Facebook, Google, and Twitter have recently been facing scrutiny for promoting fake news stories. Depending on your sources and who you believe, fake news played and is still playing a role in the 2016 presidential election. However, fake news is... Read More
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Since the Presidential election two weeks ago, there has been an enormous amount of consternation and hand-wringing over highly-profitable websites that make up completely fake political news stories that spread like wildfire on the Internet. Buzzfeed,... Read More
As video continues to take over social media feeds as the preferred mode of content, we’re tracking the nuances of this trend within its own network to help advertising partners get an idea of who’s watching what, when they’re... Read More
Apple’s new iOS 9 operating system has an awesome feature called Wi-Fi Assist. You’ll love it — unless you’re one of those folks that wasn’t grandfathered into an unlimited data plan. Wi-Fi Assist is a new tool that lets... Read More
Twitter has announced that it will be taking a harder stand against abusive tweets and hate language. The announcement followed a flurry of threatening tweets in the UK, and is a step in the right direction according to Denae Olberding of... Read More
By Jeanne Clements – Prominent educator, perfect SAT Verbal score holder, and innovator of interactive vocabulary learning system, Verbal Education How bad is the state of vocabulary in today’s generation? Recently a fellow teacher told me... Read More
Last night – Twitter disclosed in a blog post that its systems had been attacked in the past week by an unidentified group of hackers. The attackers may have had access to limited user information – usernames, email addresses, session tokens and... Read More
As an information technology professional and a parent of children that are well versed in technology at a young age – I’ve often conveyed my concerns and recommendations about social media / mobile computing and its impact on our youth. I’ve... Read More
If you’ve read any of my other posts—you’ll know I’m not anti-ESPN, but simply open to any media outlet that isn’t force-fed down our throats. (IE: ESPN) Thankfully, NBC Universal’s various sub-division of networks are... Read More
As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, so we’re making sure we’re prepared to spend a few rainy days indoors this month. To avoid the rainy day blues, we’re excited to share with you new Hasbro Games and Toys, along with some... Read More
Mothers are vessels of practical advice and wise words. Not only have they helped us tackle dilemmas and encouraged our dreams, but they influenced our smart money management and shopping skills. Though the budgeting basics introduced by our mothers... Read More
It’s been a fabulous week and great time to live in New York. We’ve celebrated the Giants stunning Super Bowl defeat of the Patriots – two parades: Downtown Manhattan and MetLife Stadium. You thought Victor Cruz was the latest sensation... Read More
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