Consumers agree the value of online communities comes from sharing information and ideas.
According to Technorati’s 2013 Digital Influence Report, blogs are more influential than social networks in shaping consumers’ opinions and purchase decisions.
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Amsterdam’s canal house will be the first 3D printed house in the world.
The Dutch studio DUS Architects is planning on developing the first 3D-printed house which is meant to become a full-size canal house in Amsterdam, alongside the Buiksloter-canal. The process will be made possible by employing a special printer called the KamerMaker. “This year we want to print the entire facade and the first room bit by bit. Then in the following months and years we will print other rooms.”-architect Hedwig Heinsman explained. (Pics)
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America’s Independent Electric Light and Power Companies magazine ad from 1957.
A 1957 ad shows a family playing a game in their car as it cruises down a highway, its steering wheel unattended. “One day your car may speed along an electric super- highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road,” reads the copy. “Highways will be made safe — by electricity! No traffic jams … no collisions … no driver fatigue.”
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Ghalib is working to customize a prosthetic used by his cousin in Iraq so it fits better to minimize pain.
Large businesses have begun using 3D printing and prototyping to streamline product development. Tech hobbyists and other individuals have begun using the technology in revolutionary ways.
Why is the internet so slow in America?
You may notice that when you use the internet in the U.S. that the speed is slower compared to many other places in the world. Whether it’s a slow connection that can’t keep up with Skype or a very long download time, it is very clear that the internet in America is so slow compared to other places around the globe. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “Why the internet in America is so slow and how we can fix it”
MetaMed provides “evidence based medicine.”
Going to your usual doctor may not be enough for someone who has a persistent medical problem. They need to know more than their physician can tell them, and they need to know it soon. MetaMed is a new company that provides a personalized medical research service. The company is backed by Peter Theil and Jaan Tallinn.
Continue reading… “MetaMed – data driven personalized medicine”
MoodINQ tattoos
How many people do you know who regret their tattoo? Your choices are: deal with it, get it covered up, or get shot with lasers to take it off. And nobody wants to go for a job interview only to be given the evil eye because you’re a little more inked than the current employees. Body modification discrimination is a sad fact of life.
Continue reading… “MoodINQ – E ink tattoos that change with your mood”
Facebook even tracks non-Facebook users.
We are going to start with three data points.
One: Some of the Chinese military hackers who were implicated in a broad set of attacks against the U.S. government and corporations were identified because they accessed Facebook from the same network infrastructure they used to carry out their attacks.
Continue reading… “Why the internet is a surveillance state”
The brighter global picture is the result of international and national aid and development projects.
According to a new groundbreaking academic study, some of the poorest people in the world are becoming significantly less poor. The study has taken a new approach to measuring deprivation. Oxford University’s poverty and human development initiative report predicts that countries among the most impoverished in the world could see acute poverty eradicated within 20 years if they continue at present rates.
Continue reading… “World poverty rate is shrinking rapidly: Study”
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American military drones engaged in combat across the world are certainly scary most days. But some days, swarms of little drones are scarier. Then there are days where it’s drones with really high-resolution cameras. Or maybe drones deployed by Homeland Security.
Continue reading… “Drone with terrifying claw for grabbing objects at high speed”
Users with strong social networking ties found new jobs at a rate of 33.2 percent.
It appears that being active on Facebook can get you that new job. According to a new study by Facebook data scientists, job-seekers with a strong, deep, and rich social network online are five times as likely to land that new job.
16 to 34 year olds are more likely to wield a smartphone or other mobile device as a shopping companion.
We all know that young people like to shop. All before the responsibilities of having a family set in, in the relatively care-free years of high school and college, young people tend to throw their pennies into blouses, jeans and other must-have accessories. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “How Millennials shop and spend in America”
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