The English language is constantly evolving. Experts at Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary perennially add words that have been i… Read More at mashable.com
Microsoft search guru outlines big Bing changes
Microsoft’s top search guy took to the web today to show off a refreshed interface for Microsoft’s Bing search engine, that he said better incorporates the user’s social media contacts in a new sidebar which brings in their Facebook and Twitter contacts relevant post Read More at gigaom.com
Bing’s Major Overhaul: A More Earnest Version of What Google Claimed to Do with "Search Plus Your World" [Bing]
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Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will roll out a brand new three-column version of Bing that incorporates a social sidebar filled with related info from your social networks and a new center column with supplemental information related to your search. More » Read More at lifehacker.com
Ditch the Cover Letter When Applying For A New Job, No One Reads Them Anyway [Job Search]
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The cover letter is a mainstay of job applications and job sites, but all too often they’re discarded unread while the hiring manager or HR rep’s attention goes to the meat of the application: the resume. The blog Wise Man Say has a revolutionary suggestion: ditch it altogether and put that energy towards customizing...
Olympic Torch Lit In Greece [Video]
The countdown to the 2012 Olympics has officially begun. The olympic torch was lit today at the 2,600 year-old Temple of Hera in Greece and will now embark on its journey through Greece and the UK before it lands in London for the opening ceremony on July 27th. ESPN reports that the flame was lit...
The Benefits of Being Female
Hands? Who needs hands? The Benefits of Being Female is a post from: The InquisitrThe Benefits of Being Female is a post from: The Inquisitr Read More at inquisitr.com
Johnny Depp Denies Split with Vanessa Paradis
For months there have been rumors circulating about the status of Johnny Depp’s relationship with Vanessa Paradis. Now the Dark Shadows actor has broken his silence over his relationship with longtime partner Vanessa Paradis. Earlier today Depp, 48, denied their relationship was all but done saying at the red carpet for the London premiere...
News of al Qaeda bomb plot leaked too soon?
Lawmakers, others seek probe into who told press of plot to bomb airliner amid concerns source could have kept providing intel Read More at cbsnews.com
Florida man in underwear stabs computer with samurai sword as police search for child porn
The lede from a Miami Herald article surely beats all other ledes you reads this week: A Florida man stabbed his computer with a Samurai sword after being accused of downloading kiddie porn. He was in his underwear when he did it. Kamil Mezalka, 21 stabbed his hard drive with a two-handed sword after...
Tunisia economy grew 2 pct in first quarter: PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Tunisia's prime minister said on Thursday the economy grew 2 percent in the first quarter of 2012, climbing back from a contraction a year ago. "Despite the difficult conditions the country has gone through, it has achieved positive numbers in a short period of time. The growth average has risen from...
"Subdued" S.Africa economy containing inflation: c.bank
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Hesitant growth in South Africa's economy is expected to contain inflation, deputy central bank governor Daniel Mminele said on Thursday, suggesting interest rates will remain at a historic low of 5.5 percent for the rest of the year. "The moderate pace of 'core' inflation shows that despite some evidence of price...
Romney apologizes for school pranks
Washington Post details candidate’s prep school years, including hair-cutting incident described by classmates as “vicious” Read More at cbsnews.com
The Making of The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows”
Dan Colman of Open Culture has a post about The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows,” which was featured on the most recent episode of Mad Men. On Sunday night, The Beatles made history again when Don Draper slipped a copy of Revolver onto his turntable and started listening to “Tomorrow Never Knows.” According...
iCache Geode digital wallet hands-on (video)
The iCache Geode was easily the most impressive use of technology that we saw during CTIA 2012. It’s the epitome of how a fantastic tech idea can be translated to real world use in a very classy and clever way. At its heart it is extremely simple: take all your existing credit, debit, and...
Facebook admits it doesn’t know how mobile works
Instead of focusing on Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie, investors and analysts should pay more attention to what Facebook flagged in its latest securities filing: that its mobile business is underperforming on the ad-revenue front and it doesn’t really know whether it can fix it. Read More at gigaom.com
Google puts a price tag on Cloud SQL services
Trying to convince naysayers that it’s serious about Google App Engine as a business, Google put a price plan — actually two price plans — around its MySQL-based SQL Cloud services. Google, Amazon, HP and others are racing to add more database services to their respective clouds. Read More at gigaom.com
Jon Hamm Talks to Teenage Girls via Webcam…About Farting
Based on some of the characters actor Jon Hamm plays on television and in films, you wouldn’t expect his fatherly advice to be all that sound.… Read More at mashable.com
Farmeron puts big data to work down on the farm
Farmeron isn’t your typical software-as-a-service business — it’s based in a small town in Croatia, and its customers are dairy farmers, not tech-savvy startups. Still, founder Matija Kopic’s just raised another $1.4 million in funding to help take its big data services to farms around the world. Read More at gigaom.com
Bing Reinvents Social Search and Discovery
Bing has been reinvented, offering enhanced search results that tap into the power of social media. Microsoft has done this by pulling people out of s… Read More at mashable.com
State says Ohio tourism economy grew by $2B in '11
State officials say Ohio's tourism industry sales grew by $2 billion last year, reaching a total of $40 billion. Read More at freshnews.com
Florida man stabs computer with samurai sword as police search for child porn
The lede from a Miami Herald article that will beat all other ledes you reads this week: A Florida man stabbed his computer with a Samurai sword after being accused of downloading kiddie porn. He was in his underwear when he did it. Kamil Mezalka, 21 stabbed his hard drive with a two-handed sword...