How Many Calories are in a Drink from Starbucks?

If you’re watching your weight or your sugar intake and think a little Starbucks won’t do you any harm, think again. These delicious mocha drinks and Frappuccinos are loaded with sugar and calories! A peppermint white chocolate mocha, for example, contains 520 calories, the equivalent of 3.7 cans of Coca-Cola. To demonstrate just how heavy… Continue reading How Many Calories are in a Drink from Starbucks?

How Do the Big Food Companies Score When It Comes to Social Responsibility? [CHART]

The world’s biggest food brands are notorious for creating less-than-stellar working conditions for farmers and abusing water and land rights. Increased consumer and political pressure, though, is leading to gradually improving conditions and transparency among the world’s ‘Big 10’ food companies like Nestle, PepsiCo, Unilever and Coca-Cola. Through its Behind the Brands campaign Oxfam is… Continue reading How Do the Big Food Companies Score When It Comes to Social Responsibility? [CHART]

What’s the Most Popular Band in Your State?

When it comes to music, do you prefer going with the classics like Neil Young or listening to new artists like Wiz Khalifa? Your answer may be a good indication of where you live, or where you ought to live. This map by Paul Lamere explores music listening preferences by regions across the States. Lamere… Continue reading What’s the Most Popular Band in Your State?

T-Mobile Has the Fastest 4G LTE Speeds in the US but Still Lags Behind in Most Other Countries

T-Mobile’s focus on expanding its 4G LTE network has paid off. While the speed of your particular 4G service will vary depending on where you live, user-generated data collected from Ookla Speedtest reveal that T-Mobile’s network provides the fastest overall network service speed, according to a recent press release published by T-Mobile last month. According… Continue reading T-Mobile Has the Fastest 4G LTE Speeds in the US but Still Lags Behind in Most Other Countries

LinkedIn Introduces New Insights to See Who’s Viewed Your Profile

Have you ever wondered who is checking you out on LinkedIn? LinkedIn’s Who’s Viewed Your Profile feature includes new visual analytics and insights into your potential professional suitors. The new profile tool, released today, shows you not only who is looking at your profile but also actionable data like what industry these viewers work in,… Continue reading LinkedIn Introduces New Insights to See Who’s Viewed Your Profile

Netflix Strikes Deal With Comcast to Improve Streaming Video Performance

Have your Netflix binges been a little slower than usual? While Netflix users seem pretty excited about the release of the second season of House of Cards, if you’ve been using Comcast’s broadband service to connect, you may have been experiencing throttled traffic. Netflix has been in dispute with Comcast after data was released that… Continue reading Netflix Strikes Deal With Comcast to Improve Streaming Video Performance

Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2013

Do you like to donate to causes and give to others? You may not be alone, as charitable giving grew 4.9% in 2013, according to a new report by Blackbaud. Blackbaud analyzed data from 4,129 nonprofit organization representing $12.5 billion in total funds raised during 2013. Blackbaud found that online giving accounted for 6.4% of… Continue reading Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2013