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#ThePowerOfHashtags

By Bianca Banova On May 20, 2013 · Add Comment

“What’s a hashtag?” I was recently asked by someone, who had little to no interest in social networking and obviously wasn’t following the latest trends. Needless to say, my attempt at an explanation was a half-hour long stuttering awkwardness. Being on Twitter soon enough after its original launch, I have grown accustomed to hashtags and [...]

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Google Glass: What’s all the fuss about?

By Ivan Petkov On May 20, 2013 · Add Comment

Ever since Google Glass was announced it has generated a lot of comments and concerns but also a lot of chatter and straight-out fuss. Different communities have been discussing the possibilities and ideas around technologies such as Glass, alongside the implications of such technology pervading our day-to-day life. Others have been testing it and have [...]

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Would you take a bullet for your “love”?

By Gabriel Hershman On May 20, 2013 · Add Comment

Many decades ago, artist Marina Abramovic engaged in a passionate romance with fellow artist Ulay. Their sometimes bizarre relationship included a depiction of a mutual screaming match in which the two of them became ever closer as the ranting progressed. In the end, they were virtually falling into each other’s mouths. In 1988, they parted [...]

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Hottest Tech Entrepreneurs under 30

By Ivan Petkov On May 14, 2013 · Add Comment

In the world of entrepreneurship it’s not all business, ideas, innovation or profit. We’ve had a look at some of the tech and social media entrepreneurs under 30, in different fields and industries, and have picked out some of the hottest (in the business sense and not only) ones. Jeremy Johnson Jeremy Johnson is [...]

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Wake Up! Best Alarm Clock Apps for Heavy Sleepers

By Bianca Banova On May 13, 2013 · Add Comment

“They should invent an alarm clock that will bite your fingers if you attempt to press the snooze button,” a friend of mine from college told me when I overslept for yet another class. You aren’t a morning person, are you? Probably not, otherwise you wouldn’t be here seeking help from a professional over-sleeper. Let [...]

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A missing child and a parent’s restless heart

By Gabriel Hershman On May 12, 2013 · Add Comment

Three young women who went missing 10 years ago have been found in Cleveland, Ohio. Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Georgina “Gina” DeJesus were allegedly held captive by Ariel Castro in a 1,400-square-foot home in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. Missing – presumed dead? One of the worst agonies for parents is to see their [...]

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A Few Tips on Organizing a Family Reunion

By admin On May 12, 2013 · Add Comment

So you have finally tracked down all of your long lost family members and you have decided to get them all together. You are probably nervous and hectically going through all the things you need to prepare beforehand, so that everyone will have a great time. To help you go through this ordeal pain-free, we [...]

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Lessons in reconciliation: Falling back in after falling out

By Gabriel Hershman On May 9, 2013 · Add Comment

Even the closest of friendships can dissolve. The reason can be a massive argument – an explosion – whereby both people are so angry that they simply stop talking. Or one side loses interest and the intimacy withers away. Friendship, like everything else, has to be nurtured or it dies. Sometimes, sadly, the estranged friends never [...]

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In the mind of your typical troll

By Gabriel Hershman On May 8, 2013 · Add Comment

When soccer player Fabrice Muama collapsed and almost died from a heart attack during a live match in 2012, an alleged human posted an offensive comment on Twitter followed by a series of racist ripostes to his critics. This kind of cyber bullying – for which the offender was jailed – is all part of the growing [...]

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Kids’ privacy and parental control apps

By Ivan Petkov On May 7, 2013 · Add Comment

“PictureYouth” / Foter.com / CC BY Tablets and mobile devices are the playthings of the decade – parents often hand them over to their kids, to keep them entertained. What parents might not suspect, though, is that mobile apps might secretly collect information from their children, which is then analyzed and utilized by marketers or [...]

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