Social New Year
Have you always been curious about social networking, but never really gotten into maintaining a Facebook profile, using Twitter, circling your pals on Google +, or linking up with professional contacts on LinkedIn? You’re not entirely alone — yet. 2011 was a landmark year for social networking, with millions of new subscribers to online social sites and services, and it doesn’t just apply to the very young among us. Elderly people are joining the ranks of the social sphere as well, in growing numbers and on a daily basis. That doesn’t mean you’re likely...
Read MoreApps for Pet Owners
There’s an app for nearly everything these days. Smart phone apps help us navigate tricky Interstates, find bargains in our favorite stores, and buy movie tickets and shoes online. Obviously, pet owners can benefit from using animal-specific apps. There are apps that can help you teach your dog tricks, for example. There is one app that plays music made up of tones that animals will find soothing and entertaining. There’s an app that can help you tell whether a food is safe to give your pet or not, and one to help you schedule veterinarian visits and play dates....
Read MoreDamage Control: Wild Night on Facebook
After the big Kapa Sigma frat party on Friday night, you awake around 1:30 pm the next day to a blinding headache, some lingering nausea, and a strange suspicion that something is awry. You ignore that feeling, mulling through your late “morning” until at last you begin to feel a little more human. Starbucks does wonders after all, and so does a shower and some lunch. Perhaps you even lie down for a quick nap before carrying on with your day. And then, it happens. You log on to Facebook only to find you’ve been tagged in a lot of photos since yesterday. A LOT of...
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