This Is What You Do on the Internet All Day

Do you find yourself spending a lot of time on the Internet? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Adults in the U.S. spend on average over three hours a day online. According to a new online survey by conducted by GFK and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, we spend an average of 37 minutes a… Continue reading This Is What You Do on the Internet All Day

Pinterest Dominated by Women, High User Retention in 2014 [REPORT]

If you’re trying to get more creative, whether it’s looking for a healthy recipe or home redecorating ideas, Pinterest is the place to go. When a user finds something of interest to them, they “pin” it to a board and can have a permanent reminder of it. Pinning is an aspirational activity, meaning when a… Continue reading Pinterest Dominated by Women, High User Retention in 2014 [REPORT]

Water Is Life: The ‘Drinkable Book’ that Decontaminates Water

Did you know that 3.4 million people die each year because of a water-related disease? Science has shown us that without water, there can’t be life. Despite this, so much of the water on our planet is contaminated without people knowing it. To combat this, scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Virginia… Continue reading Water Is Life: The ‘Drinkable Book’ that Decontaminates Water

New Tips for Boosting your Workplace Productivity

We all have those days, the ones where we just can’t summon the motivation to complete our normal amount of work. Maybe we’re coming down with a cold. Maybe the little one refused to sleep through the night. Maybe we didn’t have time for a second cup of coffee. Or maybe, inexplicably, we’ve just lost… Continue reading New Tips for Boosting your Workplace Productivity

This Week’s Most Streamed and Most Viral Tracks on Spotify in the US, UK and World

If you’re wondering what this week’s top tracks are on Spotify, then Hypebot has the answer for you. The music tech website calculated the most viral and most streamed songs from March 31 to April 6 by taking the number of people who shared the tracks and dividing it by the number who listened to… Continue reading This Week’s Most Streamed and Most Viral Tracks on Spotify in the US, UK and World

8 Things to Know about News and Social Media

Today, people are using social media sites more and more to get the news. The Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project analyzed data about social media and news and came to eight conclusions about the intersection of the two. 1. Social Media is a News Source Though social media sites today serve as news sources, some… Continue reading 8 Things to Know about News and Social Media

Top 100 Most Popular People on Twitter [STATS]

Ever wonder who the most popular people are on Twitter? Luckily Twitter Counter recently released stats showing who has the most followers, so we can see exactly who the most popular Twitter users are along with who follows the most people on Twitter and who’s tweeted the most. With the most followers, Katy Perry unsurprisingly… Continue reading Top 100 Most Popular People on Twitter [STATS]

What Is StumbleUpon?

What if there was a site that could predict everything you wanted to see on the internet? StumbleUpon is a social network that helps you discover unique and interesting things across the Web. StumbleUpon is basically a discovery engine of entertainment that recommends photography, art, humor, fashion, sports, technology and just about every other topic… Continue reading What Is StumbleUpon?