Study: 73% of U.S. Teens Still Use Facebook
Facebook will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, and although some younger users are abandoning the social network, usage across all age demographics remains strong. But it’s clear that...
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How Diverse are Your Social Networks?
It’s easy to determine how many users actively engage with each major social network. The companies reveal that information at every earnings call. When it comes to divulging the demographics o...
Facebook Adds ‘Donate Now’ Button for Non-Profits
Facebook added a new donation feature on Monday that allows users to contribute cash to non-profits directly through the platform. Facebook partnered with 18 different non-profits during the initial ...
Homeless ‘Journeyman Hacker’ Launches Eco-Friendly Mobile ...
Leo Grand, by his own admission, didn’t know the first thing about computer programming four months ago. The 37-year-old man was living on the streets of New York City in late August, when a co...
Careful, Hunters: PETA’s Drones May Be Watching You
Animal rights activists are promoting a new way to make sure game hunters don’t break the rules — but the tool itself may not be legal. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has in...
White House Security Official Fired Over Controversial Tweets
An official on the White House’s National Security Council was fired last week after he was uncovered as the person behind the now-defunct Twitter handle @NatSecWonk. The Daily Beast first repo...
Top 10 Countries With the Most Digital Natives
China is home to the world’s largest population of digital natives, totaling more than 75 million people — that’s almost twice as many as the U.S., which has more than 41 million. India a...
Drones vs. Government: Who Owns America’s Skies?
The Federal Aviation Administration is suing a man for selling footage he captured while piloting his remote control drone in a case that could decide the future of personal and commercial drone use ...
School Districts Force Students to Downgrade iPads to iOS 6
The iPad has become an integral part of the learning process at schools around the world. In the Netherlands, entire curriculums have been transformed and are now centered around the device. Unfortun...
Twitter Unveils Emergency Alert System
Twitter on Wednesday announced Twitter Alerts, a new system that enables public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text message and push notifications in times of crisis. Users ca...