What do you think will be the next big trend in digital...

What do you think will be the next big trend in digital technology? First, we can see our lives becoming more integrated with mobile smartphones each day, and this trend has been in motion for some time. Apps are also becoming better at predicting our behaviour through our location and context online. Now companies are looking to manufacture intelligent wearable computing devices that will become ubiquitous parts of our routines like the IWatch or Glass. (via The Future Of Technology Predicted By Digital Marketing Thought Leaders - Dashburst)

Happiness they say, is a state of mind. Great riches, the...

Happiness they say, is a state of mind. Great riches, the mansion, a swanky boat and a fancy car won’t necessarily make you happy, nor will a life completely without work. In fact, many of the suggested routes to happiness that we’re fed by the powers that be are leading us to early graves and fits of depression. (via 10 Basic Rules Of Happiness You Need To Follow - Lifehack)

For most successful entrepreneurs, building multiple streams of...

For most successful entrepreneurs, building multiple streams of income is the key to financial success and independence. You have to diversify your income to achieve a consistent cash flow throughout the years. (via 6 Keys To Building Multiple Streams Of Income - Lifehack)

This is a fruit fly, raised in space. Space was not directly...

This is a fruit fly, raised in space. Space was not directly what made it furred all over with white, but indirectly it was. The white stuff is fungus, and the fly grew it because after hatching and growing to adulthood in space, it didn’t fight off a fungal infection the way a healthy fly that had grown up on Earth would. (via A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space - PopSci)

"MEST plans to roll out a trial 5G service by 2017 and have a commercial service available by 2020...."

“MEST plans to roll out a trial 5G service by 2017 and have a commercial service available by...

Samsung might launch a competitor to Google Glass during the IFA...

Samsung might launch a competitor to Google Glass during the IFA trade show in Berlin in September this year.

The device, named Galaxy Glass, could connect to your smartphone, display call alerts and allow the user to listen to music, reports Korea Times, citing unnamed Samsung executives. (via Mashable)

If you’re looking to produce real 4K video on the cheap,...

If you’re looking to produce real 4K video on the cheap, look no further than Sony’s FDR-AX100 Handycam — a consumer 4K camcorder that costs a mere $1,999. That’s less than half of Sony’s “prosumer” 4K offering, which starts at $4,499. (via Mashable)

Hating life is a bit of a misnomer it seems: in the media, in...

Hating life is a bit of a misnomer it seems: in the media, in education, in every aspect of our lives, we’re shown visions of a perfect world, one where everyone is happy and life is a decades-long dream. Unfortunately, it isn’t. Life can and is hard and tough and painful at times. (via 10 Steps To Make You Stop Hating Life - Lifehack)

Are you ready for what Yahoo has to bring in 2014? After making...

Are you ready for what Yahoo has to bring in 2014? After making big changes in 2013, like acquiring popular blogging site Tumblr and overhauling Flickr, Yahoo has announced at CES a slew of new, enhanced products along with its first acquisition of 2014 that will impact the way people interact with their phone screens, desktop screens and TV screens. (via DashBurst)

There are a few different ways to build a website, all varying...

There are a few different ways to build a website, all varying in complexity, control and benefits. Most businesses and professional designers use content management backends like WordPress (59%), Joomla (9.3%) or Drupal (5.7%) to power their sites. WordPress is the most popular solution given it’s an open source platform with lots of great features, themes, plugins and other awesome things to enhance sites and comes with a ton of documentation and support online. Serious businesses should always look to have their websites professionally developed. In the amateur development arena, sites like Wix and Squarespace allow DIY mavericks to easily and cheaply create sites without knowing how to code. The catch is using such services provide relatively little control over the features, performance and functionality of your site. (via Web Design Industry Analysis: Professionals Vs. Amateurs - DashBurst)

Apparently keeping Domino’s on speed dial isn’t...

Apparently keeping Domino’s on speed dial isn’t enough. Beginning in mid-2014 Domino’s mobile app users who use Ford SYNC will be able to place their Domino’s Easy Order with just a few simple voice commands, according to CNBC. “This is, no question, one of the coolest in a long list of recent technology innovations for Domino’s,” said Patrick Doyle, Domino’s Pizza president and CEO. For me, garlic crust was a true technological innovation, but to each his own. (via Tell Your Car You’re Craving Pizza - DashBurst)

Snapchat shocked much of the tech community late last year when...

Snapchat shocked much of the tech community late last year when a report in the Wall Street Journal revealed that it had turned down a $3 billion cash acquisition offer from Facebook. Now, Snapchat’s CEO has offered an explanation for why he hasn’t sold the company yet. (via Snapchat CEO Reveals Why He Rejected Facebook’s $3 Billion Offer - Mashable)

An upcoming smartphone called Blackphone aims to put privacy in...

An upcoming smartphone called Blackphone aims to put privacy in your hands, protecting you from anyone wanting to snoop into your private data — even the NSA. (via Blackphone Could Be The First NSA-Proof Phone - Mashable)

With an estimated 365 million users, Wikipedia has grown into...

With an estimated 365 million users, Wikipedia has grown into one of the most-visited websites in the world. Users read over 30 million articles in 287 languages Users read over 30 million articles in 287 languages, covering everything from the list of nicknames used by former President George W. Bush to the etymology of the word jukebox. With a body of information like that, it’s no surprise visitors often get trapped in Wikipedia’s web of links, spending hours clicking from article to article, wondering where all the time went. (via Wikipedia Looked Pretty Much The Same 13 Years Ago - Mashable)

The next wave of tech extraordinaires seem to get younger and...

The next wave of tech extraordinaires seem to get younger and younger, and the app-creating students mentioned here are just the tip of the iceberg. (via Proof The Next Great App Could Come From A Kid - Mashable)

Gorgeous image or not, the question arises: At what point do the...

Gorgeous image or not, the question arises: At what point do the capabilities of the technology outpace those of our eyes? Farhad Manjoo, writing in the Wall Street Journal, declared that we’re almost there: “Nobody’s eyes are good enough to appreciate resolution above 4K.” (via Screen Resolution Beyond 4K? Your Eyes May Not Notice - Mashable)

If you’re reading this, congratulations, you are connected to...

If you’re reading this, congratulations, you are connected to the Internet. However, one day you might flip open your laptop and realize your Wi-Fi has failed. Don’t fear! Here are some entertaining ways to have fun on your laptop or computer when you don’t have Wi-Fi. (Now, the trouble is, how will you remember all this if your Internet is down?) (via 5 Things To Do With Your Computer When Wi-Fi Is Down - Mashable)

In 1983, Apple debuted its first model, the Apple Lisa. The...

In 1983, Apple debuted its first model, the Apple Lisa. The computer took more than three years to make, and around $50 million to develop. Named after Steve Jobs’ daughter, the computer was quite pricey, clicking in at nearly $10,000 (about $25,000 by today’s standards). The high price tag repelled most consumers, and the computer sold poorly.

Though not technically a Mac, the Lisa nonetheless influenced the first Macintosh, which Jobs debuted on Jan. 24, 1984. (via The Mac Turns 30: Inside The Incredible Evolution Of Apple’s PC - Mashable)

2013 was undoubtedly the feed’s year: Video-sharing app...

2013 was undoubtedly the feed’s year: Video-sharing app Vine surpassed 40 million registered users, while Twitter topped 200 million. And in-feed advertising became a standard on Facebook, Instagram and even Pinterest. (via How The Feed Changed The Way We Consume Content - Mashable)

Sometimes we need a little encouragement, a change in our...

Sometimes we need a little encouragement, a change in our perception. This is achieved by various ways, possibly the most powerful of which is gaining insight from other’s. Here, JD from Sources Of Insight shares an incredible 101 great insights and actions for work and life: “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” — Reba McEntire (via 101 Incredible Insights On Life And Work - Lifehack)

All of Samsung’s 4K TVs feature UHD Upscaling, which...

All of Samsung’s 4K TVs feature UHD Upscaling, which converts full HD, HD and other resolution sources to near-UHD clarity. This takes place on the set itself, using a four-step process, but can be aided by devices or content that delivers upscaled content as well. (via Samsung’s 105-Inch Curved 4K TV - Mashable)

You stagger into the office five minutes before your are suppose...

You stagger into the office five minutes before your are suppose to start, you have a coffee in your hand. You do like your job, but it is hard to hit the floor peppy and productive every single day. It feels even harder when you find yourself sitting for so long at one time. That is the nature of the job, but how can you change things up a little to create an environment that is more productive and more enjoyable? (via 10 Ways To Boost Your Productivity At The Office - Lifehack)

Every generation has its shiny new technology that’s...

Every generation has its shiny new technology that’s supposed to change education forever. In the 1920s it was radio books. In the 1930s it was television lectures. Here in the second decade of the 21st century, it seems the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) is the education tech of tomorrow. Let’s hope it pans out better than previous attempts. (via 15 Technologies That Were Supposed To Change Education Forever - Gizmodo)

101 Things To Do In London (via TimeOut)

101 Things To Do In London (via TimeOut)

Wouldn’t you just love to know the answer to life’s greatest...

Wouldn’t you just love to know the answer to life’s greatest mysteries? Things like: Why aren’t there any synonyms for thesaurus? Why do hot dogs come in packages of six while buns come in packages of eight? What’s the secret to getting promoted at work? (via 10 Essential Qualities Of Highly Promotable Employees - Lifehack)

Ladies, your lacy underwear is about to get a whole lot smarter....

Ladies, your lacy underwear is about to get a whole lot smarter. Connected sex toy company OhMiBod announced at the 2014 International CES show in Las Vegas panties that can be controlled by a partner. In line with the wearable technology trend, the BlueMotion massager ($129) aims to give women pleasure with the help of its accompanying iOS or Android app. Vibrations can be controlled for solo play or by another user nearby. (via Connected Underwear Will Turn You On - Mashable)

Experts believe there are about 22,000 pieces of large (over...

Experts believe there are about 22,000 pieces of large (over 4-inches) space debris that could pose a threat to our existing space stations, satellites and communication structures in orbit if they were to come in contact. Most of this trash is from left over shuttle and satellite parts from previous space missions. While those classic expeditions helped pave the way for the future of space exploration, scientists are hoping to prevent these daring voyages from impeding our progress going forward. (via How Japan Plans To Launch A Giant Net Into Space To Clean Up Millions Of Pieces Of Man-Made Trash - DashBurst)

With the FCC’s Open Internet Order struck down, is net...

With the FCC’s Open Internet Order struck down, is net neutrality dead? The path is now open for internet service providers to strike deals with large tech companies to fast track their services and give them priority over other sites. So what can we do to save it? While the issue is complicated, we just need to explain it to people in a way the average citizen of the interweb can understand. (via How To Get People To Care About Net Neutrality - DashBurst)

Have you ever watched a really funny video and wanted to share...

Have you ever watched a really funny video and wanted to share it with friends? Similar to the actor here, “I wish that I could be you so I could see this again for the first time.” (via "Hey, Come Watch This Hilarious Internet Video" - DashBurst)

Mashable reached out to a few Millennials, in particular, to...

Mashable reached out to a few Millennials, in particular, to find out why they left Facebook — and why some returned. While the reasons for cutting the cord ranged from the practical to the existential, many former Facebook users cited the stress of maintaining their online appearances. While half the users we questioned have returned to the site (albeit with a reduced presence), the other half consistently claim they’re happy to be “free” of Facebook. They found that once they got used to it, life without social media wasn’t as hard as they imagined. (via 5 Reasons Millennials Are Quitting Facebook - Mashable)

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Routehappy: All flights are not created equal. Routehappy helps you find the happiest flight...

Kiwi Move is a multi-use activity tracker that aims to replace...

Kiwi Move is a multi-use activity tracker that aims to replace several other similar devices, and help you with your daily tasks. Designed by Kiwi Wearable Technologies, the wearable tech and Internet-enabled device tries to do it all, including tracking your daily physical activities and controlling your Internet devices at home. If you’re ever making a smoothie, simply dictate the recipe out loud, and Kiwi will update your shopping list and calorie counter. (via Kiwi Move Aims To Outsmart All Other Wearable Tech - Mashable)

Google announced its work on the smart contact lens on its...

Google announced its work on the smart contact lens on its official blog late Thursday. The project is being developed at Google X, the secret laboratory that has also incubated projects such as Google’s self-driving car and Google Glass. (via Do Google’s Smart Contact Lenses Portend A Glassless Future? - Mashable)

Twitter has announced a new custom timeline feature that will...

Twitter has announced a new custom timeline feature that will allow users to curate feeds by dragging and dropping individual tweets. The feature is coming first to Tweetdeck, but the company is also releasing a beta API that will allow developers to tap into the feature. (via Twitter Announces Custom Timelines - TheNextWeb)

Google has been pushing the integration of Google+ and YouTube...

Google has been pushing the integration of Google+ and YouTube for quite some time now. From last year onwards Google started asking users to connect their YouTube and Google+ accounts to give more authenticity to the video social network. Finally it rolled out the commenting platform powered by Google+ to not only clean the comments but also give the power to users to moderate the community themselves by allowing voting - a common method followed by most of the popular community driven platforms such as Quora and Reddit, which otherwise would end up turning into a spam network. But what seems to be a way forward to make the video network more effective came with its trade-offs. You can’t reply to old comments, even ones made just hours before the new system kicked in. You also have to sign up for a Google+ account. Other issues included new comment notifications being delivered to a user’s Google inbox instead of their YouTube inbox, and top comments supposedly being from people you tangentially know on Google . (via Google+ Integrated With YouTube: Online Backlash - SocialMediaToday)

For more than a decade, musicians have battled rampant music...

For more than a decade, musicians have battled rampant music piracy that has put labels and record stores out of business at a rapid pace. Unlike the shift to Amazon that did in the book store chains, record stores are suffering from outright theft, and the migration to iTunes or Spotify streaming isn’t making up the difference. (via How Iron Maiden Turned Piracy Into Paying Customers - CITEWorld)

YouTube began its efforts in live streaming in 2011 with the...

YouTube began its efforts in live streaming in 2011 with the launch of YouTube Live, but it was originally limited to certain YouTube partners and accounts. Access was granted to only a small number of accounts in specific channels, such as music, sports, news, and gaming. Accounts also had to have at least 1,000 followers before that requirement was relaxed to 100 in August. (via YouTube Opens Up Live Streaming To All Verified Accounts - CNET)

When college student Shai Schechter didn’t have access to...

When college student Shai Schechter didn’t have access to an affordable 3D printer on his SUNY Purchase campus in New York, he set out to build his own model — one that would still crank out 3D-printed objects, but at a much lower cost. “We have a laser- and powder-based 3D printer at school, but it costs about $500 for a bucket of powder and that only lasts for about one or two prints,” Schechter said. “It’s never used because it is so expensive and classes weren’t offered that much in the curriculum.” (via A College Kid Couldn’t Afford A 3D Printer, So He Built One Himself - Mashable)

Featuring archived footage and audio that is synchronized with...

Featuring archived footage and audio that is synchronized with computer-generated graphics recreating the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the six-minute video aims to educate, as well as commemorate the mission’s 45th anniversary. (via NASA Recreation Captures Making Of Earth’s Most Iconic Photographs - Mashable)

Remember a time when you thought drones only existed in sci-fi...

Remember a time when you thought drones only existed in sci-fi movies and could never imagine something like 3D printing? In 2013, that tech is commonplace — but it wasn’t always. (via The Correlation Between New Technology And Your Age - Mashable)

The word “isometric” comes from the Greek term for...

The word “isometric” comes from the Greek term for “having equal measurement.” In that vein, the Isometric GIF Project is a series of animated scenes presented in an isometric perspective, that is, where a three-dimensional object is visually represented in just two dimensions. The project, by Guillaume Kurkdjian, promises to deliver one animated GIF per week, each with a cute loop as visible in the 12 GIFs below. The graphics feature a bit of everything, including moving people, dynamic architecture, surprise monsters, flying contraptions, and a little creative craziness! (via The Isometric GIF Project: 12 Creative 3D Animations - DashBurst)

"The Technoviking phenomenon showed me a new world: global...

"The Technoviking phenomenon showed me a new world: global online communities. But already years earlier I had been involved in analogue social platforms. At the time when I shot the video, I was active in independent film scene in Berlin, organizing a festival and open screenings that enabled filmmakers in Berlin a platform to show, test, and exchange their works. For as long as I can remember, I have also liked the idea of media recycling, and I did recycle my own material in different works before the Technoviking-Meme was born." (via My Life Without Technoviking: An Interview With Matthias Fritsch - Rhizome)

A website called BevShots captures photographs of alcohol taken...

A website called BevShots captures photographs of alcohol taken through the lens of a microscope. The rainbow-like patterns it produces are then converted into metallic prints, bar accessories and even clothing, meaning you can (almost literally) say you’re wearing what you drink. (via This Is What Booze Looks Like Under A Microscope - Mashable)

We correspond with each other in 140-character bursts. We...

We correspond with each other in 140-character bursts. We consume news in sound bites and blog posts. We’re, by all accounts, an increasingly distracted society, with the attention span of a house fly sipping on Red Bull in a room lit by a strobe light while dubstep plays. Knowing that, it makes absolutely no sense that we are also a society that enjoys binge-watching TV. But we do. Oh, for the love of Walter White, we do. (via Why We Binge-Watch Television - TheDailyBeast)

From the foretelling of home computers to a 1970s prophecy of...

From the foretelling of home computers to a 1970s prophecy of the Internet, these particular predictions from the past were spot-on. (via 7 Scary Accurate Vintage Ads That Predicted The Future - Mashable)

Forbes outlined the top seven social media trends it predicts...

Forbes outlined the top seven social media trends it predicts will dominate 2014. The most interesting? MySpace will make a comeback, Google+ will “become a major factor” and there will be more micro-video. (via 3 Social Media Trends You Should Know About - Mashable)

China is home to the world’s largest population of digital...

China is home to the world’s largest population of digital natives, totalling more than 75 million people — that’s almost twice as many as the US, which has more than 41 million. India and Brazil clock in at third and fourth place, respectively. (via Top 10 Countries With The Most Digital Natives - Mashable)

Whether you know it or not, you are using social media...

Whether you know it or not, you are using social media psychology in your updates. Everything you publish on Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus has an outcome. Every update you write is creating some sort of emotion in the reader, even if it’s negative, you’re causing this to happen to people. Get a lot of 1′s on one update and you know that what you did was correct. Write another one and you don’t get but one or two and you know something you did affected them in a negative way. It’s not that your content inside your site was any worse, you’re still a great writer remember? It’s the simple fact that what you did or said in that particular update rubbed the reader the wrong way, and that’s what we need to fix. (via How Social Media Updating Affects The Brain - MaximizeSocialBusiness)

Samsung was the most popular social-media brand worldwide in...

Samsung was the most popular social-media brand worldwide in 2013, according to Starcount, which compiled data across Facebook, YouTube and other sites to come up with its top 10 list. Although Samsung wasn’t the most popular brand on any particular social network, it earned 16 million new followers across multiple platforms in the past 12 months — enough to get data aggregator Starcount’s top spot. (via Top 10 Brands On Social Media In 2013 - Mashable)

Social media junkies know there’s nothing better than...

Social media junkies know there’s nothing better than humble-bragging about food. And this Twitter-themed cake from YouTube channel How To Cook That is sure to grab your followers by the taste buds. (via Mouth-Watering Twitter Cake Is Worth 140 Characters - Mashable)

Amateur pornography exists in many forms, beyond the videos...

Amateur pornography exists in many forms, beyond the videos shared publicly on porn sites like YouPorn and RedTube. It lives in the private sexts, Snapchats and videos that couples create for each other, never imagining they may eventually be used to harm, manipulate or humiliate one of the participants in the midst of an argument or after a divorce. The phenomenon has spawned an entire cottage industry of “revenge porn.” (via Why Amateur Porn Will Never Be Safe - Mashable)

Add your textbook spammers, angry customers and historically...

Add your textbook spammers, angry customers and historically unhappy people to the mix and it’s no wonder someone has to keep an eye on your company’s Facebook Page at all times. It’s easy to consider banning every user who ruffles your feathers, but you should weigh multiple options before planning your attack strategy. (via Mashable)

An online petition on Care2, a social network for healthy...

An online petition on Care2, a social network for healthy living, boasts more than 27,000 “signatures” from people who want Facebook to “stop stalking our unposted thoughts!” The group is referring to posts, comments and status updates that people type out, then delete before they ever share. (via Facebook “Are Not Collecting Unpublished Posts And Comments” - Mashable)

If you want to purchase a Sponsored Story on Facebook,...

If you want to purchase a Sponsored Story on Facebook, you’d better do it fast. (via Facebook Set To Eliminate Sponsored Stories In April - Mashable)

Being master of all the networks is a godly feat, but knowing...

Being master of all the networks is a godly feat, but knowing how to use Tumblr to up your Twitter game, for example, takes you to a whole new level. Here are some of the easiest ways to pair your social networks together to grow your audiences and find new content. (via Social Media Mixology - Mashable)

Social media users love the spontaneous nature of the 6 second...

Social media users love the spontaneous nature of the 6 second videos, and brands have taken notice. A recent survey conducted by Unruly Group Limited shows that companies now use Vine about 4 times more than online videos to market their brand. (via The Vine Vortex - MaximizeSocialBusiness)