The CBS logo is hungry

CBS Pac-Man logo

If you rotate the CBS logo to the side you'll find it's actually Pac-Man! Well, at least in the active imagination of Nikkolas Smith. ht BuzzFeed … [Read more...]

A history of interest in social networks

Search engines can tell us a lot about society and the economy. Here's what they tell us about our human interest in social networks. These graphs … [Read more...]

The birth certificate of the Internet

The birth certificate of the Internet

The Internet just got a museum of Internet history. And in it, you'll find artifacts and files related to the earliest days of the world wide web. … [Read more...]

Advertisers would love to follow you home. Now they can.

Meet overly attached advertiser

Finally, advertisers are developing technology that will allow them to target you even as you try to run away. It's no secret that big brands are … [Read more...]

The history of conservation in one image

Resource conservation in a single image

This photo illustration says just about everything there is to say about society's ability to conserve resources. The Reddit thread this came from … [Read more...]

The big cost of bad data

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The numbers don't lie. But sometimes they tell you a different version of the truth. Big data is bringing change to conventional wisdom … [Read more...]

The most searched for people on the Internet

Who is Be Google search

Search engine demand trends can act as barometer for social interest. This is a who's who for who's searching for whom. If you've ever wondered who … [Read more...]

How trends in search predict the rise and fall of the stock market

Google's glimpse into humanity

Google can tell us some interesting things about humanity. And some of those things can make data crunchers very wealthy. If you want to get a … [Read more...]

The ghosts in the media machine

Meet Cilia Poon, Twitter ghost

Digital technology has allowed people to build real connections with others around the globe. And some of them are even human. A couple of recent … [Read more...]

Introducing Churnalism: Is that a press release or are you just happy to Tweet me?

Churnalism grinds journalism's gears

The information age feels a lot like the misinformation age. Enter Churnalism. If you spend any time on the internet - and judging from your eyes … [Read more...]

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