Facebook has nearly 700 million users worldwide but--according to their rules--none of them is under the age of 13. That could be changing. With the reality being that already some 7.5 million pre-teens are using the service the Chicago Tribune reports that some at the social networking giant are re-thinking their policy.
He must not have been able to find a formal "hoodie". According to Reuters Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan Saturday in Palo Alto, California in an intimate backyard ceremony. The wedding was announced as you might expect through a "status update" on his Facebook page. Friends who were invited were led to believe that the occasion was to celebrate something other than a wedding.
If you live in or around Herkimer County there is a new app that will be of interest to anyone looking for a local business. YNN reports that the Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce is planning to release a new app for the iPhone and Android later this month. This app will not only help consumers looking for particular goods and services but businesses looking to expand their visibility.
There have always been people who resist change. The automobile replacing the horse? Never! The cell phone? A temporarily trendy device. Now, according to an AP-CNBC poll, it appears that 50% of Americans think Facebook is also a passing fad. There is a sharp difference of opinion between younger and older users.
It seems like the internet is everywhere. We use it to pay bills, communicate with friends and family, research needed information and literally hundreds of other uses. Yet, according to PCWorld.com, 20% of American adults don't go online and don't think the web is relevant to them. The reasons given for not going online are interesting.
We live in an age of ever expanding convenience. What are incredible new advances in technology for me are taken for granted by kids who never knew a world without PC's, cell phones and apps. When I see some of the conveniences available today I start to wonder if what I call "the good old days" were all that good after all. Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about.
He is known to his pals as "Fearless Felix". It is not a nickname that has been lightly earned. Felix Baumgartner has jumped from planes over 2,500 times and now, according to the AP, he is planning his most daring jump yet from 120,000 feet or 23 miles above the earth. The record for a free fall by parachute is currently held by Air Force test pilot Joe Kittinger who jumped from 102,800 feet — 19.5 miles — in 1960. How fast will "Fearless Felix" be falling?
How does the state of New York spend our money? Good question. Now, thanks to a bill passed by the state Senate, we may be able to find out easily, and even chime in with our ideas.
At Big Frog 104, we're always proud to share news about local students, and yesterday many of them demonstrated their science and technology skills at a technology event at SUNY IT.
It's a moment that has "techies" around the world all a-twitter. A new product announcement from Apple always generates a lot of interest and yesterday's unveiling of the "New iPad" was no different. According to Reuters news service most experts expected the device to be called the iPad 3 but Apple CEO Tim Cook went for the "new" designation instead. haven't seen it yet? Take a look.
According to recent studies more than 80% of American adults have some sort of cell phone. On the other hand nearly 25% of American homes no longer have landlines up from 14% in 2007. While it is true that some people feel having both is redundant there are still those--especially businesses--that still rely on landlines although no longer exclusively. There are pros and cons to each type of communications device.
