Sunday, January 29, 2012

Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M (AP)

Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M (AP)

Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:58 PM PST

In this film image released by Open Road Films, from left, Liam Neeson is shown in a scene from 'The Grey.' (AP Photo/Open Road Films, Kimberley French)AP - Beware the Liam in Winter. Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, continuing the actor's success as an action star in the winter months.

Teens migrating to Twitter — sometimes for privacy (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST

AP - Teens don't tweet, will never tweet - too public, too many older users. Not cool.

Jobless man builds a house out of $1.82 billion worth of shredded money (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:20 PM PST

Yahoo! News - What would you do with $1.82 billion worth of shredded money? In Ireland, people build houses out of it â€" at least that's what Dublin-based artist Frank Buckley did. The unemployed artist originally wanted to create a gallery for his series of …

Engine Advocacy Turns Tech Nerds Into Political Experts (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

Mashable - How do you turn technology nerds into political experts? That's the question being asked by Engine Advocacy, a group dedicated to getting "tech startups, entrepreneurs and technologists" involved in shaping public policy. The goal of Engine Advocacy is "to give entrepreneurial people and businesses a voice in the Washington policy arena that they haven’t before," according to co-founder Michael McGeary.

Romney lead over Gingrich up in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop at The Fish House in Pensacola, Florida January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Sunday, as Romney's front-runner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip.

Super Bowl advertisers seek buzz on social media (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:35 AM PST

Reuters - In the age of Twitter and Facebook, many Super Bowl viewers will use the commercial breaks to go online and see what people are saying about the game. This year, advertisers want them to tweet about their favorite commercials as well.

90 Days Without a Cell Phone, Email or Social Media? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Could you live with daily electronic conveniences -- Twitter, Facebook, email, texting and more -- for 90 days? Jake P. Reilly, a 24-year-old college student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, did just that.

TurboCollage Android app delivers the big picture (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - Turns out you don't have to be a scrapbook expert to create a cool photo collage. All you need is an Android phone or tablet and this useful app. I never made a collage before, but it only took a few minutes using TurboCollage to produce two nice photo art pieces using pictures of my family.

Facebook IPO Will Result in the Company Being Massively Overvalued (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:06 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | There is little argument that Facebook is a valuable commodity with more than 800 million members across the globe, as reported by the USA Today. Rumors have been swirling about a Facebook IPO for a few years, and USA Today reports the rumors have intensified that Facebook will file the necessary paperwork as early as next week. The pending valuation for Facebook sits at a ridiculous $100 billion, which would make the company extremely overvalued.

School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST

Reuters - Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School.

All Yoga iPhone app strikes the right pose (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST

Appolicious - All Yoga strikes a careful balance, giving beginners needed structure in order to understand the basics, while providing room to experiment for those who are comfortable with advanced poses.

Amazon Kindle Fire’s Apple-like blitz scorches Samsung (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Appolicious - Amazon's Kindle Fire fourth quarter sales threw Samsung Galaxy into a pyre, as Android-based tabs made their moves against the dominant Apple iPad.

Worn-out machines as leading indicator (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:04 PM PST

Reuters - Delivery trucks wear out, computers break down, software becomes outdated -- and finally businesses have to start investing in new equipment. Companies that want to remain competitive have to start spending again as an economy slowly recovers.

Tech Companies Ramping Up the Green Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 06:40 AM PST

Mashable - If you're looking for a new job, but you're also a friend of the environment, there could be a perfect position for you in the tech sector. More than ever before, tech companies are committed to sustainability -- they're developing greener devices, increasing the life cycle of products and developing meaningful partnerships. In fact, seven of the top 10 green companies are in the tech sector, and IBM leads the way, with a greenscore of 82.5%. This year, there will be more than 3 million green jobs in America, helping the "green economy" surge past the "regular economy." Another benefit of going green in the job hunt? It can also bring you more green -- wages are 13% higher for green jobs than for the average American job.
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