When government authorities asked Google for user data, they decided to get creative to explain what happens when there’s a search warrant. They used a board game to demonstrate the entire process of a search warrant filing in an easily understood way. In addition, by showing all the hoops the search warrant filer needs to… Continue reading Google Explains User Data Protection With Youtube and a Board Game
Month: March 2014
Watch as This Man “Crashes” Cell Phone Conversations in Disneyland
Has your day ever been disrupted by someone talking loudly on their cell phone? MediocreFilms made a video showing how to deal with these loud public talkers with a technique called “cell phone crashing.” This entails using your own cell phone to intrude on people while they are talking on their phones. Watch this video… Continue reading Watch as This Man “Crashes” Cell Phone Conversations in Disneyland
Songza Now Uses The Weather To Suggest Songs For You
If you have the rainy day blues, you can now easily listen to blues music to accompany the weather. New York music streaming service Songza has partnered with The Weather Company, owner of The Weather Channel, to suggest songs and playlist based on the weather outside. Songza already differentiates itself from other music streaming services… Continue reading Songza Now Uses The Weather To Suggest Songs For You
25 Facts about Climate Change that Will Shock You [VIDEO]
It’s no secret that climate change is persistent and intensifying, causing serious problems for planet Earth and its inhabitants. Its effects range from mild, like February being the first colder than average month in almost three decades, to harsh, like an increase in the number of hurricanes and destructive storms. List25 has collected 25 alarming… Continue reading 25 Facts about Climate Change that Will Shock You [VIDEO]
People Freaked Out when Twitter Briefly Replaced ‘Retweet’ With ‘Share’
Would Twitter still be Twitter without the retweet button? A recent Twitter experiment swapped Twitter’s iconic retweet button for a new “share” button that reminiscent of Facebook’s terminology. As CNBC’s Eli Langer pointed out last night, people were freaking out: [View the story “Twitter Users Really Like the Retweet Button” on Storify] Twitter is constantly… Continue reading People Freaked Out when Twitter Briefly Replaced ‘Retweet’ With ‘Share’
Watch How This Dog Thanks the Man Who Saved Him from Drowning [VIDEO]
It turns out man can be dog‘s best friend too. When this man rescues a helpless pup from drowning, the canine is so happy he dances for joy. Featured image by Steve Garner via Reddit
Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
Not long ago, when people wanted to share something from their phone to a social network, they turned to Twitter. Now it seems the tables have turned and a new social media site is being favored by mobile users: Instagram. Instagram has eclipsed Twitter in mobile users with 35 million people using the Facebook-owned photo… Continue reading Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
Scientists May Have Found a Treatment that Kills all Cancer Cells
In the fight against cancer, humans have claimed victory. Researchers believe they’ve found a drug that kills cancer cells. About a decade ago biologist Irving Weissman of the Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that cancer cells produce a protein called CD47 in excess, a powerful discovery that showed why the immune system overlooks tumors.… Continue reading Scientists May Have Found a Treatment that Kills all Cancer Cells
