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 ..."
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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
Epic Rap Battles of History
Submitted by ant on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 3:37pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | History | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieEpic Rap Battles (ERB) of History and its YouTube channel (not all of them are there) have a bunch of funny, cussy, and offensive rap/hip hop music videos that "features comedic rap battles between historical and/or pop culture figures..."

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."

TV.com's Autumn/Fall 2013 Television/TV Schedule, Day by Day
Submitted by ant on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:55pm. History | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieTV.com assembled a day-by-look at the overall schedule for Americans' television/TV autumn/fall 2013 to compare what goes against what, and made a few predictions with regard to how things will shake out.

What did you think of The Office (United States/U.S.) series finale?
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 8:42pm. Art/Design | History | Holidays/Special Days | Personal | Reading Materials | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/Movie
43 Things That Will Make You Feel Old
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:26am. Art/Design | History | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieBlue's News shared a BuzzFeed article, with images, showing "43 Things That Will Make You Feel Old

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

Star Wars Informercials! (Parody/Spoof)
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 7:01am. Art/Design | Audio | Funny Videos/Animations | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Shopping | Sight Seeings | Space | Technology | Television (TV) Show/MovieDorkly shared a funny 2.5 minutes YouTube video parody/spoof showing "Star Wars informercials! ...

Words that last ...
Submitted by ant on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:13pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Education/School | History | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/CultureBoing Boing shared The Washington Post with very short Flash audio clips -- "Words that last ... identified 23 'ultraconserved words' that have remained largely unchanged for 15,000 years. Words that sound and mean the same thing in different languages are called 'cognates'. These are five words that have cognates in at least four of the seven Eurasiatic language families..."

The "CSI Effect"
Submitted by ant on Sun, 05/05/2013 - 10:51am. Art/Design | Education/School | History | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Technology | Television (TV) Show/Movie | WorkAuric_dude's /. comment mentioned an over two years old Economist article on "The 'CSI effect' -- Television/TV dramas that rely on forensic science to solve crimes are affecting the administration of justice ..."

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
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..."

What Happens If You Text Your Parents Pretending To Be A Drug Dealer?
Submitted by ant on Sat, 04/27/2013 - 3:35pm. Art/Design | Communication | Funny Jokes/Stories | Funny Pictures | Health | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Shopping | Sight SeeingsBlue's News shared a funny article, with screen shots/captures with cussings, showing "What Happens If You Text Your Parents Pretending To Be A Drug Dealer? -- "Nathan Fielder, star and creator of ... shows on television, Comedy Central's Nathan for You, asked his Twitter followers to text their parents saying they had weed for sale. And the results are as good and as painful as you'd imagine..."

Awkward Handshake: The Game
Submitted by ant on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 6:43am. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | Funny Videos/Animations | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | WorkDorkly shared a hilarious almost 2.75 minutes YouTube video showing a spoof/parody titled "Awkward Handshake: The Game ... Ever have an awkward moment while greeting someone? Time to level up on your social skills."

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

How Special Are Your Physical Traits?
Submitted by ant on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:29pm. Art/Design | Audio | Education/School | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight SeeingsVideoSift shared a two minutes BuzzFeed's musical YouTube video

Independent Lens: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Documentary
Submitted by ant on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 9:46pm. Art/Design | Audio | Communication | History | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MoviePublic Broadcast Service (PBS) (has spoilers like in movies, television/TV shows/series, comic books, etc.) has a 56.75 minutes documentary titled "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines that "traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation."

18 Surprising Facts About Your Own Pee
Submitted by ant on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:53pm. Audio | Education/School | Food/Drink | Health | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Sight SeeingsVideoSift shared a two minutes musical and educational YouTube video showing "18 Surprising Facts About Your Own Pee".

Japanese Barcode Designs
Submitted by ant on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:44pm. Art/Design | Communication | History | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Shopping | Sight Seeings | TechnologyGbromios' Reddit comment/reply mentioned a Cool Hunting article showing barcode designs from Japan.

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