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
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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
Google Now Cards Available for Regular Desktop Chrome Users
Google Now cards have been available for desktop users since January, but until now only people using Chrome Canary have been able to take advantage of them. Starting this week, however, Google is making Google Now notifications available for users of all versions of Chrome on Chrome OS, Mac OS and Windows. This means that… Continue reading Google Now Cards Available for Regular Desktop Chrome Users
A New Study Shows that Moods on Facebook Are Infectious
With our hundreds of Facebook friends, we’re bound to come across an angry status or two each day. Seeing those types of posts on Facebook can actually trigger an emotional response, making you feel angry as well according to a study by researchers at the University of California at San Diego. The good news is… Continue reading A New Study Shows that Moods on Facebook Are Infectious
Prime Minister of Turkey Strengthens Twitter Ban
Late Thursday night, the open and free use of Twitter in Turkey ceased to exist when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outlawed the use of the social media site. Though many are able to sidestep such bans, these gallant efforts to keep Twitter alive have hit yet another obstacle as the Turkish government strengthens its… Continue reading Prime Minister of Turkey Strengthens Twitter Ban
Celebrate Twitter’s 8th Birthday by Rediscovering Your First Tweet
On Twitter’s eighth birthday the network’s decided to give us a little gift. Instead of taking glory for making it eight years, Twitter is thanking its users by offering them the chance to revisit their first tweets. At the start of Twitter, people started warming up to the idea of posting short, 140-character statuses. Today,… Continue reading Celebrate Twitter’s 8th Birthday by Rediscovering Your First Tweet
Google Is Not Willing to Spill the Beans on Gmail Scanning
A consolidated action lawsuit is in the works against Google for email scanning in Gmail, an act that may be akin to illegal wiretapping. The case is set for trial in November but even so, Google has been fighting to keep the details of its internal processes regarding Gmail confidential. Google has never denied that… Continue reading Google Is Not Willing to Spill the Beans on Gmail Scanning
Obama Administration Relinquishing Control of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
The U.S. government is relinquishing its oversight of the organization that manages internet names and addresses, a move that will place control of the Web in international hands for the first time. The Commerce Department announced Friday that it will give up its oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which… Continue reading Obama Administration Relinquishing Control of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
