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The Big Eye In West Virginia

The National Radio Quiet Zone Entrenched in the state West Virginia lies Pendleton County. As of 2000, the population was 8,196. The county has a total area of 698 square miles. Pendleton County was pro-Confederate during the American Civil War. The county became  part of West Virginia even though the residents didn’t want it forced upon them. […]

Self-Checkout Lanes May Be Dying But Social Media Is Thriving The self-checkout lane may be dying for good. Albertsons, LLC has announced that it’s going to get rid of all of its self-checkout lanes. According to the MSNBC article, other major food chains may follow suit behind it. Clarification: There are actually two different companies with […]

It Drives It Flies It's Here

The Transition By Terrafugia It drives. It flies. It’s here. It’s driven to fly. The time has come to get in your car and fly in the air! It’s no longer just a dream or a fantasy. The flying car has finally arrived in the 21st century. It’s more like a plane that drives actually. […]

July 4: Brits Want Independence From US

Demonstration At Menwith Hill In the United States it’s called Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, America declared independence from Great Britain. In 1938, it became a paid holiday. Ironically, in a strange twist of fate it is now the Brits who are demanding for Independence Day from the U.S. On July 4 of every […]

Facebook And Skype Teaming Up

Videochat on Facebook May Be Around The Corner Some of us were scratching our heads when Microsoft gave $8.5 billion for Skype a short time ago. The skepticism set in; why would Microsoft spend so much on a VoIP company? It was a gamble. What was Microsoft going to do with Skype? The tech crowd […]

Can Police Search My Cell Phone?

Know Your Digital Rights Can police search your digital possessions? Such as a personal computer, cell phone, laptop, etc. Just what are your rights when the police come knocking on your door? DIGITAL CITIZEN TIPS Don’t consent to a search * Just say no. Tell the police to come back with a search warrant. * […]

“Planking” in Taunton “Planking” in Taunton By boliston Journalism 2.0 has exploded with the term “planking”. Wikipedia refers to it as the Lying down game — “An activity, popular in various parts of the world, consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body; having a photograph […]

Share With Others On Facebook With iPhone Having problems logging into Facebook with your iPhone? This might solve the problem for you. Hey, it couldn’t hurt to try it! One spouse could log into the Facebook account, while the other spouse could not log into the Facebook account. Both were connecting to Facebook with the […]

Web Surfing: Computer vs iPad

Digital Trends And The Impact Of The Apple iPad What is your favorite newspaper or news site on the internet? What countries are doing the most surfing on the internet using the computer? What countries are using the iPad the most? Reading Newspaper With Computer 1. Argentina – 98.6% 2. Brazil – 98.1% 2. Germany […]

Miami Beach Memorial Day Shooting May 30th 2011 On May 30, 2011 Narces Benoit started videotaping officers firing rounds of bullets into a car driven by Raymond Herisse, who died on the scene. The 4 a.m. police chase occurred on Collins Avenue, as a dozen officers fired their guns repeatedly into Raymond Herisse’s blue Hyundai (Miami […]

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