When it comes to preserving phone battery, people have been known to get a little crazy.
In fact, back in July, a Long Island teen actually hopped on stage at a Broadway show in an attempt to charge his cellphone using an outlet he'd spotted. And in an even stranger turn of events back in May, a New Jersey man snuck into a home and hid under a bed for three days to charge his arsenal of four cellphones.
We've been told there's an app for everything, so we suppose it should apply that there's a discussion page for everything as well.
Meet ALDI Mum, the Facebook page dedicated to Australian mothers who love to shop at German supermarket chain ALDI.
The premise is simple, but has taken off for Queensland mum and ALDI advocate, Sam Jockel, whose page has more than 95,000 followers
Jockel picks a selection of products from her regular run to the shops and posts photos of them on Facebook, asking for reviews and comments from other like-minded mums. Read more...
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YouTube users will notice a new icon at the top of the video platform this week as part of a new campaign to highlight how climate change "affects the things we love."
In the lead-up to the high-stakes U.N. Paris Climate Summit that will start on Nov. 30, YouTube has launched the #OursToLose campaign, showcasing videos about climate change and the environment, and encouraging its mostly youthful users to get involved in the issue.
The new polar bear and globe icons at the top of the homepage lead users to the YouTube Spotlight page, which features curated videos on a range of related topics, from understanding global warming's implications for future generations to visual explanations of the science behind climate change. Read more...
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The best writers aren’t necessarily the smartest, the smoothest, or those with the biggest vocabulary. The best writers are those that possess an unforgettable personality.
A writing personality is just as real, unique, and nuanced as your personality in everyday life -- expect you only release it when you create content. And if you can create content that brims with personality, I guarantee that people will love reading it.
78% of holiday shoppers used the internet to research gifts last year, and 40% of all holiday shopping happened online, according to Google's data and research from the 2014 holiday season.
That means a lot of eyes are going to be on your website in the upcoming weeks. The smartest marketers will prepare for this not only for by prepping their website for higher-than-normal traffic on the back end, but also by giving their website design a dose of holiday cheer.
“I read a thing that actually says that speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person. I found that amazing. Number two was death. That means to the average person, if you have to be at a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy," jokes Jerry Seinfeld.
And it's true. Experts estimate that 75% of the population has some level of anxiety regarding public speaking.
Facebook has a well known "real names" policy, but what if your name turns out to be a bit too real for Facebook?
Take the experience of Isis Anchalee, a San Francisco-based engineer, also known for kicking off the #ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign earlier this year that promoted women in STEM.
On Tuesday, she wrote on Twitter that Facebook had closed her account. Anchalee suggested the reason was because her first name is the same as the shorthand for the Islamic State — ISIS — the group responsible for the recent Paris attacks, among other atrocities. Read more...
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