Category: Internet
Gold is From Space and Other High Impact Facts About Gold
Gold is an incredibly fascinating subject. Not only has this shiny, yellow & soft metal been used since at least 4000 BC. but, gold has been used as currency, jewelry, is a sought-after investment option & is widely used in the production of electronic devices. Did you know, for example, that most of the earth’s gold (approximately 1.6 quadrillion tons) lies at its core as the precious metals’ high density caused it to sink there in the planet’s youth?
Side Effects of Minera
Many women have chosen to use the Mirena Intrauterine Device (Minera IUD) because of its ease of use. Once your doctor places Minera, it can last for up to five years. It is also the only birth control approved to treat heavy period. However, people may not know about some of this popular device’s side effects when using. Learn more about the side effects of Minera in this infographic byMirena Lawsuit Settlements.
How Facebook Graph Search Affects Your Privacy
The infographic below from Marketo illustrates how Graph Search might affect you personally and how to customize your privacy settings to better control who sees the content you post. It only takes a few clicks and a bit of knowledge to ensure all your content is only shared with and searchable by the people you allow. The power is in your hands, so make good use of it.
What the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report Tells Us About Phishing
The Verizon Data Breach Report is the information security industry’s own annual “State of the Union address” for data breaches. This year ThreatSim was invited to contribute phishing data to the report. Let’s take a look at what the data tells about about the state of data breaches.
The Rise, Fall, And Rise Again? of MySpace
What ever happened to MySpace? We all remember the days when snapping narcissistic photos in a mirror was the “cool” thing to do. Shockingly, many years have passed since MySpace mania petered out and we bid our adieus to our first friend, Tom. Since then, popular platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have surfaced as top social destinattions.
The Rise of The Silver Surfers
The over-50 crowd of today is nothing like previous generations. Retirees and boomers right now are far more active, more involved, and better with technology than their parents or grandparents were and business and service providers are moving to keep up with them. If your idea of a pensioner is a grey-haired woman sitting in a rocking chair, you need an update. She and her friends are getting involved in all types of activities and they have interests that would surprise you.
The Dirt: The Truth About Home Cleaning Habits
We’ve turned the corner into spring — and for many people, that means spring cleaning time is here. Find out the latest home cleaning insights brought to you by Neato Robotics that shed light on the truth about home cleaning habits.
12 Unusual Social Networking Sites
Twitter and Facebook have huge audiences, but smaller social networking sites for niche audiences from mustache lovers to knitters are picking up steam, with new ones popping up all the time. MyLife.com tracked down 12 unique sites for specific interest groups you might want to join or share with your cat-loving friend.
2012 Web Security Year in Review
This infographic from the folks at Symantec gives a rundown of some of the main cyber security threats that occurred throughout 2012.
Phishland: How Will Your Users Survive the Phishpocalypse?
The thought of a zombie attack fits well when it comes to phishing. They just keep coming and you have to keep fighting, but you have to stay smart. How do you stay alive you ask? Find out in the following infographic from ThreatSim.
Star Safari: Spotting Celebs with Social Media
It’s common to be on the lookout for celebrities in the concrete jungles of New York and L.A. but you can hunt for famous “game” in less common “habitats” using social media as your guide. If you’ve got some social media savvy and a little bit of luck, you might just bag some face time with your favorite superstar, without resorting to creepy stalking. ForRent.com explores this further in the following infographic.
Social Behavior: The BIG GAME
iAcquire and SurveyMonkey present to you the third info graphic! How is social affecting search. T.The point of conducting this study was to examine the behavior of online users and see if they align with the preexisting notions of search, mobile and social behavior. While many of our ideas were confirmed, we were also greatly surprised by many data points.
Web Hosting Simplified
What is web hosting? Simply put, web hosting is a service providing the availability of space on a server connected to the Internet. Ostensibly, this server space is used for hosting websites, although there are potentially numerous other reasons that one may want to employ the services of a web host. Hostgator simplifies the explanation of what web hosting ins in the following infographic.
How to Use Social Media to Find a College Roommate
Giving students more control over their living situations results in fewer conflicts. Social media connects billions of people from all over the world, so why not use it to find your college roommate? Learn how in this infographic from the folks at ForRent.com.
