Privacy Issues in Social Media

Privacy Issues in Social Media

When social networks were in their infancy, people were slow to jump aboard for fear that their privacy and personal data could be compromised.  Gradually, as everyone began to sprout profiles on Facebook, they discovered that there was not much to fear really, as long as you watched what you said and to whom and avoided inappropriate posts and pictures.  Nothing very hard about that after all.  Then came the “privacy is an illusion” years, when having a bit of relative privacy wasn’t enough — we should also willingly abandon it, because it wasn’t real to begin with.  Was this the first sign of what we are seeing now from companies like Google and Facebook?

STEM: Our Future Demands It

STEM: Our Future Demands It

This infographic is very interesting, and poses an interesting question: What is the US doing to stay competitive in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics?

Sushi Gives Clues About iPhone5

Sushi Gives Clues About iPhone5
The internet is swirling with rumors about what the iPhone 5 is going to be like. Will it be thinner? Better battery? Better camera? It’s hard to say, but one thing is for sure: there is no shortage of rumors…and people are looking EVERYWHERE for truth…even in a picture of sushi.