Archive for category: Sci/Tech

Katy Perry Unfollows Ex Russell Brand On Twitter (PHOTO)

Katy Perry Unfollows Ex Russell Brand On Twitter (PHOTO)

0 / January 22, 2012 5:27 pm

Katy Perry unfollows Russell Brand on Twitter as divorce looms It is no secret to anyone that Katy Perry and Russell Brand are currently going through a divorce. She recently avoided an appearance to the People’s Choice Awards, presumably to [...]

Facebook Tops List Of Most Hated Companies

Facebook Tops List Of Most Hated Companies

0 / January 22, 2012 4:06 pm

A recent research study shows that people are not very satisfied with various American companies. Facebook is at the top of the list. Other companies on the list include American Airlines, AT&T, Best Buy, Nokia, Sears and Netflix. According to [...]

Apple iBooks 2.0: The End of Overpriced Textbooks for College Students?

Apple iBooks 2.0: The End of Overpriced Textbooks for College Students?

0 / January 21, 2012 6:42 pm

One of the major obstacles for many college students was the fact that purchasing the necessary textbooks was always incredibly expensive, especially for pre-med and pre-law students. With the recent release of iBooks 2.0 ultra expensive prices for your course [...]

FBI Raids Megaupload After SOPA Protest

FBI Raids Megaupload After SOPA Protest

0 / January 20, 2012 7:28 am

The FBI has permanently suspended Megaupload when it raided the website’s servers in New Zealand. Five people were arrested in Auckland, New Zealand — who are considered to be the ring leaders of the accused racketeering and copyright infringement cases. [...]

Twitters Trending Topics Gets Flooded With #FactsWithoutWikipedia Hashtags

Twitters Trending Topics Gets Flooded With #FactsWithoutWikipedia Hashtags

0 / January 18, 2012 3:32 pm

SOPA and PIPA: Where Do You Stand? The newest twitter trend that everyone is talking about is #factswithoutwikipedia. This trend has been sparked due to the fact that Wikipedia has shut down in order to protest the Stop Online Piracy [...]

Facebook Not Participating In SOPA Blackout

Facebook Not Participating In SOPA Blackout

0 / January 18, 2012 8:23 am

In the Dark with Facebook? Sopa has many Internet sites up in arms. The bill is supposed to be fashioned to eliminate theft online that violates copyright laws. The music industry and motion pictures are for this. However, big companies [...]

Wikipedia Down In Protest Of SOPA and PIPA Bills

Wikipedia Down In Protest Of SOPA and PIPA Bills

0 / January 18, 2012 7:50 am

Wikipedia blackout, down along with other sites. Wikipedia along with several other sites are protesting SOPA and PIPA, these are government plans to watch over the Internet and to combat piracy. However, these plans will also impact many legitimate sites [...]

UPDATE: More Sites Joining Wikipedia Blackout For The Jan 18 Blackout Protesting SOPA And PIPA – FULL LIST

UPDATE: More Sites Joining Wikipedia Blackout For The Jan 18 Blackout Protesting SOPA And PIPA – FULL LIST

3 / January 17, 2012 12:29 pm

Mozilla, Word Press and TwitPic have joined a growing list of websites that plan to go dark Wednesday to protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act Wikipedia and a growing list of websites [...]

UPDATE – Wikipedia Is Protesting SOPA By Shutting Down For 24 Hours

UPDATE – Wikipedia Is Protesting SOPA By Shutting Down For 24 Hours

1 / January 17, 2012 11:00 am

On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Internet reference website Wikipedia will be offline for 24 hours. Wikipedia made the decision to go offline for a day as a protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, legislation currently in the [...]

New Species Of Horse Fly Named Afer Beyonce Knowles

New Species Of Horse Fly Named Afer Beyonce Knowles

0 / January 17, 2012 7:46 am

The Beyonce horse fly is a new species of horse fly. The horse fly was found in 1981 and has been sitting with a collection since that time. The fly has a golden colored bottom section. The researcher who named [...]