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Social Media To Allow Ask.com Users To Ask More Soul-Searching Questions

Asking a search engine a question doesn't always surface exactly what a online searcher is looking for. Just ask Ask.com. They have been trying to answer that question for almost 15 years. Overshadowed by today's search giant Google, even the mightiest in land has not been able to devise an algorithm that actually answers a question with the most accurate search results.

Social Media Won't Help Chase Feelings Of Loneliness

by T Goodman

Studies conducted by University of Arizona (UA) suggest that it doesn't matter how many 'friends' you have on Facebook or Twitter... If you are lonely, they aren't going to make you feel less so.

Google's Android Phones In China Could Become Google-less

by Ron Callari

As ironic as it sounds, Baidu - China's number one search engine is negotiating with smartphone manufacturers to pull the ultimate coup - replace Google Search with Baidu Search on all Google Android phones in the country.

Social Media Reveal For 2011 Ford Explorer Does Not Connect The Dots

by Ron Callari

At 7:40AM EDT on July 26, the Ford Motor company introduced a major departure in unveiling a new car with the launch of the 2011 Ford Explorer on Facebook. Departing from the "Mad Men" Days of traditional advertising and revealing a new car on the floor of an Auto Show, Ford chose Social Media to motivate buyers.

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Does Social Media's First President Need To Go Back To The Well In 2010?

by Ron Callari

The presidents who have navigated and adapted to new technologies during their campaigns and while in office have helped distinguish these successful U.S. leaders. From FDR to JFK to Obama, each embraced new mediums that gave them a greater opportunity to communicate with their voting constituencies in more meaningful ways.

Social Media Asked To Do The Queen Of England's Bidding

There Will Be No Tweet Before It's Time!

by Ron Callari

While many a world leader has embraced social media over the course of the last few years, the Windsors at Buckingham Palace seemed to be the last hold-outs. With Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev and even dictators like Hugo Chavez having joined the social networking rank and file, Queen Elizabeth and her clan appeared to still be living in the 20th Century devoid of a tweet or an avatar. Apparently someone tipped off the monarchy ...

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Social Media Leads In Nation-Building Like The Mouse That Roared?

by Ron Callari

While the debate on privacy continues to rage on at home and abroad, it has not hindered Facebook from scaling to a half billion users this past week. With only China and India's populations larger, Facebook is the third largest 'nation' in the world? But with no land to defend and a citizenry not bound by any government, how could a social network rank third in followers globally?

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Training Wheels For Paddleboarding: Probably Useful, Definitely Geeky

by Chris Weiss

If you can't make the cut on a stand-up paddleboard, a new set of SUP training wheels may be just the ticket to improving your performance.

IPocalypse Now, When The Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

IPcalypse Now, When The Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

by Ron Callari

This is not a conspiracy theory. According to the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and Vint Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, the Internet is coming to the end of the road when it will officially run out of IP addresses. At least the Internet as we know it today.

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Got A Hard Pill To Swallow? It's Nothing For The Automatic Pill Grinder

by Boomer Babe

Hospitals break up pills for patients and put them in applesauce. Patients always taste the pills. But the Pill Grinder just might work. A powder can be absorbed much better by a hot cocoa, a side of mashed potatoes, ice cream... Oh, I could name more treats, but it would just make both of us really hungry.

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Augmented Reality & Layar Give Rolling Stones' Fans A Lot Of Satisfaction

by Ron Callari

One of the oldest performing rock bands in the world is ironically the first to launch an Augmented Reality campaign with Layar for their latest album. Don't think the Rolling Stones are ready to hang up their electric guitars just yet - in fact, they're out-pacing some of the performing groups half their age by embracing one of the hottest new technologies of the day.

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Social Media's Smarter Web Rests On Facebook's & Google's Metadata

Social Media's Smarter Web Rests On Facebook & Google's Metadata

by Ron Callari

It's no secret that Facebook would like be the Google of the next decade, usurping the Sultan of Search's Internet preeminence that's spanned the last ten years. How it will achieve that lofty goal is yet to be determined. With Google's recent acquisition of Metaweb, the search giant is not one to let anyone steal its thunder - and a signal to Facebook that it's in it to win it - game on!

Mahjong Playing For Life Or Death In Competition With Cancer Cells

by T Goodman

A new gene has been identified by biologists at Florida State University (FSU) in collaboration with colleagues at the University College London (UCL). The gene, named Mahjong after the popular Chinese tile game, was found to be the only one that can help the good guys in the life or death 'cell competition' between healthy and cancerous cells.

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The Surprising Facts About The Mediterranean Diet And Alzheimer's Risk

by T Goodman

Whether you are young or old, mentally alert, experiencing senior moments, or are even in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease, you need to know what recent Mediterranean diet studies have demonstrated....

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Zynga's Social Media Games - Google Checkout vs PayPal

by Ron Callari

On July 10, a story broke on Techcrunch inferring that Google was secretly investing $100-200 million in social media gaming with Zynga, the online game-maker of Farmville and Mafia Wars. While Google becoming a developer of online games is an interesting venture for the search giant, I think the bigger story is why?

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Social Media For Hotel Guests & Airlines Passengers When Location Isn't Enough!

Flip.to, Social Media Service for Hotels & Airlines!

by Ron Callari

Flip.to, the comprehensive social media service for hotels and airlines distinguishes itself from other tools currently available in that it communicates with hotel guests and airline passengers at time of booking. In what's called magnetic marketing, it's the time when the brand and customer are most attracted to each other, and dispels today's popular belief that proximity is the best means for rewarding visitors.

Social Media & Flash Mobs For National Dance Day!

by Ron Callari

For one day, Americans can forgot about who's dancing around political issues and join in a bi-partisan dance-off organized through social media channels. Mark your calendars for July 31 when the first National Dance Day takes off nationwide, and learn how to 'Flash Mob Dance' whether you think you can dance or not.

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YouTube Raises Hope & Not So Savvy Parents

by Ron Callari

It's a fact - our Millennial children are having little Millennials of their own. And perhaps not having paid a lot attention to their own role models - they're struggling with the new job responsibilities. Marketers and TV execs are using YouTube and humor to portray the angst and struggle of the latest generation to adjust to their new roles as first-time parents.

Gowalla & NJ Nets Score Major Upset Against Foursquare & NY Knicks?

by Ron Callari

How can a town dominated by Foursquare and the the New York Knicks get a major upset by Gowalla and the New Jersey Nets on real-estate that faces the home of the Knicks - Madison Square Garden?

Scientists Identify Triggers Of Sudden Cardiac Death During Sleep

by T Goodman

Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol in Great Britain have discovered what happens during sleep to cause suddent cardiac death (SCD), a discovery which may lead to preventative treatments.

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