Pew Internet has a few reports showing that "Teens are sharing more info(rmation) about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-technical steps to manage the privacy of that information. Despite taking these privacy-protective actions, teen social media users do not express a high level of concern about third-parties (such as businesses or advertisers) accessing their data ..."
Internet/Network

Teen(ager)s, Social Media, and Privacy
Submitted by ant on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:32pm. Art/Design | Communication | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Technology
GeoGuessr -- A game that uses Google Maps Street View...
Submitted by ant on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 10:46am. Art/Design | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Transportation/Travel | Web GamesMrILoveTheAnts shared GeoGuessr -- "a game that uses Google Maps' Street View. Basically it puts you somewhere randomly in the world and asks you to guess where in the world you are. Points are awarded based on how close you were to being correct."

The Inbox -- If Spam Messages Were Delivered By Real People
Submitted by ant on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 6:43am. Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | Hacking/Modification/Cracking | Internet/Network | Personal | Religion/Culture | Security/Privacy | Shopping | Sight Seeings | TechnologyHardOCP shared an almost 3.75 minutes hilarious YouTube video titled "The Inbox" showing what "if spam messages were delivered by real people".

Geography of Hate -- Geotagged Hateful Tweets in the United States (U.S.)
Submitted by ant on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 12:38pm. Communication | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Technology | Transportation/Travel12:16PM [ulic] http://users.humboldt.edu/mstephens/hate/hate_map.html
Too much/many hates in this world.

A Facebook Update In Real Life
Submitted by ant on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 4:12pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | TechnologySymbolset's /. comment/reply shared a hilarious 2.5 minutes YouTube video titled "A Facebook Update In Real Life

Do you still use instant messages (IMs)?
Submitted by ant on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 8:24am. Communication | History | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Technology
New iPhones are like New Girlfriends
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 6:48am. Apple | Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | General Computing | Hardware | Health | History | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Software | TechnologyVideoSift shared a funny 2.5 minutes CollegeHumor video showing a spoof/parody sketch/skit of "New iPhones are Like New Girlfriends -- We explore the similarities between these two fragile relationships."

Study: Negative People Are Way Better at Replying to Emails
Submitted by ant on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 2:10pm. Art/Design | Communication | Health | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | TechnologyA Contactually blog reports "Turn That Frown Upside Down? Maybe Not: Negative People Reply to Emails 36% Faster ... Engineers at Contactually, a referral marketing platform, recently analyzed over 100 million email conversations and determined that being negative actually is helpful when it comes to email. On average, negative people tend to reply to emails 36% faster than their positive, bubbly colleagues..."

Sixteen Colors Draw: ANSI Editor (Online)
Submitted by ant on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 6:06pm. Art/Design | History | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Software | Technology... 05:53PM [grifter (remove AQFL to e-mail)] /topic http://draw.sixteencolors.net/ ...
It is basically TheDraw, but online

The Internet: A Warning From History
Submitted by ant on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 12:49pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Technology | Television (TV) Show/MovieVideoSift shared a funny two minutes and 58 seconds YouTube video showing "The Internet: A Warning From History -- The internet was one of the greatest disasters to befall mankind. Now its survivors share their experiences of the tragedy."

FictionURL -- Exploring Television/TV's Internet
Submitted by ant on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 1:13pm. Art/Design | Communication | Funny Pictures | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Technology | Television (TV) Show/MovieThorntonText's Reddit comment mentioned "FictionURL -- Exploring Television/TV's Internet... Ever see or hear a website, domain, or URL on your favorite television show and wonder if it was real and what was behind it? Us too! And that was the genesis of FictionURL, a blog devoted to exploring television’s fictional internet through commentary and criticism.

Why is it so hard to make a phone call in emergency situations?
Submitted by ant on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:21am. Art/Design | Communication | Hardware | History | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Software | Technology | Transportation/TravelBoing Boing reports on why "why is it so hard to make a phone call in emergency situations? ... But it is a fact that, whenever disaster strikes, it becomes difficult to reach the people you care about.

"Reasons My Son Is Crying"
Submitted by ant on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:14pm. Art/Design | Communication | Funny Jokes/Stories | Funny Pictures | Health | History | Internet/Network | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight SeeingsReddit shared a pictorial blog titled "Reasons My Son Is Crying

The Internet: It's like never leaving junior high.
Submitted by ant on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 6:07pm. Communication | Education/School | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | TechnologyHard OCP shared a CNN story/article on how Internet is like never leaving junior high/middle school with the the Internet.

Internet Party: Why Nobody Gets Anything Done On the Web
Submitted by ant on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 3:25pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | Internet/Network | Personal | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | TechnologyVideoSift shares a funny five minutes YouTube video showing "Internet Party: Why Nobody Gets Anything Done On the Web -- Welcome to Internet! ..."

Caught a spambot in action.
Submitted by ant on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 2:39pm. Art/Design | Audio | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Security/Privacy | Sight Seeings | WorkVideoSift shares a twenty two (22) seconds YouTube video showing a human spambot

James Bond (007)'s Locations on Google Maps
Submitted by ant on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 8:22am. Art/Design | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/Movie | Transportation/TravelGoogle Maps Mania shared The Guardian and James Bond Wiki showing interactive embedded Google Maps of where James Bond (007) visited

Facebook Police - Facebook is Losing Users
Submitted by ant on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 3:00pm. Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Security/Privacy | Shopping | Technology | Television (TV) Show/MovieVideoSift shares a funny and could happen 1.75 minutes Jimmy Kimmel Live's YouTube video showing "Facebook Police

Microsoft (MS)'s 13 worst missteps of all time.
Submitted by ant on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 1:22pm. Art/Design | Development/Quality Assurance Testing | General Computing | Hardware | History | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Shopping | Sight Seeings | Software | Technology | WindowsThis eight pages/one print page InfoWorld article on "Microsoft's 13/thirteen worst missteps of all time ... the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style..."

Two old Abstruse Goose comic strips of the day.
Submitted by ant on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 7:12pm. Art/Design | Communication | Funny Pictures | General Computing | Internet/Network | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Reading Materials | Security/Privacy | Sight Seeings | Software | TechnologyFailDesk shows two funny Abstruse Goose comic strips: » read more | login to post comments

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