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What Is a Hashtag, Why Is It On Facebook Now, and What Am I Supposed to Do With It?

Scott Lewis — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:50:07 +0000

Last week, the news broke that Facebook was finally joining a ton of other social media websites in allowing the use of #hashtags. And that means … what, exactly? Well, if you’ve never used a hashtag before, fear not. They look stranger than they are. You’re not required to use them, and you might go [...]

Facebook Hoax Targets Alan Jackson's Daughter — She Wasn't in a Car Accident

Billy Dukes — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:30 +0000

Reports that Alan Jackson's middle daughter Ali was hospitalized after a car accident have proven untrue after the singer's publicist confirmed the story was a hoax. A fake Alan Jackson Facebook page was set up with a post that seemed to come from the hitmaker. It was not his official page, however.

Today is the Cellphone's 40th Birthday

Scott Lewis — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:06:02 +0000

The first time I ever used a cellphone was in the early '90s. It was a bag phone the size of my head. Five years later, I was using a cellphone that I could have possibly swallowed. But what I didn't know was that when I first used that bag phone, cellphones were already 20 years old.

Mind. Blown.

Open Your Phone With Just A Look??

Kris St. James — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:15:20 +0000

If you’ve ever had a senior moment while trying to enter the proper password into your locked cellphone you’ll appreciate this latest innovation. All you’ll have to do to unlock your phone is look at it. The Eyelock company is talking to a major wireless provider about adding the technology. It’s also teaming with computer [...]

YouTube Reaches Over One BILLION Users!!!

Kris St. James — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:08:05 +0000

YouTube has announced that they have reached over one billion users, a remarkable feat for a site that was launched in 2005. And, if you think about it, YouTube isn’t just a popular website. It actually revolutionize the way we watch video. It looks like the company is going to go even further, offering subscriptions [...]

Woman Gets Back at Cheating Husband With Humorous Craigslist Ad

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:16:40 +0000

You know what they say about a woman scorned. Well, thanks to the internet, such feminine fury can now have a world-wide reach. A British Columbia woman whose husband left her for a “piece of trash” decided to extract some revenge on the philanderer by selling all of his stuff. So when he went away [...]

Apparently… Smartphones Are Making Guys Put the Seat Down

Kris St. James — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:33:49 +0000

A new survey shows that 25 percent of men admit to sitting down to go number-one just so they can check their phones. We already know that more and more people are bringing their smartphones into the bathroom, but our addiction to these handy devices is making guys do something else, and it’s going [...]

Facebook May Improve Memory?

Kris St. James — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:00:38 +0000

While younger people are already getting tired of Facebook, older people are coming on strong with the social network… and are actually enjoying special benefits like improved memory. Researchers found that older adults, aged 68 to 91, who used Facebook for just two months showed a 25 percent improvement in their working memory. The idea [...]

Time Change To Cost the U.S. $434 Million??

Kris St. James — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:01:48 +0000

This Sunday is the worst day of the year . . . the day we set our clocks ahead, lose an hour of sleep, and make ourselves tired and miserable for a week.Turns out the Daylight Savings change also costs us MONEY. According to a new study, losing just that one hour is going to [...]

Jake Owen Shows Off His Sweet Little Easter Bunny

Megan Pacella — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:00:03 +0000

Jake Owen's baby girl may have been born on Thanksgiving Day, but this little lady is not just a turkey -- she's an Easter bunny baby, too. The holiday is still a few weeks off, but the doting is celebrating early by dressing Pearl up, complete with bunny ears, to share this adorable photo with fans on Facebook.

Watch These BRAVE Souls Pull Off The World's Most Insane Rope Swing Ever!!!

Kris St. James — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:01:27 +0000

This is what happens when a group of adrenaline junkies swing back and forth on a 400 ft long rope over a canyon in Utah!! Devin Graham posted the video to YouTube on Tuesday, February 26 and it has received more than 1.7 million views. The four-minute clip shows a group of thrill-seekers screaming as [...]

Expectant Mother Will Let the Good People of the Internet Name Her Baby for $5,000

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:57:40 +0000

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but who knew the same applied to naming it? Natasha Hill, a 26-year-old teacher from Los Angeles, has won a Belly Ballot contest in which she will let other people name her soon-to-be born baby in exchange for $5,000. Hill said she plans to pay [...]

This Stuff is Awesome, Repels Almost Any Liquid[VIDEO]

Dale Mann — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:29:23 +0000

I’d like to have some of this and spray it on everything I have, car, house, boots, dog. I didn’t think I’d ever see a product like this. Watch and be amazed.

You Spend 24% More When You Smell Oranges?

Kris St. James — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:59:43 +0000

According to a study by Washington State University, you spend more money when you smell oranges while you’re shopping. The researchers exposed people at a home furnishings store in Switzerland to different scents, to see how much they spent. And when they used the smell of fresh oranges, the average shopper spent $62.44 . . [...]

New Service Lets You Tweet After You're Dead

Kris St. James — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:32:28 +0000

Even when you die, your Twitter can live on – thanks to a new app called “LivesOn,” which will continue to tweet from your account, well after your funeral. The app analyzes users’ Twitter activity and learns to mimic likes, tastes, and language to continue users’ tweets after they die. When your heart stops beating…. {RIP} you’ll [...]

YouTube Hair Tutorial Goes Terribly Wrong

Emerald Catron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:50:21 +0000

Hopefully anybody who’s tempted to watch this for actual advice watches all the way through first, rather than just follow along. This girl straight up burns off a massive chunk of her hair using a curling wand. The best part is her confused reaction. Or maybe it’s when the hair just sort of magically (thanks, [...]

Can Car Dealerships Ask You for Gas Money After Your Test Drive?

Kris St. James — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:49:56 +0000

Remember when you were 16, and your broke high school buddies would ask you for a few dollars in GAS MONEY? Well . . . car salesmen have just become your broke high school buddies. :/ According to reports, some car dealerships say they’re adapting to gas prices by making some customers actually PAY FOR [...]

Do You Call or Text People in Your Family When They're in a Different Room?

Kris St. James — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:44:48 +0000

It sounds SO LAZY to say this out loud . . . but when you’re home, do you ever CALL or TEXT your family members so you don’t have to walk into the other room to talk to them? Don’t worry. You’re not even CLOSE to the only one. In a new survey, 45% of [...]

More Companies Are Giving Employees Creative Job Titles . . . Here Are Five of the Weirdest

Kris St. James — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:57:39 +0000

Tech startups and their laid-back atmosphere are the reason that a lot of us get to have casual Fridays now. And many companies are stealing another idea from them too. Tech companies have given employees creative job titles like Grand Pooh-bah and Ambassador of Fun for years. Now, older companies are giving their I.T. guy [...]

Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:12:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they’re not getting paid for these social network hiatuses they may be doing it wrong. Rachel Baier is getting the princely sum of $200 for handing her Facebook password over to her father and allowing him to deactivate her account for five months. The terms [...]