Privacy And The Internet: A Helpful Venn Diagram
Is there such a thing as privacy on the Internet? Let’s visualize the concept with a simple venn diagram. Hmmm, nope. No privacy online. Sorry folks. [Via Flickr (CC)]
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Miss Firefox 2010 [Pic]
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Hilarious: Fox 4 KDFW Pokes Fun at Social Media
Even though I don’t particularly like Fox as a corporate entity, I have to admit that this clip from FOX 4 KDFW poking fun at the use of social media during news reports made me chuckle. Check it out: [Via TDW]
10 Mind Blowing Facebook Games Statistics [Infographic]
Social games are a growing trend, enabled by the growing web. Facebook, now the world’s most popular social network, is the place where most social gaming happens. Whether you’re Facebook-phobic or a social gamer yourself, the following figures may surprise you.
A Day In The Life Of an Internet Commenter
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Google ready to help hunt pirates… for a fee
A filmmaker has accused Google of “fencing stolen goods.” It comes after reports that Google wants to charge the music industry for helping it track down online pirates. CNET reports that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and its US counterpart the Recording Industry Association of America, recently wrote to Google asking for more […]
The MP3 Experiment #7
Recently, the fine folks at Improv Everywhere asked Internet users to participate in their 7th MP3 experiment project; over 3000 people volunteered! All participants were asked to download an MP3 file and then press play at a designated time and place to receive instructions on specific things they should all do simultaneously. Check it out. […]
Internet Humor Explained [Graph]
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Malaysians have the most online friends
You may think of Japan as a hive of digital activity, but it turns out users there have the lowest number of friends on social networks. Instead it’s Malaysia where online activity is most frenetic. The findings come from TNS, which has carried out the first in what’s planned to be annual series of studies […]
Spammers not shy about punctuation sneakery
Punctuation can be a beautiful thing, and a wonderful tool in the battle to achieve clarity in communications. But now it appears it can be a tool for evil, as well. Security firm Symantec reports that spammers are now using a particular type of hyphen to make it easier to get URLs into messages and […]