Would you rather believe in Mister Right or in Santa Claus?

No one has ever seen the real Santa Claus.  Of course, around Christmas, there are as many Santa Clauses as there are shopping malls in the country.  But they all are copies of the same myth.  Interestingly enough, that sounds very much like Mister Right,...

Should you change for someone?

Have you ever had the desire or even felt the utter necessity to change parts of what you are to please someone?  Have you ever wondered whether he or she would love you more or finally see you, if you were to change your attitude, parts of your physical appearance, or...

Is depression a real illness or a moral weakness?

Every time I hear doctors affirm that depression is a brain disease that they can easily treat thanks to loads of anti-depressors, it truly frightens me.  Put yourself in the shoes of an individual who has been feeling down for a while, and who is being told that he or...

The Narcissist's Weapon of Language

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited""A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use." (Rip van Winkle by Washington Irving) In the narcissist's surrealistic world, even language is pathologized. It mutates into a...

Five Reasons Not to Buy a Verizon IPhone 4

So its finally official that the iphone 4 is now coming out for Verizon I heard that there might be a iphone 5 coming soon or a iphone 4gs. Should i buy the iphone 4 or wait for the new one if its actually coming out for verizon??Buy a Verizon IPhone 4?Here is five reasons...

Inside the Mind's Eye: Communicating Science in a New Media Era

Blogs, podcasts, and other new media outlets have changed the way people get their news. Immediate access to information presents new opportunities as well as challenges for science communication. Watch Carl Zimmer, science writer for the New York Times and host of...

Why would anyone hate Ethiopia?

There is a kind man in Ethiopia with a big voice that has much to say and wants to be heard. He chatters away about popular topics like I do, and I identify with him. He blends thoughtfulness with a sense of...

31% Pakistanis say communication most useful aspect of Internet

A latest study on usefulness of Internet has revealed that 31 per cent Pakistanis consider communication with others as the most useful feature."ISLAMABAD: There are several useful features of the Internet which catch popular imagination and among them the possibility of...

QR Based PM Code - The Best 3D Symbology Ever, Really!

"QR Based PM Code - The Best 3D Symbology Ever, Really! ... And it is a 5th Generation Media symbology known as the PM Code. With this printed symbology one can use a simple cellphone with a camera and unleash...

GRAVITY LAUNCHES

Will this new “interest-network” take off in 2010? Gravity (formerly Blue Rover Labs) is a start-up helmed by three former MySpace executives. Their aim is to reinvent forums by applying their proprietary analytics engine on conversations and monetize them via highly...

Indonesia minister says immorality causes disasters

Okay here we have a guy belong to PKS party The party is Islamist in the sense that it calls for a central role for Islam in public life. Well he in fact is the parties leader. He believes that God is spend...

The 'Real-Time" Of Social Media

Few things have changed faster than the way we communicate. Coupled with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or green movement, there has been an explosion of information available about how and what companies and organizations are doing to improve society and the...

Cyber attacks and Data Retention

While reading up on the latest spate of cyber attacks, e.g. on Twitter, Facebook, and Indymedia, I discovered the following website promoting efforts to protect our privacy from providers who are forced by government legislation to store all communication metadata.Meanwhile,...

3 Reasons U.S. Marines Need Social Networking

"Earlier this week, the United States Marine Corps announced an immediate ban on social networking services -- including Facebook, MySpace and the like -- for members of the Marines. Using those sites, as well as Twitter, poses a security threat, according to...

Technology 'priority for Britons'

Well, I have always known I was an addict..."Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays and meals out than on spending on communication technology during the recession, an Ofcom review suggests.The watchdog's annual report says spending on mobiles, the internet and TV...

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