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Social Media Stars Are A Million To One: Kutcher vs Sheen

The Twitterverse is home to many and like the real world, it allows for different opportunities dependent on your rank, file and serial number. In the case of celebrities it's proven to be fertile ground for real-time soap-box messaging, instant ego gratification as well as becoming a lucrative revenue-generator. Racing to a million followers has become sport for the elite and us mere mortals seem to enjoy watching it from the sidelines - even though most of us have no shot at ever reaching a million followers in our lifetimes.

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Social Media Chink In Facebook's Privacy Armor Shows Support For Gaddafi?

by Ron Callari

Social media is based on engaging with others you choose to engage with. Ever since Facebook's Open Graph commandeered its way onto the digital highway, we've been asked to rethink how we can become more accessible by relinquishing more and more of our private data. After all, this is the 21st Century and FB should have the right to redefine what today's interpretation of privacy means. Hold it right there, Mr. Zuckerberg. Not so fast!

Big Brother Is Watching You, And You, And You... - Cameras That Know Who You Are

by Jamie Reygle

Now cameras can tell who and where you are better than ever before. Feeling secure?

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Google Trades In One Engine For Another That Drives Itself?

by Ron Callari

It's been long noted that Google's inability to develop an effective social media network has been a definite chink in the search giant's armor, leaving way for Facebook to potentially surpass them as this decades Internet leader. Yet Google seems to have all the time in the world for pet projects such as artificial intelligence, energy plants and now even a car that can drives itself - talk about giving a whole new meaning what a "search engine" is capable of.

Jingle All The Way - Schwarzenegger Warns That Oil Dependence Will Leave Us With Just Change In Our Pockets

by Jamie Reygle

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants us to end our dependence on fossil fuels. Hasta la vista, baby!

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Handler's Beliefs May Cause Search Dog's False Results

by Lady Bee

Dogs are extremely sensitive to their owners' every move, and this sensitivity is even greater between dog handlers and their working dogs. The question, to Dr. Lisa Lit of the University of California, Davis, was whether or not a handler's beliefs might interfere with the results of a search, say, for drugs or explosives.

Mesh Mash - Making Every Device A Router

by Jamie Reygle

By making every device a router, online communication is guaranteed.

Chip Versus Strip: Examining The New Debit Cards

by Tech Light

Recently, financial institutions across Canada began mass-producing new debit cards, and sending them to their customers. Each new card contained something previous generations hadn't- a debit chip. Now, instead of swiping the strip on one's card, most businesses will have the customer insert it into a chip reader.

But why the change?

When Prepared Is Too Prepared: Survival Airbag For Hikers

by Chris Weiss

Hiking can be dangerous, but is it really dangerous enough to justify buying and wearing a personal airbag? We think not.

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Color Changing Plants May Serve As Chemical Agent Warnings

Potted plants - they may someday save lives through chemical detection

by Doug Bonderud

At Colorado State University, Dr. Judy Medford and her team are developing ways for plants to visually signal when there is a biological contaminant present.

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KidZui Browser Makes The Internet Safer For Young Web Surfers

by Kim Patterson

Parents of young web-surfers may want to look into using the KidZui browser. It is made specifically for children to use and allows kids to look up millions of things, all per-approved by the KidZui panel which includes parents and teachers.

Mine Detector Lets The Boom Go Off At A Distance

Land mine - dangerous even at a distance.

by Doug Bonderud

In Sweden, a pair of Colombian researchers have developed a way to remotely detonate land mines that is not only reliable but that is done at such a distance to keep the operator safe.

Fingerprinted Chips Mean Theives Can't Get Their Greasy Hands On Them

by Doug Bonderud

New from German research firm Fraunhofer is the announcement that they have developed a "fingerprinted" electronic chip that cannot be copied by digital thieves.

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Airbags Move Out Of Cars And Onto...Skiers?

by Chris Weiss

An airbag technology developed in motorcycle racing is being adapted to ski racing. In the future, ski racers may enjoy greater impact protection thanks to a piece of airbag clothing.

Air Laser Uses Hot Spots To Return Dangerous Environmental Info

by Doug Bonderud

Laser detection has long been a way for military units to determine if something hazardous - be it emissions or explosives - lie ahead. Now, a new "air laser" developed by Princeton University may make this process not only more accurate but safer as well.

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