of us.
Feb 25
It might be morbid and upsetting, but the death industry has always been
killing the competition (pun intended) because of the simple fact that
everyone on the planet will die. There is no other industry that caters
to a basic need of the entire world population. Admittedly, some of the
businesses in the industry, and the services that they offer, won’t
appeal to everyone; but they do demonstrate that creativity in business
isn’t dead. The latest business in the industry is futuristic, and takes
memorializing to a whole new level.
Feb 25
Linkify Harnesses Semantic Technology For On-The-Go Small Businesses & Smartphones
Posted in: Today's Chili
Time is of the essence when running a small business — particularly
when each staff member [whether he or she is the founder or its sales
agent] is often required to wear many hats,
juggle multiple disciplines and multi-task on an ongoing-basis. Add
travel and out-of-the-office business engagements to the mix…
Feb 24
It began when writer Alexander Chee made a simple, obvious statement in an interview with the literary organization PEN: Trains are great places to write. "I wish Amtrak had residencies for writers," he said.
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Feb 22
I’m not a kid anymore (unless you’re being very charitable with your age guidelines), but I can only assume today’s parents are telling their kids "Facebook will rot yer brains." In fact, the opposite might be true, according to a teeny, tiny little study from England. Especially for kids with dyslexia.
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Feb 21
Social media is a great place to get news and updates from around the world. It can be used to spread information about a missing child, a missing person, a missing dog, warning about accidents or traffic jams, but at the same time with great power comes great responsibility. Cheesy, I know, but there are times when one must decide if a particular piece of news is the truth or a rumor as irresponsible sharing can sometimes lead to the false dissemination of information. Well the good news is that soon you might not have to figure it out for yourself, thanks to a new tool that is being built that will reportedly be able to verify online rumors from social media sources.
This tool is being built by researchers at the University of Sheffield and according to Dr Kalina Bontcheva, the leader researcher, “Social networks also provide useful information. The problem is that it all happens so fast and we can’t quickly sort truth from lies. This makes it difficult to respond to rumours, for example, for the emergency services to quash a lie in order to keep a situation calm,” which is why this lie detector tool is being built. The tool will be able to analyze text and also examine social media accounts have been created simply with the purpose of spreading lies and rumors. Unfortunately this lie detector will not be made available anytime soon as the project will run for three years before a customized tool will be made available for more commercial use.
Lie Detector Tool Will Weed Out Rumors On Social Media original content from Ubergizmo. 
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