Aug 09 2010
World of Proteincraft
Players of online computer game solve scientific puzzles.
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Aug 04 2010
Social Networks and Online Games Rule Our Lives
Americans spend twice as much time on social media and blogs than they do checking email.
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Jul 29 2010
What Does Your Avatar Say About You?
Online avatars say a lot about the personality of their creators. For better or worse.
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Jul 12 2010
Facebook Installs ‘Panic Button’ for Children
Facebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a "panic button" application on its site.
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Jul 07 2010
Twitter-Like Program to Make Cities Safer
A new Twitter-like technology is supposed to let people know about safety concerns in different parts of town.
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Jun 22 2010
Oil Spill Superimposed on Your City
A home-grown website brings the oil spill to your neighborhood.
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Jun 21 2010
iPhone App Helps Report Oiled Wildlife in Gulf
The free app allows the user to photograph an oiled animal, pinpoint its location using GPS and transmit the information to an animal rescue network.
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May 27 2010
Computer Program Recognizes Sarcasm
The algorithm recognizes sarcastic sentences with an accuracy rate of 80 percent -- about the same as a person with poor social skills.
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May 14 2010
Facebook: I Can’t Quit You
You see, I use you, Facebook, as part of my job. I'm a journalist and Web producer, and as soon as this blog goes live, I'll be posting a link to it on my professional Facebook page as well as ...
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May 12 2010
Teat Tweets Tell of Cow’s Milking Experience
A dairy farmer near Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has 12 cows that tweet about the milk they're producing from their teats. This is not cow porn. This is real, hard-core science. Ron Broglio, a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo ...
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