 | Obama Wants to Bring High-Speed Internet to 99% of U.S. Students Oct 25th 2013, 21:20 
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama spoke on Friday at a science and technology-focused high school in Brooklyn, N.Y., to praise the school for ushering in a new way to prepare students for jobs in technology. He also outlined aggressive plans to bring high-speed Internet to every student in the United States "We should give every student access to the world's information," Obama told attendees. "The federal agency is moving forward on a plan to connect 99% of America's students to high-speed Internet within five years. We need to redesign more of our high schools, so that they teach young people the skills required for a high-tech economy." Read more... More about Barack Obama, Tech, Education, President Obama, and Computers In Classroom | | Want to Take Your Ph.D. Further? Think Like an Entrepreneur Oct 25th 2013, 20:32 
In a crowded hotel conference room in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., in October, Jerry Engel told dozens of earnest young scientists and engineers to cut the “scientific crap” and instead identify would-be customers who might care about their products. Frank Rimalovski piled on, urging attendees presenting research that they wanted to turn into businesses — from bone grafts to facial-recognition software — “to focus on the problem, not the solution.” The two men were helping teach an introductory workshop in the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps, a seven-week program that trains researchers to figure out if their academic work has commercial potential. Engel, who serves as the program’s national faculty director, and Rimalovski, managing director of New York University’s Innovation Venture Fund, say I-Corps is a departure from traditional entrepreneurship instruction, which emphasizes business plans and financial projections. The teams spend at least 15 hours a week meeting with potential customers to determine if a market exists for their products. Read more... More about Business Plans, Startups, Business, Entrepreneurs, and Engineers   | | PS4 Will Require Day-One Patch to Play DVDs and Blu-rays Oct 25th 2013, 19:57 
PlayStation 4 will require a patch out of the box to add many of the console's new features. This patch will also unlock basic functions like its DVD and Blu-ray player. On its blog, Sony posted a list of capabilities included in the PlayStation 1.50 upgrade, which will be available when the console hits shelves on Nov. 15. This list includes the ability to use the handheld PS Vita as a second screen, the PlayStation 4's video capture and online multiplayer. Users will be able to enjoy gaming, Blu-ray and DVD video contents on their PS4 systems, according to the blog post. Users must connect to the Internet to activate these new features, including the DVD player, upon first use. A Sony spokesperson confirmed to Mashable that the patch and one-time Internet connection are requirements for "a playback license management system installed on PS4." Read more... More about Gaming, Sony, Playstation 4, and Entertainment | | Zients: Obamacare Site Will Be Fixed by December Oct 25th 2013, 19:32 
Obamacare’s hobbled health-insurance exchange will be fixed by December, according to the management consultant asked to salvage the website, in the first timeline provided for correcting the flaws. Jeffrey Zients, in his initial public comments since President Barack Obama assigned him the job this week, said the site will be working “smoothly” by then. The project’s management has been reorganized, with UnitedHealth Group’s Quality Software Services unit taking over as lead contractor. Since opening for business this month, the federal exchange serving 36 states has been plagued by delays, error messages and hang-ups that have prevented many customers from completing their enrollment. Ten Democratic senators led by Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire called on the Obama administration to extend the health law’s open-enrollment period beyond March 31. Read more... More about President Obama, Health Care, Us World, Politics, and Us   | | Is Snapchat Really Worth $3.5 Billion? Oct 25th 2013, 19:02 
Snapchat may soon be part of the billion-dollar company club, three times over AllThingsD reports that Snapchat is looking to raise a new round of funding at a valuation of up to $3.5 billion, just a few months after raising a $60 million round at an $800 million valuation Snapchat did not immediately respond to our request for comment If the report is accurate, Snapchat would be worth as much as tech companies like Square, Uber and Pinterest despite the fact that it has yet to introduce any form of monetization Snapchat launched in 2011 and lets users send messages to one another that disappear shortly after being viewed. More recently, the startup introduced a new feature called Stories, which lets users save snaps to a feed for 24 hours and could serve as a possible platform for advertising. Snapchat users shared more than 350 million photos each day, as of September Read more... More about Business, Startups, and Snapchat | | Online Car Sales Fraudster Makes FBI's Most Wanted List Oct 25th 2013, 18:45 
A group of seven Eastern European online car dealers made $3 million selling cars, motorcycles, and boats on sites like eBay, Cars.com or AutoTrader.com in less than two years. This would be a great example of how the Internet opens up opportunities for global commerce if it weren't for the fact that those cars, motorcycles and boats did not actually exist. The seven alleged fraudsters were part of a sophisticated group whom the FBI describes as "a band of dangerous cybercriminals." The group scammed mostly U.S. victims, using fake email accounts, fake passports, and fake Paypal and Amazon Payment invoices. The group was led by Nicolae Popescu, a 33-year-old Romanian who is now one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives Read more... More about Ebay, Scam, Fbi, Cybercrime, and Us World   | | What the Halloween Candy You Give Out Says About You Oct 25th 2013, 18:17 
Kids (and young-at-heart adults), it's almost that time of the year when it's acceptable to accept candy from strangers It's a time-honored tradition that on Halloween, you return home from trick-or-treating with pillowcases exploding with sweets. Unless, that is, you live in a neighborhood full of cruel adults who reject the notion of candy giving in favor of plastic spider rings This comic from comedian Steve Adams proves that what you give out on Halloween says a lot about your personality And remember — there's a special spot in hell reserved for the toothpaste-givers Read more... More about Comic, Comics, Humor, Halloween, and Candy | | 105-Year-Old Man Finally Receives High School Diploma After 89 Years Oct 25th 2013, 17:56 
For Bill Mohr, 2013 has been a big year. In addition to celebrating his 105th birthday and his 70th wedding anniversary with wife Josie, the Philadelphia, Penn., native has finally received his high school diploma after 89 years. CBS 3 of Philadelphia picked up the heartwarming story
Mohr was a high school sophomore at Philadelphia's St. Joseph’s Preparatory School when his mother informed him that his family would be required to move from the area in order for his father to keep his job Mohr left high school behind, instead picking up a job to help support his family. Many years later, Mohr admitted to his daughter that his only regret was not finishing his high school career Read more... More about Viral Videos, High School, Watercooler, Videos, and Inspiring   | | Split Layout Oct 25th 2013, 17:52 
View demo Download source This Blueprint is a layout with two sides, sometimes seen in portfolio websites of couples and partners. The idea is to show an initial two-sided view and when clicking on a side, the whole page transitions into the respective direction. The individual page of the selected person is shown. The Blueprint comes with some example media queries and a second demo where the disappearing side scales down. It will work in modern browsers (from IE9 on). The HTML <div class="container"> <div id="splitlayout" class="splitlayout"> <div class="intro"> <div class="side side-left"> <div class="intro-content"> <div class="profile"><img src="img/profile1.jpg" alt="profile1"></div> <h1><span>Toby Blue </span><span>Web Designer</span></h1> </div> <div class="overlay"></div> </div> <div class="side side-right"> <div class="intro-content"> <div class="profile"><img src="img/profile2.jpg" alt="profile2"></div> <h1><span>Amy White </span><span>Web Developer</span></h1> </div> <div class="overlay"></div> </div> </div><!-- /intro --> <div class="page page-right page-large"> <div class="page-inner"> <section> <!-- content --> </section> <section> <!-- content --> </section> <!-- ... --> </div><!-- /page-inner --> </div><!-- /page-right --> <div class="page page-left page-fill"> <div class="page-inner"> <!-- ... --> </div><!-- /page-inner --> </div><!-- /page-left --> <a href="#" class="back back-right" title="back to intro">→</a> <a href="#" class="back back-left" title="back to intro">←</a> </div><!-- /splitlayout --> </div><!-- /container --> The CSS html, body, .container { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 100%; } body { overflow-y: scroll; background: #333; } .splitlayout { position: relative; overflow-x: hidden; min-height: 100%; width: 100%; } /* Intro sides */ .side { position: fixed; top: 0; z-index: 100; width: 50%; height: 100%; text-align: center; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; } .open-left .side, .open-right .side { cursor: default; } .overlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 499; visibility: hidden; width: 100%; height: 100%; opacity: 0; } .side-left .overlay { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7); } .side-right .overlay { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3); } .side-left { left: 0; background: #47a3da; color: #fff; outline: 1px solid #47a3da; /* avoid gap */ } .side-right { right: 0; background: #fff; color: #47a3da; outline: 1px solid #fff; /* avoid gap */ } /* Intro content, profile image and name, back button */ .intro-content { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; padding: 0 1em; width: 50%; cursor: pointer; -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-50%); transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-50%); } .profile { margin: 0 auto; width: 140px; height: 140px; border-radius: 50%; background: #47a3da; } .profile img { max-width: 100%; border-radius: 50%; opacity: 0.6; } .intro-content h1 > span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; } .intro-content h1 > span:first-child { font-weight: 300; font-size: 2em; } .intro-content h1 > span:nth-child(2) { position: relative; margin-top: 0.5em; padding: 0.8em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 0.8em; } .intro-content h1 > span:nth-child(2):before { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 25%; width: 50%; height: 2px; background: #fff; content: ''; } .side-right .intro-content h1 > span:nth-child(2):before { background: #47a3da; } .back { position: fixed; top: 2.6em; z-index: 500; display: block; visibility: hidden; width: 50px; height: 50px; border-radius: 50%; color: #47a3da; text-align: center; font-size: 22px; line-height: 44px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .mobile-layout .back { /* fixed positioning will make this not clickable after scrolling on some mobile devices */ position: absolute; } .back-left { left: 12.5%; -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%); transform: translateX(-50%); } .back-right { right: 12.5%; -webkit-transform: translateX(50%); transform: translateX(50%); color: #fff; } .open-right .back-left, .open-left .back-right { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; -webkit-transition-delay: 0.3s; transition-delay: 0.3s; pointer-events: auto; } .back:hover { color: #ddd; } /* Pages */ .page { position: relative; top: 0; overflow: auto; min-height: 100%; width: 75%; height: auto; font-size: 1.4em; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; } .page-right { left: 25%; outline: 5px solid #ecf0f1; /* avoid rounding gaps */ background: #ecf0f1; color: #97a8b2; -webkit-transform: translateX(100%); transform: translateX(100%); } .splitlayout.open-right { background: #ecf0f1; } .page-left { left: 0; outline: 5px solid #34495e; /* avoid rounding gaps */ background: #34495e; color: #fff; text-align: right; -webkit-transform: translateX(-100%); transform: translateX(-100%); } .splitlayout.open-left { background: #34495e; } /* Inner page content */ .page-inner { padding: 2em; } .page-inner section { padding-bottom: 1em; } .page-inner h2 { margin: 0 0 1em 0; font-weight: 300; font-size: 2.4em; } .page-inner p { font-weight: 300; font-size: 1.2em; } /* All transitions */ .side, .page { -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s; transition: transform 0.6s; } .overlay { -webkit-transition: opacity 0.6s, visibility 0.1s 0.6s; transition: opacity 0.6s, visibility 0.1s 0.6s; } .intro-content { -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s, top 0.6s; transition: transform 0.6s, top 0.6s; } .intro-content h1, .back { -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s; transition: opacity 0.3s; } /* Open and close */ /* We need to set the position and overflow for the respective page scroll */ .reset-layout .page, .splitlayout.open-right .page-left, .splitlayout.open-left .page-right, .splitlayout.close-right .page-left, .splitlayout.close-left .page-right { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; height: 100%; } .splitlayout.open-right .page-right, .splitlayout.open-left .page-left { position: relative; overflow: auto; height: auto; } .open-right .side-left .overlay, .open-left .side-right .overlay { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.6s; transition: opacity 0.6s; } /* Right side open */ .open-right .side-left { -webkit-transform: translateX(-60%); transform: translateX(-60%); } .open-right .side-right { z-index: 200; -webkit-transform: translateX(-150%); transform: translateX(-150%); } .close-right .side-right { z-index: 200; } .open-right .side-right .intro-content { -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0%) scale(0.6); transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0%) scale(0.6); } .open-right .page-right { -webkit-transform: translateX(0%); transform: translateX(0%); } /* Left side open */ .open-left .side-right { -webkit-transform: translateX(60%); transform: translateX(60%); } .open-left .side-left { z-index: 200; -webkit-transform: translateX(150%); transform: translateX(150%); } .close-left .side-left { z-index: 200; } .open-left .side-left .intro-content { -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-100%) scale(0.6); transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-100%) scale(0.6); } .open-left .codropsheader { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s, visibility 0.1s 0.3s; transition: opacity 0.3s, visibility 0.1s 0.3s; } .open-left .page-left { -webkit-transform: translateX(0%); transform: translateX(0%); } /* Media Queries */ @media screen and (max-width: 83em) { .intro-content { font-size: 60%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 58em) { body { font-size: 90%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 49.4375em) { .open-right .side-right { -webkit-transform: translateX(-175%); transform: translateX(-175%); } .open-right .side-left { -webkit-transform: translateX(-100%); transform: translateX(-100%); } .open-left .side-right { -webkit-transform: translateX(100%); transform: translateX(100%); } .open-left .side-left { -webkit-transform: translateX(175%); transform: translateX(175%); } .page { width: 100%; } .page-right { left: 0; padding-left: 15%; } .page-left { padding-right: 15%; } .intro-content { width: 100%; } .open-right .side-right .intro-content { top: 100%; -webkit-transform: translateY(-150px) translateX(-12.5%) scale(0.5); transform: translateY(-150px) translateX(-12.5%) scale(0.5); } .open-left .side-left .intro-content { top: 100%; -webkit-transform: translateY(-150px) translateX(-87.5%) scale(0.5); transform: translateY(-150px) translateX(-87.5%) scale(0.5); } .open-right .intro-content h1, .open-left .intro-content h1 { opacity: 0; } .back-left { left: 6.25%; } .back-right { right: 6.25%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 42.5em) { body { font-size: 80%; } .intro-content { font-size: 50%; } } @media screen and (max-height: 41.125em) { .intro-content { -webkit-transform: translateY(-25%) translateX(-50%); transform: translateY(-25%) translateX(-50%); } } @media screen and (max-width: 39.375em) { .intro-content .profile { -webkit-transform: scale(0.5); transform: scale(0.5); } } @media screen and (max-width: 320px) { body { font-size: 70%; } } The JavaScript /** * cbpSplitLayout.js v1.0.0 * http://www.codrops.com * * Licensed under the MIT license. * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php * * Copyright 2013, Codrops * http://www.codrops.com */ (function() { 'use strict'; 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return check; } var splitlayout = document.getElementById( 'splitlayout' ), leftSide = splitlayout.querySelector( 'div.intro > div.side-left' ), rightSide = splitlayout.querySelector( 'div.intro > div.side-right' ), pageLeft = splitlayout.querySelector( 'div.page-left' ), pageRight = splitlayout.querySelector( 'div.page-right' ), eventtype = mobilecheck() ? 'touchstart' : 'click', transEndEventNames = { 'WebkitTransition': 'webkitTransitionEnd', 'MozTransition': 'transitionend', 'OTransition': 'oTransitionEnd', 'msTransition': 'MSTransitionEnd', 'transition': 'transitionend' }, transEndEventName = transEndEventNames[Modernizr.prefixed( 'transition' )]; function init() { if( mobilecheck() ) { classie.add( splitlayout, 'mobile-layout' ); } classie.add( splitlayout, 'reset-layout' ); leftSide.querySelector( 'div.intro-content' ).addEventListener( eventtype, function( ev ) { reset(); classie.add( splitlayout, 'open-left' ); } ); rightSide.querySelector( 'div.intro-content' ).addEventListener( eventtype, function( ev ) { reset(); classie.add( splitlayout, 'open-right' ); } ); // back to intro // after transition ends: var onEndTransFn = function() { this.removeEventListener( transEndEventName, onEndTransFn ); classie.add( splitlayout, 'reset-layout' ); document.body.scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop = 0; }, backToIntro = function( ev ) { ev.preventDefault(); ev.stopPropagation(); var dir = classie.has( ev.target, 'back-right' ) ? 'left' : 'right', page = dir === 'right' ? pageRight : pageLeft; classie.remove( splitlayout, 'open-' + dir ); classie.add( splitlayout, 'close-' + dir ); page.addEventListener( transEndEventName, onEndTransFn ); }; splitlayout.querySelector( 'a.back-left' ).addEventListener( eventtype, backToIntro ); splitlayout.querySelector( 'a.back-right' ).addEventListener( eventtype, backToIntro ); } function reset() { classie.remove( splitlayout, 'close-right' ); classie.remove( splitlayout, 'close-left' ); classie.remove( splitlayout, 'reset-layout' ); } init(); })(); View demo Download source  | | Russell Brand Is Readying a Revolution Oct 25th 2013, 17:38 
Comedian Russell Brand recently shifted gears from acting and accepted a week-long stint as guest editor at the British political magazine The New Statesman. It might come as a shock that the funny man would turn to such a serious subject, but Brand has always been known to be a little erratic. In the video above, interviewer Jeremy Paxton questions Brand's credibility to take a stance on political issues due to the actor admitting he has never voted. Brand explains that, "When there is a genuine alternative, vote for that ... Until then, pfft, don't bother." Read more... More about Viral Videos, Politics, Watercooler, Videos, and Russell Brand | | Morgan Freeman Doesn't Know What the Stupid Fox Says Either Oct 25th 2013, 17:20 
Morgan Freeman does not know what the fox says, and it seems like he's a little confused as to why so many people are interested in the question. Screenrant's Hal Rudnick convinced the stars of the upcoming comedy Last Vegas to recite some pop song lyrics. Now, the world can enjoy two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro putting his talent behind "Wrecking Ball." And the songwriter behind "Chinese Food" can say Michael Douglas has performed his work Most of the actors don't look invested in their readings, but Kevin Kline went all out, giving a Shakespearean flare and the needed gravity to One Direction's "Best Song Ever." Read more... More about Viral Videos, Watercooler, Videos, and Morgan Freeman   | | E-Cigarette Brand Apologizes for Advertising in Kids' iPad Game Oct 25th 2013, 17:00 
British American Tobacco has apologized for running an ad for its Vype e-cigarette in an iPad game aimed at children. The ad drew attention after Graham Brown-Martin, a UK-based author, tweeted a pic of the ad: .@ecigaretteforum agreed, so over to @batpress why are you advertising to kids via iPad games? pic.twitter.com/aVstTSrFPM — Graham Brown-Martin (@GrahamBM) October 25, 2013 BAT quickly apologized with the following tweet: We've found a problem with the advertising of Vype. We apologise and have pulled all online Vype advertising. We're investigating the cause — BAT Press Office (@BATPress) October 25, 2013 Read more... More about Advertising, Videogames, Kids, Ipad, and Business | | Why Hire an MBA When You Can Rent One? Oct 25th 2013, 16:28 
Linio, an e-commerce startup based in Mexico City, couldn’t afford Bain or McKinsey when it needed help pricing new products ranging from vintage wines to billiard tables. So this summer it farmed the work out to Anya Rasulova, a 2013 Wharton School MBA who was looking to make some money before starting a full-time job at EBay. “We had so many things to develop in a short period of time,” says Bernardo Cordero, Linio’s managing director. “It was too complicated to do it all internally.” Cordero paid Rasulova, who worked in management consulting for three years prior to business school, $1,500 for an assignment that took about 35 hours. Read more... More about Startup, Small Business, Employment, Business, and Freelance Work   | | How to Get Started With Vine Sessions and Time Travel Oct 25th 2013, 16:03 
Shooting the perfect Vine video just became a little bit easier. The popular Twitter-owned app rolled out an update Thursday that introduced two powerful tools: Sessions and Time Travel. Sessions allows users to save drafts of their unfinished posts and come back to finish them at a later time. You can work on as many as 10 videos at once. Time Travel, a tool that expands the possibilities for stop-motion videos, allows users to remove, reorganize or replace shots within a post before publishing it. Here's a short walkthrough that will show you how to use these new features: Read more... More about Twitter, Social Media, Tech, Vine, and Apps Software | | Apple's New Retina MacBook Pros Are Nearly Impossible to Repair Oct 25th 2013, 15:52 
Apple claims it achieved new heights in both performance and miniaturization in its new line of MacBook Pro computers. However, the machines are now nearly impossible for users to repair on their own, according to iFixit, which performed teardowns of both Macs. Taking apart the 15-inch model first, iFixit's Miroslav Djuric said the internals were very similar to the 2012 model, but with a few important differences. First, the headphone jack is now attached to the logic board, meaning if the connector ever fails, it could cost upwards of $1,000 to fix, Djuric estimated. More about Apple, Macbook Pro, Teardown, Ifixit, and Tech   | | Game Over: This Super Mario Bros. Resume One-Ups All Others Oct 25th 2013, 15:37 
Get ready to have some major resume envy. Designer Robby Leonardi created an interactive resume set to the theme of Super Mario Bros., featuring a Mario-like character that jumps and swims through a colorful history of his work experience Leonardi's resume puts you in a video game where you're Player 1. By scrolling down or hitting the arrow down key, your character — which resembles Leonardi and wears a red cape — literally races through the various sections of skills, interests, job timeline and published work Leonardi's projects have appeared on sites from AOL to Fox. You can view it in full here. Read more... More about Resume, Super Mario, Lifestyle, and Work Play | | Mozilla Lightbeam Shows Who's Watching You Online Oct 25th 2013, 15:16 
In the spirit of online transparency, and for those paranoid about organizations watching your every move, a new tool from Mozilla lets you monitor who is following your digital footprint. Lightbeam is a free extension available for download on Mozilla's Firefox browser that promises to "illuminate the inner workings of the web." It uncovers which third-party companies are watching your online activity — most likely brands and advertisers looking to share your data or directly target ads. 
"As a part of Lightbeam, we're creating a big-picture view of how tracking works on the Internet, and how third-party sites are connected to multiple other sites," Mozilla said in a statement Read more... More about Mozilla, Firefox, Privacy, Cookies, and Do Not Track   | | 'Overly Suave IT Guy' Will Make You Swoon Over Your Keyboard Oct 25th 2013, 14:55 
Any girl will tell you the perfect man is one who can back up her hard drive. No, seriously IT guys are the underrated hotties of the universe. They'll make you lose your breath in just a few deft clicks of the keyboard The newest meme to hit Reddit, "Overly Suave IT Guy," is proof. But two questions remains: What company does this IT dude work for and how can we hire him? Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. Read more... More about Pics, Meme, Humor, Internet Memes, and Geek | | NSA Monitored 35 World Leaders and Other News You Need to Know Oct 25th 2013, 14:38 
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. According to another leak from whistleblower Edward Snowden in The Guardian, the NSA has been monitoring the phone conversations of 35 world leadersAmazon reported a loss of $41 million in the third quarter, but also announced a 24% jump in sales. In England, officers raided a factory where they believed criminals were using 3D printers to make plastic guns. Check out the video above for more on these stories. Read more... More about Amazon, First To Know Series, 3d Printing, Us World, and Us   | | 22 Hallowmeme Costumes Inspired by Too Much Time on the Internet Oct 25th 2013, 14:15 
Meme enthusiasts and web culture lovers treated themselves to a night offline for Hallowmeme 2013. At the 5th annual costume party in Brooklyn, hosted by Forced Meme Productions, varieties of Ylvis foxes mingled with Miley Cyrus, and the Ikea monkey high-fived Horse_ebooks Special guest Danny Tamberelli, a.k.a. one of the red-headed '90s brothers of Pete & Pete fame, joined the judges for the costume contest, which was won by Ryan Gosling refusing his cereal. This is what happens when you let the Internet party IRL Image: Mashable, Christine Erickson Read more... More about Pics, Lists, Halloween, Memes, and Costumes | | Microsoft Recruits Spock, Zombies and a Giant Robot to Pitch Xbox One Oct 25th 2013, 14:08 
Microsoft is going all out to promote its new Xbox One gaming consoles. The company kicked off a global ad campaign on Friday for the new gaming consoles with a commercial that includes cameos from actor Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock, soccer player Steven Gerrard, a massive robot, a zombie and more. The ad, called Invitation, is intended to serve as a reminder that the Xbox One can be used for both gaming and entertainment Microsoft introduced its first commercial for the Xbox One last month, which targeted NFL watchers. Both ads appear to be going after a broader consumer market than traditional gamers Read more... More about Microsoft, Ads, Marketing, Business, and Advertising   | | Do Teens Really Think Twitter Is 'More Important' Than Facebook? Oct 25th 2013, 14:00 
Teens are abandoning Facebook in droves for Twitter. For many, that was the takeaway from an Oct. 10 Piper Jaffray study of 8,650 teens. However, those conclusions were false. The study had a much narrower focus than has been reported and only referred to purchasing activity on the platforms. This key paragraph in the press release explaining the study caused the confusion (emphasis ours): Teens have cited "friends" as the strongest influence over their purchase decisions for the duration of our survey history, but "Internet" is quickly rising in profile. More than half of teens indicate that social media impacts their purchases with Twitter being the most important, eclipsing Facebook, followed closely by Instagram. But the popularity of Facebook is waning among teens with 23% citing it as the most important, down from 33% six months ago and 42% a year ago. Read more...
More about Facebook, Twitter, Teens, Study, and Business | | Does AOL Have a Fighting Chance Against YouTube? Oct 25th 2013, 13:05 
When one thinks of the major players in online video, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, perhaps even Amazon first to mind — not AOL. Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL (pictured, right), and Susan Lyne, the former ABC Entertainment president who was appointed CEO of AOL's Brand Group in late February (pictured, left), are out to change that — lured no doubt by lucrative forecasts for online video advertising AOL is a small but growing entity in the video space, bringing in around $100 million in video revenue last year, according to Armstrong. (YouTube, by comparison, is estimated to have generated $4 billion that year.) Read more... More about Youtube, Aol, Online Video, Tim Armstrong, and Business | | 10 Reasons You Should Stop Complaining About Baby Photos on Facebook Oct 25th 2013, 12:30 
It starts innocently enough. Your friends give birth to their first kids and want to share their baby photos on Facebook. At first, it's adorable, but the influx of baby photos invading your news feed starts to annoy you after the fifth "first potty poo" shot of the month. We hear you. Baby photos on Facebook can get pretty old, and fast But for all the complaints we launch against infant-filled news feeds, there are undeniable reasons why we secretly love our friends' baby pictures. Homepage Image: Annie Colbert Read more... More about Facebook, List, Pics, Lists, and Social Media   | |
