Facebook is building a network for professionals to connect and collaborate on work-related documents, the Financial Times reports. Facebook at Work will look similar to its existing social network, but users will be able to keep their personal profiles separate, the paper says. They also would be able to chat with colleagues, build professional networks […]
Facebook's data policy in plain English: WE'LL SELL YOU to advertisers
Facebook has papered over its terms of use with a plain English version, so that its users won’t have to worry their pretty little heads about being sold off to advertisers. You can find the new “privacy basics” site here, or if you’re not a child, the less insulting “data policy” site here. The actual […]
Probe sends back first image from comet's surface
The first photo image taken from the surface of a comet by the tiny European Space Agency lander Philae shows one foot of the probe perched on bleak, rocky terrain. “Now that I’m safely on the ground, here is what my new home #67P looks like from where I am,” Philae tweeted back to Earth, […]
9 things your Customers do not want to hear from you
Posted October 30, 2014 by The DiJulius Group This list was composed by one of the leading experts in world class customer service. 1. “No problem” – The biggest street-slang terms used in every business today are the responses “no problem” or “not a problem.” By saying “no problem” the message is that what the […]
Top Veterans Day Deals and Freebies Today
Businesses are thanking veterans today, Veterans Day 2014, with deals and freebies for everything from wings to drinks and desserts. Before you try to redeem these deals, it’s a good idea to call ahead and note limitations and restrictions. Some of these deals are reserved for those who have served in the American military and […]
Out of Dust and Debris, a New Jewel Rises
By VIVIAN YEENOV. 9, 2014 Fulton Center, a Subway Complex, Reopens in Lower Manhattan The glass-and-steel prism called Fulton Center began life as a public-transit labyrinth, a spaghetti-bowl tangle of dimly-lit corridors, narrow switchbacks and baffling signage cobbled together out of five subway stations built in the early 1900s. A century later, and more than […]
How good is 'Interstellar'? It's complicated
(CNN) — In the new movie “Interstellar,” Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable and the future of human life rests in the hands of Matthew McConaughey. Or rather, it rests in the hands of the farmer and former NASA pilot McConaughey plays in “Interstellar,” Christopher Nolan’s latest epic that is pretty much guaranteed […]
The $95-million view, and New York's changing skyline
New York (AFP) – It’s a $95-million view from the tallest residential tower in the Americas. But the newest addition to Manhattan’s iconic skyline has attracted a cloud of controversy. Still under construction and with US flags pinned patriotically to its shell, 432 Park Avenue soars above Midtown, casting a shadow over Central Park and […]
HTG Explains: How Do Spammers Get Your Email Address?
Spam seems to arrive in every single email account we use, no matter how careful we are. How are spammers getting all our email addresses? And can we do anything to hide our email address from spammers? Unfortunately, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent spammers from bombarding you with emails. There are […]
The History of Election Day and Why We Vote on Tuesday
By Kate Morris Every four years, on the Tuesday after November’s first Monday, American citizens will walk, drive, bus, train to their designated voting polls across the nation. Perhaps they’ll buy a cupcake from a nearby bake sale, some will leave with various congratulatory buttons and stickers, and, somewhere along the way these eligible voters […]
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