People in their 20’s have 50 times more friends on Facebook than people over 50 years old.
The ‘Facebook generation gap’ has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20.
Continue reading… “The Facebook Generation Gap”
Sunscreen can contain items that vary in safety to the body and skin.
When it comes to comes to buying safe and effective sunscreen, your chances are 1 in 5. Fortunately, the Environmental Working Group’s 2011 Sunscreen Guide can help.
Having surveyed more than 1,700 sun care products, they offer a complete guide to finding the best option for you, whether you’re looking for lip balm with SPF or the standard beach and sport sunscreen…
Continue reading… “Must-Read Sunscreen Buying Guide for 2011”
Zoom, zoom, zoom on H2O.
While we are busy trying to create and market the perfect electric car, the Japanese have gone the extra mile and plan to mass produce a car which runs primarily on water. What do you think, will this car be a viable alternative to gas and electric vehicles?
Unlike other electric cars, the Genepax car does not require that batteries be recharged and has no emission…
Some of our Biggest Time Consumers and Family Feuds of the Century Have Stemmed From Simple Decisions at Home Like:
Continue reading… “New technology curves downhill home market!”
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told attendees at a recent summit on innovation in education that, “My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age.” A really, really good way to do that, Zuckerberg said, is to let kids ages 13 and under join Facebook.
Continue reading… “Facebook Wants Your Children”
IBM overtakes Microsoft
IBM overtakes Microsoft to become the second most valuable technology company in the U.S., ending a 15-year reign for the software giant.
Continue reading… “IBM Now Worth a $1 Billion More Than Microsoft”
Samsung’s new phone is the first to use Barclaycard and Orange’s ‘Quick Tap’ payment technology.
Orange and Samsung have teamed-up with Barclaycard to provide mobile phone payments with the new “Quick Tap” payment technology.
Movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing.
Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes than web surfing.
Continue reading… “Netflix Accounts for 30% of Internet Traffic Overtaking Web Surfing”
20 to 25 thousand people die each year in the United States because of admission on a weekend.
Ten percent of people admitted to the hospital on the weekend are more likely to die than those who checked in during the week, according to a new analysis of nearly 30 million people.
Continue reading… “Patients Admitted to the Hospital on the Weekend Are 10% More Likely to Die”
Libraries in the future will come in many different forms
NOTE: The following is a reprint of an interview that recently appeared in American Libraries Magazine
Without consulting a crystal ball, Thomas Frey, executive director and senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute, writes and speaks about a promising future for those libraries strongly connected to their communities and quickly adaptable to the changing world around them. Tom Sloan, executive director of the DuPage Library System in Geneva, Illinois, asked Frey to discuss the future of libraries.
Continue reading… “The Future of Libraries: Interview with Thomas Frey”
Some lifeguards’ salaries, benefits and overtime pay topped $200,000.
When Aurora Toussaint takes her disabled son to the sun-kissed beaches of Newport Beach, California she knows that the lifeguards who watch from their towers will be there in seconds should anything go wrong.
Continue reading… “Anger Swells Over Lifeguards’ High Pay in California Beach City”
32.4% of American adults participated in recreational boating in 2010
They didn’t have enough cash for a cruise to the Caribbean. They didn’t have the available credit on their credit card to charge a flight to Disney World.
But 75 millions of Americans during tough economic times the perfect little getaway in 2010: a weekend of boating.
Continue reading… “Record Number of Americans Participated in Recreational Boating in 2010”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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