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33 Stunning Weather Photos From Readers Around the World

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33 Stunning Weather Photos From Readers Around the World
9:45:42 AMKatrina Ball
Weather is an experience we all share. Its ups and downs can affect our moods as we go about our days and head to sleep for the night. Although we all encounter weather patterns, we can almost guarantee that you're seeing something different than...



Mobile App Lets You Document and Report Police Stop-and-Frisk Abuse
6:40:30 AMJoann Pan
The New York Civil Liberties Union is arming city residents and visitors with an app called Stop and Frisk Watch that records video, audio and GPS data. The civil rights defender group urges citizens to chronicle illegal stops, racial profiling...



Klout Updates Mobile App With iPhone-Like Swipe Feature for +Ks
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:47 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
Klout infused some Apple flavor into its mobile app, adding a swipe feature akin to unlocking an iPhone on Wednesday. The swipe feature allows users to distribute +Ks to vouch for people's expertise or knowledge on a certain topic (see gallery...



Twitter's Expanded Tweets Now Show More Interactive Content
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:24 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
Twitter updated its "expanded tweets" feature on Wednesday, allowing users to see more interactive content -- such as news stories, video galleries and audio clips -- inside tweets via a desktop or mobile browser. For example, when people expand...



Website Generates Absurd Twitter Bios
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:34 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
We found your time-wasting website for today: Silly Twitter Bios. And just as the name implies, it features really, really weird bios for the fake Twitter account of John Doe. Give it a shot. With the click of a button the tool creates gems like...



The Value of a Happiness Economy
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:23 PMJohn Havens
What if generosity were a currency? This was a question posed by the Danish chocolate company Anthon Berg for its recent Generous Store campaign. The company opened a pop-up store for one day in Copenhagen last winter, and distributed chocolate...



Flirting App Skout Bans Minors After Reported Rapes
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:31 PMJoann Pan
On Tuesday, the Skout networking web platform and app placed a temporary ban on under-18 users after three cases of sexual assault were reported. All three cases, reported in different U.S. states, involve children who met men posing as teenagers...



Facebook Engagement is Actually Up, Despite Reuters Poll
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:11 PMSamantha Murphy
Although a poll circulated the web last week that found one-third of Facebook users are using the social network less than six months ago, statistics show site engagement is actually up. A survey conducted among 1,032 Americans by Reuters and...



'Ugliest Man on YouTube' a Heartwarming Lesson in Self-Confidence
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:06 PMThe Daily Dot
Chester Lee Ridens is ugly, and he's not ashamed to admit it. "Looking back at family photos, I was always wrecking them by making goofy faces and driving my mom crazy," Ridens told the Daily Dot. "I actually tried to break mirrors as a kid...



10 Niche Social Networks You've Never Heard Of
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:53 PMMatt Petronzio
Are you tired of friends who clutter up your Facebook feed with stuff you don't care about? Are you easily overwhelmed by the wide variety of information posted on Twitter on a daily basis? Is the Google+ population just not doing it for you? If...



 
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