A 16-year-old boy has survived a 5 1/2 hour flight from California to Hawaii, despite freezing cold temperatures and a near lack of oxygen inside the wheel base of Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45. After the plane landed and the teen was discovered on the tarmac, he was questioned by the FBI. Spokesman Tom Simon in…Continue Reading ›
Oculus Rift Now Lets You Ride The ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboard
Are you a fan of Back To The Future II and Marty McFly’s hoverboard? Thanks to the Oculus Rift and the Nintendo Wii Balance Board, you may soon be allowed to ride the hoverboard from the comfort of your own living room. Developer Kieran Lord, aka Cratesmith, tells Redditors: “The way I’m imagining the hoverboard…Continue Reading ›
LinkedIn Polls In Groups Coming To An End [May 15]
The LinkedIn Polls in Groups feature will officially come to a close on May 15. The move will mark the end to all LinkedIn-based polling features on the growing social enterprise network. According to LinkedIn, the Polls in Groups feature will be removed alongside all data associated with previously created polls. Originally introduced in December…Continue Reading ›
Facebook Mobile Ad Network To Launch April 30
Facebook will host its F8 conference on April 30, at which time it will unveil plans for a new mobile ad network. Facebook began testing the new third-party ad network on a select group of apps in early 2014. Currently Facebook outsources its mobile ad serving to outside internet-based ad firms. According to Re/code, Facebook…Continue Reading ›
Airbnb And NY Attorney General Head To Court Over ‘Bad Actor’ Rental Operations
Airbnb and the NY Attorney General will meet in court in New York this week. Both sides will provide their oral arguments related to a subpoena filed by the state. New York’s Attorney General issued a subpoena for thousands of records from the rental agency. The subpoena was issued to determine if Airbnb was allowing…Continue Reading ›
General Mills Reverses Social Media Artibration Policy And Apologizes
General Mills has reversed its arbitration policy in regards to social media and other online interactions with the company. Last week we reported that General Mills had altered its legal policy to demand arbitration with any customers who visited one of their brands websites, or even interacted with the company’s brands on Twitter, Facebook, and…Continue Reading ›
Instagram’s Biggest Rising Star? A Pig Named Penelope Popcorn
Penelope Popcorn AKA A Pig Named Penny, has become one of Instagram’s fastest rising stars. Her account was created just before Christmas by a brother and sister duo in California. Penny the pig has managed to rack up 45,000 followers with just 117 pictures and videos. In her posts she is dressed up like people…Continue Reading ›
Mrs. Doubtfire Sequel To Feature Robin Williams
20 years ago Robin Williams graced the screen as Mrs. Doubtfire. Today we have learned that a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel is in the works at Fox 2000. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Robin Williams, 62, is attached to the new film. He is joined by Home Alone director Chris Columbus. The original Mrs. Doubtfire film…Continue Reading ›
Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition Trends On Facebook
The Ford Mustang will soon be available in a 50th anniversary edition. The company has announced that 1,964 of the special cars will be produced, a number that marks the year in which the Mustang went into production. The 50 Year Limited Edition will only be available in two colors: white or blue. The big…Continue Reading ›
These Sex Obsessed Social Media Apps Might Just Get You Laid
We live in a culture that is becoming increasingly dependent on social media networks for our daily personal interactions. Browse Twitter and you hear about your buddies cup of coffee in the morning or a recent milestone in someones life. Check your Facebook wall and you find information about the news your friends enjoy reading,…Continue Reading ›