January 2012
Revealed: The FBI Wants to Monitor Social Media →
The FBI is looking to develop a web application that can monitor social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, in order to gain better real-time intelligence about current or potential future security threats or situations. This plan was inadvertently revealed by the FBI’s Strategic Informa…
How to Recreate the Past on Facebook →
Ferris Bueller at the Super Bowl? Online Tease... →
We haven’t heard much from Ferris Bueller since 1986, but apparently he’s taken some time off to do a Super Bowl ad. This 10-second teaser shows Bueller star Matthew Broderick asking “How can I handle work on a day like today?” and then cues a snippet of “Oh Yeah,” the song from the movi…
What your online friends reveal about where you... →
Even for the most privacy-conscious individual, contacts are a liability and may give away your location
What your online friends reveal about where you... →
Even for the most privacy-conscious individual, contacts are a liability and may give away your location
'Sh*t Politicians Say' Video Arrives Ahead of... →
The latest political parody — Sh*t Politicians Say — just hit YouTube, keeping the unstoppable Sh*t [Insert Stereotype] Say meme alive for yet another day. Go ahead and bemoan the meme all you want; you’re still going to watch the clip. And you should because it has multiple purpose…
#BlackoutSOPA: How 87,000 People Taught Us About... →
Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials (video) →
Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials
MediaPost Publications Papa John's Bets On Super... →
Missouri running up debt to run Amtrak trains →
Rebranded jcpenney to Make Red Carpet Debut at... →
Health News - Neuroscientists Find That Status... →
PASADENA, Calif.—Our cognitive abilities and decision-making skills can be dramatically hindered in social settings where we feel that we are being ranked or assigned a status level, such as classrooms and work environments, according to new findings from a team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and four other institutions.
Embark Provides Quick Access to Public... →
Ready or Not, You're Getting Facebook Timeline →
[wp_scm_mashable_facebook] Facebook announced in a blog post Tuesday that Timeline will be coming to all users in the next few weeks. According to a Facebook blog post Tuesday — or rather, an update to the post published when Timeline became available to all users — you will have seven d…
In a Switch, Google Plus Now Allows Pseudonyms -... →
Young Professionals Spend Nearly Three Grand A... →
Lowest airfares found six weeks before flight,... →
Aretha Franklin Calls Off Her Wedding - Singer... →
Momentum Monday: Managing Interruptions – Tech... →
Innovation Mistake: Thinking Tools Will Fix Your... →
They're hiring! - FORTUNE →
These 25 companies have at least 700 openings each, totaling more than 56,000 available jobs. What are they looking for? Here are excerpts from our conversations with their recruiters.
What Are Your Brand Themes For This Year? |... →
iBooks Author 'Mind-Bogglingly Greedy, Evil' - But... →
The Dawn of Recorded Sound in America - Patrick... →
Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection -... →
Behavioral Pricing: A Consumer’s Worst Nightmare →
What if when you bought a new Macbook, the price was higher because your tweets constantly referenced your love and devotion for Apple? What if Orbitz used the fact that your Facebook Likes include “Party Rocking in Miami” to charge you more for a flight to Miami?
Game Company Apologizes For Failure To Upgrade... →
Something that hardly ever happens-an e-commerce site not trying to hoodwink their customers!
SETH GODIN: If You're An Average Worker, You're... →
Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials to Keep Money in... →
Round up of 25 social media stories that you have... →
Shatner's Priceline Character Killed Off - He is... →
WilliamShatner’sPriceline‘Negotiator’... →
Foxconn Chair Calls Employees Animals →
THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT BUILT YOUR iPHONE AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS YOU USE.Terry Gou, chairman of Taipei-based Hon Hai, Foxconn’s parent company, called his employees animals at a recent company party, according to Want China Times.
“Hon Hai has a workforce of over one million worldwide,” he said, “and as human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives...
Chocolate's Child Slaves – The CNN Freedom... →
Supermarkets Are Burning The Midnight Oil To... →
To deal with the rise in food stamp use, many supermarket chains have adjusted their schedules and policies to accommodate recipients.
Missouri fails all smoke-related tests - St. Louis... →
When it comes to smoke-related initiatives, the state of Missouri has a lot of work ahead before it can breath fresh air. The state failed every smoke-related test according to an annual report by the American Lung Association.
Charity Curley Mathews: 5 Worst Foods to Feed Your... →
WatchWhy SOPA Is A Bad Idea
Why SOPA and PIPA Won't Stop Real Piracy →
Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA (and its Senate-sister the Protect Intellectual Property Act, PIPA) legislation — like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) — argue that legislation is needed because online piracy puts jobs and industries at risk. While I ag…
Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as We Knew It -... →
The Big Thinker's Guide to SOPA & PIPA →
Pinterest Fans Rejoice: Facebook Adds Pinterest... →
Samuel L. Jackson Narrates Scathing Colbert... →
WTFWiFi a website that delves into the depraved... →
"No" is the New "Yes": Four Practices to... →
Surprise! The news shows up in the least expected... →
Stressed? Turn Off Your Smartphone : Discovery... →
Mid-Atlantic Burger Chain Launches Stuffed Burgers... →
The newsonomics of the long goodbye: Kodak’s,... →
How do U.S. newspapers compare to the symbols of old-business-model decline? The numbers don’t look good.