As Facebook strives to quell their privacy woes, more and more risks to our security are unveiled. This time, it’s the fact that deleting photos doesn’t actually delete your photos. Deleting your photos on Facebook is simple, you just click the delete photo link. Sounds easy enough. But what Facebook doesn’t want you to know is that even when you ...
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URL Shorteners at Risk as Libyan Government Takes Action Against the .ly Domain
Could Bit.ly’s days be numbered? The Libyan government, owner of the oft-used .ly domain, recently took action against URL shortener vb.ly, shutting down the site citing links to adult material. “Pornography and adult material aren’t allowed under Libyan Law.” For now, vb.ly seems to be alone in the URL shortener witch hunt, but could URL shortening giant Bit.ly be next? ...
Read More »A Graphic Guide to Facebook Profile Pictures
At one time, the “MySpace pic” was the premiere brand of photo usage on social networks. The MySpace pic was pretty straight-forward and super-effective, particularly for fatties. The secret was shooting from above and making a kissy/ducky face. While MySpace has fallen from grace, the legacy of the MySpace pic lives on through Facebook. This infographic provides a guide to ...
Read More »A Brief Study of Mario
Born as Jumpman in the early 1980’s, later changing his name to the much less embarrassing Mario Mario, this is one above average plumber. What other plumbers do you know who can hold their breath for an infinite period of time underwater or can break blocks of bricks with their bare fists without any long-term repercussions? I think not. This ...
Read More »How to Know a Little About a Lot: Trivia Translated into Doodles
Most of us geeks have a thirst for knowledge. I’ve been a trivia hound as long as I can remember and while I’m not an authority on any one topic, I dibble dabble in lots of topics. That’s probably why I’m so in love with infographics. The site Learn Something Every Day takes an interesting nook of trivia everyday and ...
Read More »StarCraft 2 as a Third-Person Zombie Shooter
If you had any doubt that Blizzard went all-out with their StarCraft 2 map engine, this should quell your concerns. YouTube user malou5a showcases his newest StarCraft 2 campaign creation; a fully-functioning third-person zombie shooter map. Featuring support for up to 8 players, bullet shells with realistic physics, a flashlight effect, power-ups, aim and weapon swap animations and lots and ...
Read More »Every Facebook Page Indexed Alphabetically For Your Pleasure
I’m not a Farmville sort of person. I have my own nasty habit. Facebook Pages. I love them. Well, technically I “Like” them, but you get the point. I’m really a hopeless case. I’ve looked through all of the most popular pages and thought that would sufficiently fill my appetite. And it did, for a while. And then I found ...
Read More »If Women Were Internet Browsers…
Firefox is a little heartbreaker. Just won’t let me shy away for too long without pulling me back in. I love my Chrome for doing certain things, but Firefox is the girl I keep coming back to time and time again. As for Internet Explorer? I’m just glad I went through that phase young and got her out of the ...
Read More »Stuff You Might Not Have Known About Michael Jackson (With Inforgraphic Goodness)
Widely known as the owner of The Beatles catalog and from his multiple appearances on Court TV, it turns out that Michael Jackson had a little music career of his own. I mean, let’s be honest, he was no Nickelback, but he managed to build himself a nice little career after leaving the Partridge Family. See that? That’s the result ...
Read More »Social Gaming Sinks to a New Low: Zynga Convinces Users to Fervently Collect Poo
FrontierVille has really taken off as of late. With an active user base of 16.3 million monthly gamers and growing, Zynga might just have another Farmville on their hands. FrontierVille users were recently greeted with a new incentive. Poo collection. Yes. Poo collection. The new Manure Collection allows users to collect an assortment of animal fecal matter and share it ...
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