72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY]

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72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY] Friday, April 13, 2012 11:39 PM Social media connectivity and the digitization of news have not squashed American fervor for local news, a Pew study says. Nearly three quarters of adults are consistently plugged into local news -- so much so that 32% of survey participants say... These Contact Lenses Give You Superhuman Vision Friday, April 13, 2012 11:24 PM Contact lens wearers can get a new perspective on their environment with the latest vision technology -- contact lenses that let the wearer focus on two fields of view at once. Wearers can keep an eye on a projected image while their surrounding... 5 Things That Waste Your Time at Work [INFOGRAPHIC] Friday, April 13, 2012 11:03 PM Aside from the time you purposefully waste at work -- checking Facebook or playing Draw Something, as the kids do -- there's a lot of other stuff that can slow you down at the office. The productivity of a "knowledge worker" (read: non-farmer)... Explore Alien Planets With This Free App Friday, April 13, 2012 10:35 PM Ever wonder what those planets orbiting far away stars are like? Well, now there's an app for that. The free Kepler Explorer app for iPhone and iPad allows users to explore some 2,000 planetary systems discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission. The... Put the Phone Down: April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month Friday, April 13, 2012 9:39 PM Even the most LOL-worthy text message is not worth risking your life to read while driving. That's the message of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, or as you may know it, April. The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) catchy... How a Sports Fanatic Turned His Blog Hobby Into a Career [VIDEO] Friday, April 13, 2012 9:14 PM Back in 2003, when blogs were just catching on with the mainstream, college student Matthew Cerrone started a GeoCities site called MetsBlog.com to track his favorite baseball team. Fast-forward nine years and he's turned the hobby into a... Why Global Mobile Marketing Starts With Localized Apps Friday, April 13, 2012 8:58 PM The world's population reached 7 billion in Oct. 2011, and according to an IDC report, one in every seven of those people owns a smart device. By now, we've all heard, "mobile is the future." What the IDC report should tell us is that mobile is... LEGO Robots Used to Generate Synthetic Bones Friday, April 13, 2012 8:39 PM Scientists from the University of Cambridge are using robotics from the LEGO Mindstorms robot set to help produce samples of synthetic bone tissue. The team uses hydroxyapatite-gelatin composites to create the synthetic bone, which has low energy... HTC Titan II: The Other LTE Windows Phone Is Big, Beautiful, Pricey [REVIEW] Friday, April 13, 2012 8:13 PM The HTC Titan II is HTC's first LTE Windows Phone, and one of just two LTE Windows Phones currently on the market. Debuting alongside the Nokia Lumia 900 on April 8th, the handset is HTC's followup to the original Titan, a massive Windows Phone... Now You Can Google Like It's 1986 Friday, April 13, 2012 7:43 PM No, this isn't the latest Google Doodle celebrating the anniversary of DOS. Instead, it's an imagining of what Google would look like if it was invented circa 1986. The design, by Squirrel-Monkey.com, has been kicking around for a few months, but... 'Who Needs Feminism?' New Tumblr Promotes Gender Equality Friday, April 13, 2012 7:15 PM Move over, Feminist Ryan Gosling -- there's a new Tumblr battling sexism. On Wednesday, 16 undergraduate students at Duke University launched Who Needs Feminism?, a campaign that encourages feminist and gender egalitarian discussion over social... Now Brands Can Create Their Own Spotify Apps and Playlists Friday, April 13, 2012 6:41 PM Spotify will soon allow brands to create their own soundtracks using the streaming music platform. As reported by AdAge and confirmed by Spotify, brands including AT&T, Reebok, and Intel will launch apps featuring their custom playlists.... Pinterest Users: What's the World's Most Beautiful Country? [INFOGRAPHIC] Friday, April 13, 2012 6:15 PM The world has fallen in love with Pinterest, the social network with beautiful images at its core. Now Pinterest users get to decide where they most love in the world. A crowdsourced project created by travel site First Choice -- living in an... Angelina and Brad's Engagement: The Toast of Twitter Friday, April 13, 2012 5:30 PM News of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's engagement rocked the interwebs Friday -- and briefly nabbed the top trending spot on Twitter. The fact that "Brangelina" are finally making it official was confirmed by Pitt's manager Cynthia Pett-Dante.... Should Twitter Verify the Accounts of Fictional Characters? Friday, April 13, 2012 5:17 PM Twitter's account verification is one of the most useful tools in the land of social networking. Considering the 140-character social network's best feature is allowing celebrities to reach out to us normals, it's pretty important that we know...		TOP STORIES TODAY Pinterest Users: What's the World's Most Beautiful Country? [INFOGRAPHIC] 72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY] 5 Things That Waste Your Time at Work [INFOGRAPHIC] Google's Amazing Growth, By The Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] How a Sports Fanatic Turned His Blog Hobby Into a Career [VIDEO] TOP TOPICS Trending 5,535 followers Social Media 66,676 followers Facebook 80,284 followers Business 34,038 followers Apps And Software 857 followers Mobile 4,615 followers Entertainment 3,145 followers Instagram 778 followers World 583 followers Startups 8,892 followers
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