The Wall Street Journal reports that although the FBI has been authorized by Congress to hire 2,000 people to help fight cyber-crime, they may have trouble filling those positions as a “lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus… Read More ›
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Facebook Survey Allows You To Say Which Kinds Of Posts You Don’t Like. Here’s 3 Things We’d Like To See Less…
Marketwatch reports that Facebook has created an optional survey, where users can look at posts, and rate them on whether they would like to see similar posts in their news feeds. The goal is apparently to reduce the priority and… Read More ›
A Bad Place To Hide Gold Easter Eggs May Be Near Man Who Swallowed Gold Bars
BBC News reports that a surgeon in India discovered and successfully removed 12 gold bars weighing a total of 14 ounces from a man’s stomach. Three Lessons Learned From This Story 1. This man is not in charge of hiding… Read More ›
Breaking: How You May Be Able To Deal With The Airline Lime Shortage Crisis
CNN reported yesterday* that some airlines are cutting service of limes with your drinks, replacing them with lemons, as the price of limes has skyrocketed from $22 to $100 a box. 3 Ways You Can Potentially Deal With This Situation… Read More ›
Weather Channel Returning To Direct TV, So Relax Y’All Can Know The Weather Now
CNN reports that the Weather Channel is returning to Direct TV tomorrow after months of a blackout due to a disagreement whether Direct TV should pay more or less for the right to distribute the channel. As part of the… Read More ›
10-Year-Old Norwegian Boy Who Claimed To Be Dwarf Steals Parents’ Car Again
Reuters reports that a 10-year-old Norwegian boy, who we wrote about days ago, has stolen his parents car for the second time in two weeks. Fortunately nobody was hurt during an approximate half-hour drive. Also, this time around, it does… Read More ›
Wassup? Facebook Buying Whatsapp!
The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Are the Budweiser “Wassup” former ad stars crying in their beer? “Wassup!?!” They might exclaim… Read More ›
Is Facebook Better At Analyzing Your Life Than Your Mother?
Yesterday we wrote about a recent report that Facebook had been analyzing user behavior following break-ups. Days ago Facebook also analyzed user behavior before and shortly after entering a relationship. Which is great, because Facebook wants to hear more about… Read More ›
Facebook May Be Analyzing Your Recent Break-Up More Than You!
The Atlantic reports that the Facebook Data team has reviewed data of people who were on the “receiving end” of a relationship break-up. Apparently, Facebook assumes that if you were in a relationship for four weeks and the other person… Read More ›
R.I.P. Justin Bieber Wax Figure
Time reports that the Justin Bieber wax figure at Madame Tussauds museum in Times Square has been put into early retirement due to being “groped to death.” 3 Other Materials We Suggest To Use To Make Justin Bieber Life-Size Gropable… Read More ›