White House for sale — sort of
The White House is for sale. No, it's not a desperate attempt to pay down the national debt, and we're certainly not suggesting anything untoward. Rather, a live-in replica of...
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Facebook privacy settings ‘fundamentally flawed,’ researchers conclude
Are your Facebook privacy settings working as you intend? Maybe not. Columbia University researchers found that all 65 student Facebook users surveyed — OK, it was small sample size —...
Counting calories can be a snap
An app for that Are you dieting and wondering how your iPhone can help? Of course not, but it can. The new Meal Snap app from fitness social network DailyBurn...
Have you hugged your librarian lately?
What day is it? Tuesday is National Library Workers Day, which is always the Tuesday of this, National Library Week. And we can all agree their credit is long overdue....
National Air Guitar Championships coming to Chicago
Do you hear that? It's the sound of air guitars rocking Chicago. The U.S. National Air Guitar Championships are coming to town for the first time this summer, July 23...
Obama’s April 20 status? Stumping at Facebook HQ
For all the emphasis his 2008 election campaign placed on the importance of social media, President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election effort may do even more. Obama's website, barackobama.com, urges voters...
U.S. pet ownership at an all-time high, according to survey
Despite a bad economy, U.S. pet ownership is at an all-time high of 72.9 million households, according to survey results released Monday by the American Pet Products Association. That represents...
Twitter beer vendor takes his trade high tech
Cold beer @here A Seattle Mariners beer vendor says he's come up with a way to get beer to his customers faster — Twitter. "Since the beginning of beer vendors,...
Small Talk
Fast times After consuming only beer and water for 23 days, J. Wilson was down to 145 pounds Thursday, 15 off his starting weight of 160 on Ash Wednesday, March...
Missing Bronx Zoo Cobra surfaces on Twitter
Move over, @MayorEmanuel. The Twitterverse has a new sensation — @BronxZoosCobra. The venomous Egyptian cobra that disappeared from its Bronx Zoo exhibit last weekend or shortly before has an online...