Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
CoKnown is the first online collaborative research platform. CoKnown allows users to automatically organize, save and share knowledge gained from online research. These dynamic research libraries are available on any Internet connected device.
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Hackers are breaking into hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts every day.
Out of more than a billion logins to Facebook every 24 hours, 600,000 are impostors attempting to access users’ messages, photos and other personal information Facebook said.
Internet porn a serious problem as a new generation of men to lose their libidos 30 years sooner than expected.
Young men in their 20s apparently are increasingly having trouble in the bedroom — and it’s all because they’re addicted to pornography, according to a report in Psychology Today.
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Cars are about to get connected to the internet like never before.
One of the great mobile devices we have is the car. And cars are about to get connected to the Internet like never before. Not only will it change how we drive, but it will change the economics of the car business as well.
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Researchers used a word association test to discover that most people have ‘built-in’ prejudices.
Scientists believe everyone’s a little bit racist – but they also believe it may not be your fault. Instead they are blaming TV, the internet and even the books that we read.
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Delta will be the first airline to expand its Wi-Fi service to regional jets.
More airlines are beginning to offer Wi-Fi service and travelers are increasingly expected to take advantage of in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity in the coming years. A new report from In-Stat News found that in-flight Wi-Fi revenue is expected to grow from about $225 million in 2011 to over $1.5 billion in 2015.
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Groupon launches Groupon Goods.
On Wednesday, Groupon launched its online retail arm Groupon Goods for its American subscribers, moving beyond daily group discounts to compete with leaders like Amazon Inc.
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Model of a protein as seen in Foldit
In an experiment called CASP9, scientists were struggling to map the structure of M-PMV, a protein involved in a virus that causes a form of simian Aids. In that experiment and others, the search had been going on for more than a decade. But the solution was not found by a laboratory but the players of an online puzzle game.
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YouTube users will begin to find it easier to make changes to their videos after uploading them because YouTube is rolling out a brand new video editor.
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Facebook’s domination of time spent on the web is absolutely astonishing.
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Groupon alternatives
Groupin is the largest daily deal site with more than 115 million subscribers. But it’s hardly the only one worth paying attention to.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Over the past couple years, internet-fueled uprisings in Egypt, Lybia, Syria, and other parts of the world have made Chinese officials very nervous. They have exerted a firm hand in controlling any communications deemed detrimental to the ruling party and have now gone so far as to block any Google searches of the English words “democracy” and “freedom.”
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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