Disruptions: TV Makers Ignore Apps at Their Own Peril
By NICK BILTON SAN FRANCISCO — Every night, I get home from work, drop onto the couch and sit there surfing the Web or watching videos on my 3 1/2-inch iPhone screen. My big-screen HDTV…
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YouTube Subtracts Racy and Raucous to Add a Teaching Tool
By STEPHANIE STROM Educators are giving YouTube — long dismissed as a storehouse of whimsical, time-wasting and occasionally distasteful videos — another look. As Google, YouTube’s parent company, fine-tunes a portal that lets schools limit…
New Layer of Content Amid Chaos on YouTube
By BEN SISARIO For a glimpse at the next phase in YouTube’s evolution, look no further than a stray crutch and a $20 birthday cake for Justin Bieber. Those were among the props at a…
Discreetly Digital, Erotic Novel Sets American Women Abuzz
By JULIE BOSMAN “Fifty Shades of Grey,” an erotic novel by an obscure author that has been described as “Mommy porn” and “Twilight” for grown-ups, has electrified women across the country, who have spread the…
“Latin Percussion” by Tyler Ward – Lyrics and Video
“Latin Percussion” by Tyler Ward – Lyrics and Video I see you moving like you’re hot on fire You’re rhythms louder than a southern choir Cover the children’s eyes You’re making young men wise And…
Facebook: The Evolution of a Social Superpower
A look at how a company went from start-up to Internet titan, and changed the way the world uses the Web in the process. Source: New York Times Video
Driver training at the Orlando Police Department course
Every other year, veteran Orlando police officers must undergo driver retraining. They do it on a course at Orlando International Airport. Sgt. Vince Ogburn describes it.
Bike Week 2012 opens with a roar in Daytona Beach
By Jon Busdeker 71st annual event continues through March 18, 2012 Engines rumbling. Classic rock blaring. Beers flowing at 10 a.m. It must be Bike Week. The 71st annual Bike Week revved into high gear…
Boing Jump Center in Oviedo Florida
Boing Jump Center in Oviedo Florida is a place to jump around and laugh with your friends. This place is a trampoline park in Oviedo Florida to jump, eat, and play some arcade games. Boing…
How Social Media Made Joseph Kony The Web’s Most Hated Man
By Erica Orden and Nicholas Bariyo A video campaign about a fugitive rebel leader in Africa has exploded into a viral online phenomenon, igniting debate about the group behind it and the threat posed by…
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony is one of the most vilified rebel leaders on the planet. He stands accused of brainwashing countless children across northern Uganda, turning the girls into sex slaves and the boys into prepubescent killers….
“I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz (Lyrics)
“I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz Hmmmm … Hmmmm … Hmmmm … Hmmm … When I look into your eyes It’s like watching the night sky Or a beautiful sunrise There’s so much they…
Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?
By Alicia Eler Facebook is an accepted means of communication. It is a never-ending virtual social gathering filled with adopted puppies, cute LOL kitties, baby announcements, viral articles and videos, events, groups, organizations and fan…
One company, one store: Why Google axed Android Market for Google Play
BY GEOFF DUNCAN Google is unifying Android Market as well as its book, music, and movie services under the moniker Google Play. But is it clearer, or more confusing? Internet giant Google raised eyebrows yesterday…
“Wasted Wishes” by Tinderbox (Lyrics)
“Wasted Wishes” by Tinderbox Falling like the rain at your feet Fighting tears that you’ll never see Always strong enough to say what we mean in the spaces between lost enough to know where you…
Facebook is the world’s largest social network, with more than 800 million active users around the world, and roughly 200 million in the United States, or two-thirds of the population. Created in 2004 by Mark…
Facebook – Which personality type describes you best?
by Matthew Inman Facebook Personality Types: The Gamer – The invites and updates will never stop The Event Coordinator – They invite everyone to everything The Desperate Marketer – Their idea of marketing on Facebook…
Sell Apple?! iPad3 May Provide the Chance
It may be time to buy the iRumor and sell the iFact. With Apple Inc. set to unveil its latest blockbuster device Wednesday, the iPad3, a window isn’t only opening on one of the most-profitable…
iPad 3: What we didn’t get
By David Camoy Inevitably, whenever Apple releases a new product, there’s a little disappointment over what was missing. Here’s a look at some of the things Apple didn’t deliver in this iPad release. The dust…
Apple’s Cook lifts lid on newest, 4G-powered iPad
By Poornima Gupta and Alexei Oreskovic (Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad on Wednesday, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance as rivals from Amazon…
Apple Unveils New Version of IPad
By Adam Satariano Apple Inc. (AAPL) introduced a new version of the iPad, beefing up its two-year-old mobile computer with a sharper screen and faster chip to widen its lead over Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Microsoft…
FUN SPOT ACTION PARK BECOMES “HUGE-ER”
Fun Spot Action Park, just off International Drive in Orlando, is growing. The 13 year-old, 5 acre park has just purchased an adjacent 10 acres to triple its size. Plans are being developed for the…
Fun Spot Action Park – Orlando Florida
At Fun Spot Action Park, the focus is on safe, clean family fun. Five acres of attractions include four multilevel go kart tracks, thirteen rides, including the Kid Spot for pre-schoolers, and more than 120…
Goodbye Android Market, Hello Google Play
By Chris Velazco Google’s Android Market has undergone some tremendous changes over the last year or so. What started as just a standalone app store has quickly grown to encompass e-books, music, videos, and now…
Google Play launches as online entertainment hub
By Chenda Ngak (CBS News) Google launched Google Play Tuesday – an entertainment hub which will house movies, music, e-books, games and apps in one location. Full coverage of Google at Tech Talk “Starting today,…
Does Sex Sell?
By KARYN MONGET Three decades ago, Calvin Klein triggered debate — and a publicity bonanza — when 15-year-old Brooke Shields purred, “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” These days,…
Marketing is Like Sex: Everyone Thinks They’re Good at It
By Steve Tobak There’s hypocrisy in the corporate world that’s begging to be called out. Everybody thinks they’re a marketing expert. Your boss, the CEO, the IT guy – I bet half the people in your…
Your Home Based Business’ Structure
BY PAUL AND SARAH EDWARDS When you’re a homebased business owner, you have several options when it comes to the formal structure of your business: sole proprietorship, limited liability company (LLC) or corporation. If you’re…
How to Make Working at Home Work: A Banker-Turned-Entrepreneur’s Story
BY TRACY STAPP “I really didn’t want a ‘real job.’ I wanted to work for myself,” Bill Buckley recalls. “And I loved working from home.” That was 1995, after Buckley had spent 25 years in…
Drunk Driving and The Law – DUI or DWI
What is a DUI? DUI is an acronym that stands for Driving Under the Influence. What does “under the influence” mean? Drugs (whether legal, illegal, prescription or over-the-counter medications) and alcohol are known to affect…
Financial Plan – save money for your future and retirement
Financial Plan: A comprehensive evaluation of an investor’s current and future financial state by using currently known variables to predict future cash flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Most individuals work in conjunction with an…
Paralyzer By Finger Eleven (Lyrics)
“Paralyzer” By Finger Eleven (Lyrics) Songwriters: Anderson, Robert Scott; Anderson, Sean Robert; Beddoe, Richard Robertley; Black, James Ryan;…
Stay In Shadow By Finger Eleven (Lyrics)
“Stay In Shadow” By Finger Eleven (Lyrics) So cold that you cannot cope With a frozen heart I guess…
2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Review
BY LARRY HALL Driving the all-new 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid is pretty much like driving the all-new gas powered 2012 Camry. Now I don’t expect you to take my word on this so, I would…
Facebook claimant Paul Ceglia hires new lawyers
By Jessica Guynn A New York man is not giving up his fight for half of Mark Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook. Paul Ceglia has added new lawyers to his legal team, including Sanford Dumain,…
Why gasoline prices are so high
By Ronald D. White Retail gasoline prices have jumped so quickly that some experts are rethinking their predictions on how high fuel prices could go this year. Gasoline prices are keeping up their record-setting ways….
Sports Illustrated bikini model Kate Upton sparks a debate
By David Horsey Kate Upton, the model splashed across the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, is at the center of a hot debate that has nothing to do with birth control, Mitt…
Orlando’s Java Girls shop sells coffee served by baristas in bikinis
By Jon Busdeker Belinda Messer wore a leopard-print bra, purple underwear and brown boots at work last Friday. And nothing else. Messer is a barista at Java Girls on Lee Road in Orlando, a coffee…
TRONGS – Get a grip on finger food
Trongs are gripping and lifting tools which are made up of three limbs, or finger-channels, each with teeth on the end of them. They are generally made of polypropylene and are dishwasher safe. Trongs…
Amy Fisher – Lethal Lolita (Maria Eftimiades)
Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born August 21, 1974) is an American woman who became known as “the Long Island Lolita” by the media in 1992, when, at the age of 17, she shot and severely wounded…
Amy Fisher
By Rachael Bell Point Blank! Mary Jo Buttafuoco had no idea that when she answered the door to her home on Adam Road West in Long Island, N.Y., on May 19, 1992, her life would…
Does the child have a choice?
Maria Eftimiades, a reporter for People Magazine, wrote in Tuesday’s Washington Post about her very personal story of ending her pregnancy after a Down Syndrome diagnosis. I have never needed to face such difficult circumstances,…
My Name Is Katherine by Joe Treen and Maria Eftimiades
By Kim Cantrell I have read my fair share of books that were written in a rush to be the first published about a high profile case, but none can match the quickness of that…
Spice Up Your Sex Life with Foods
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard Want a boost in the bedroom? Everything you need may be sitting on the shelves at your local grocery store. Not only does a good diet keep you healthy, it also…
Finding Your Book Interrupted … By the Tablet You Read It On
By JULIE BOSMAN and MATT RICHTEL Can you concentrate on Flaubert when Facebook is only a swipe away, or give your true devotion to Mr. Darcy while Twitter beckons? People who read e-books on tablets…
Arugula Piña Colada Smoothie
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Pineapple and coconut milk are traditional partners in piña colada, so why not combine them in something that’s really good for you in this lunchtime smoothie? 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange…
Safety Alerts Cite Cholesterol Drugs’ Side Effects
By GARDINER HARRIS Federal health officials on Tuesday added new safety alerts to the prescribing information for statins, the cholesterol-reducing medications that are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, citing rare risks…
For Many Asian New Yorkers, Smoking Is Still a Way of Life
By SARAH MASLIN NIR On a cool, damp afternoon in Flushing, Queens, Seung Jun stood outside on Main Street on Thursday, a smoker among his peers. He unsheathed a Parliament and took a long drag,…
Spending and Factory Reports Indicate a Slowdown
By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Manufacturing slowed in February and consumer spending was flat for a third straight month in January, new economic data showed on Thursday, suggesting the economy lost more momentum than expected…
Why Tuition Has Skyrocketed at State Schools
By CATHERINE RAMPELL I have an article today about the states’ long-term divestment from public higher education, and what that means for students. As I’m sure you know, college tuitions have been skyrocketing for decades…