When you have problems with your electrical systems, don’t try to fix it yourself—you could get a nasty shot, or worse. Instead, call an electrician. Electricians are trained to install, operate, repair, and maintain electrical systems, which include the wiring and circuit boards, as well as the...
The dot-com bubble refers to a stock market bubble that caused a lot of problems when it finally burst in 2001. The dot-com bubble was primarily fed by the explosive growth and popularity of internet web sites and various companies involved in the tech industry. Many companies eventually went under...
Facebook, the world's largest social network devised by a bunch of geeks in a Princeton dorm room, blurs all dimensions of a person's life in a running news feed. Facebook blends a user's family, friends, and work relationships from the past, present, and perhaps future into a dizzy and sometimes...
Ever since developers and users realized that Facebook is good for more than reconnecting with high school friends and distant family members, we’ve seen wave after wave of Facebook games come and go. But some of them catch on in a big way, thanks to their innovative ways of integrating social...
Anna Ardin, one of the two women who stepped forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange used Twitter in the days previous to the supposed "attack" which conflict with her case. Though the following Tweets were incidentally removed from her account, one avid...
On Christmas Day, forty two year old Simone Back posted her last message on Facebook and over 1,000 of her "friends" disregarded the message. At 10:53 p.m. on Back's last living day, she wrote as her Facebook status: "Took all my pills be dead soon bye bye everyone." Back had 1,048 friends...
Telephone banking is a feature offered by many banks to make it more convenient for their clients. It involves the use of a touch-tone telephone to conduct different types of banking transactions. It is related to online banking features, although one does not need the Internet to engage in...
Format wars are the frontline battles of capitalism. Two or more companies fight over your attention, wanting to bring you the same service, but using their methods. Sometimes the wars are decided by consumers on the basis of price and functionality; sometimes because one side screws up royally;...
Social media is the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to market your business or product. If you a budding businessman, or simply interested in social media to help market a product or business, consider some reading materials to help you on your way. There are plenty of...
Kindle e-books can be a great resource either for learning how to write programs, or developing high demand software for computers or smart-phones. The selection of available e-books are vast, and can vary depending specific programming languages and user ability. The following is a list of some...
