Dan Frommer reports for Silicon Alley Insider: Many companies, ranging from carriers like AT&T (T) to advertising companies like Google (GOOG), are hoping that Americans become as dependent on using the Internet on their phones as they are on their computers. So far, that’s still a work in progress… …only about 25% of subscribers use [...]
What is Twitter? I saw this video explanation of what Twitter is via Nicholas Carlson’s post on Silicon Alley Insider: Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1″; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, “script”, “facebook-jssdk”));
David Derbyshire wrote an alarming article for the DailyMail Online. Here is an excerpt: Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred. Tweet [...]
Hi-tech Dinosaurs There is an expensive hi-tech dinosaur show using hi-tech methods to create life-like dinosaurs. The show is called Walking with the Dinosaurs: Each large dinosaur contains: (based upon the construction of a Torosaur) • 433 feet of hydraulic hose • 971 feet of fabric • 433 feet of foam • 53 gallons of paint • 7 kilowatts of [...]
Since I get a refund every year, I really should stop procrastinating and do my taxes earlier. Anyway, let this post serve as a reminder to U.S. readers of this blog that federal taxes are due April 15, 2009. See Also: Save Money By Doing Your Own Taxes Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, [...]