Over 40 million people in the coastal United States--including New York City and D.C.--could be impacted by rising sea levels in the coming decades.READ»
This past October, Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, was purchased for $650 million, and its Web site, newsday.com, was put behind a pay wall. For just $5 a week, users could gain access to the site, but after three months on the market, how many had subscribed? Thirty-five people.READ»
What would Facebook's 500 million active users do if the world's largest social network were to be shut down? Better yet, what would you do?
That was the topic covered in a study conducted at Stanford by Andreas Weigend, the ...READ»
About 60% of the CEOs polled by IBM cited creativity as the most important leadership quality, compared with 52% for integrity and 35% for global thinking.READ»
Put it down to the iPad effect if you like, but it's not the whole story. A study commissioned by independent app store Getjar predicts that the mobile apps market will be worth $17.5 billion in just two years, with downloads up from ...READ»
Fifteen percent of teens in a new Pew Internet survey of 800 say they've received sexually suggestive or nude images or videos from others. But far fewer say they’ve sent them.READ»
Ever use email to talk to the person sitting one office down? You're not alone. Most people use the Web to talking to people within their own city, not far-flung contacts, according to a new study by the Hebrew University in ...READ»
Seventy-five percent of people feel it's just fine to use computers and cell phones on the toilet, according to a new Intel survey conducted by Harris Interactive, despite what the survey calls "hygiene considerations and awkward ...READ»
A new study suggests there is a correlation between video gamers, depression, and being overweight. According to the CDC, the average American gamer has a higher body mass index than his peers, and also tends to be more ...READ»
Solar power seems to be a simple and brilliant solution for the power needs of those in developing nations--it doesn't eat fuel, avoids the problems of janky power grids, and it's convenient. Hence the invention of the Studylite solar ...READ»
I just read about the results of an interesting new study, “State of the Global Talent Nation”, conducted by Softscape. 94% of the 250 human resource professionals surveyed say they “don’t feel their personnel are adequately ...READ»
