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Health experts in Great Britain have underlined the recent fourfold increase in syphilis to areas of Britain that Facebook is most popular. The director of Public Health, Peter Kelly identified that social media sites like Facebook make “it easier for people to meet up for casual sex”. He identified that of the cases he was familiar with, that the partners… Read more
If you have been wondering how Twitter is going to make money from being such a popular website, here is your basic answer. Of course, we all recognize that many of the other large social media websites, like MySpace and Facebook, make serious money off of advertising.… Read more
Imagine the big names in social media getting together in one room. Well, that is what recently happened in Davos, Switzerland. The big cheeses of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn had a big powwow to discuss strategies for the future. … Read more
It’s almost hard to think of Microsoft being the underdog in anything. Even in the mp3 player market they are no longer considered the underdog (although they are still not the goliath).… Read more
If you haven’t already seen it, your Facebook posts might be showing up in Google search results around the web. The search engine honcho has indeed begun to index Facebook content and has already been indexing information from MySpace and Twitter.… Read more
The cell phone is the one piece of technology that can do just about everything kids seem to enjoy, according to one recent study. The cell phone allows kids to engage in various forms of social entertainment all through one little piece of equipment. Kids can talk, text, listen to music, watch videos and play games. … Read more
Social networking is proving to be the fastest and best means of communication between earthquake-ravaged Haiti and the rest of the world. Both Facebook and Twitter have launched campaigns to help the relief efforts in the devastated country following the massive January 12 quake. … Read more
If you’re one of those people who scoff in disgust at the fad of wearing ones pants below their behind, you might identify with Larry. The 62-year-old Larry Platt auditioned for American Idol with hopes that he would get in. Unfortunately he more than doubled the age limit required to appear on the show (28). That hasn’t stopped him from… Read more
No doubt you heard the countdown to the New Year and the supposedly new decade. However some of the math being used is faulty to say the least. Technically the new decade doesn’t start until 2011. In all seriousness, the New Millennium didn’t start with year 2000, it started with 2001. Remember in 1st grade when we were taught to… Read more
We use the word everyday describe the means of finding things such as restaurants, homes, banks, stores and travel deals. It has become such a part of our culture that it flows off the tongue like water.… Read more
