I read an article yesterday, blaming Digg for good stories being ignored. More than anything else, his argument shows that Thomas Kostigen has no clue what he is talking about when it comes to social media. picked by msaleem 3 years ago

The rising popularity of text messaging on mobile phones poses a threat to writing standards among Irish schoolchildren. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Scientists are using mobile phones to eavesdrop on koalas in an attempt to translate what they are saying to each other. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A new study shows a worrying link between poor sperm and the number of hours a day that a man uses his mobile phone. picked by ROBFOURYQR 3 years ago

The new Helio heat from Samsung is a very good looking phone which does remind me of the Samsung E900 a little bit, anyway the Helio Heat looks like it is for the U.S for now but in time as usual other countries will get the phone. picked by danswayuk 3 years ago

U.S. consumers may soon be offered free porn on mobile phones alongside paid services like live video or "adult dates", a term for prearranged sex with strangers. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

"We’ve all heard proposals for “privatizing” the Social Security system. The best private solution, of course, is simply to allow the American people to keep more of their paychecks and invest for retirement as they see fit." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

The findings give weight to the common notion that rejection "hurts" by showing that a gene regulating the body's most potent painkillers — mu-opioids — is involved in socially painful experiences too, said study co-author Naomi Eisenberger, UCLA assistant professor of psychology and director of UCLA's Social and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. picked by kakana 3 months ago

We often describe our social relationships in temperature metaphors, like “cold shoulder” or “warm memories” or even “she’s hot!” This is no coincidence. An experiment last year from the University of Toronto showed that thinking about an incident where the subject felt socially excluded led them to estimate the room’s temperature to be lower than th... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Users spend so much time on social networks that they don't have time to look at adult sites.

Gee, I think someone's been looking over our shoulder. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

Hardly surprising that a liberal democrat would want to tax more of your income. Of course reverting social security to something close to its original intent might help, but a plan like that wouldn't buy many votes from the entitlement-minded demographic. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 6 months ago

Designer Tao Ma is obsessed by the idea of creating the “shortest” mobile phone in the world. The device consists of three parts - collapsing display, main part with control buttons and battery… picked by vlad 3 years ago

TeleFlip, the service which allows you to send text messages via email, now offers anyone with a mobile phone with text messaging the ability to have email sent to your phone. picked by francisbook 2 years ago

Mobile handset firm Nokia said on Monday it had agreed to work with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to boost open standards in mobile television, based on its favored DVB-H technology. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits plummeted 90 per cent in the first quarter because of fading demand for mobile phones amid the worldwide downturn — but its shares surged as analysts had expected an even gloomier report.

...90%!!! picked by muppet 7 months ago

Mozilla wants to integrate social networking features into Firefox, with new add-on The Coop. It could be a good step in gaining more browser market. picked by TheStep 3 years ago