What’s the Deal With All the Google Glass Hatred?
There may be a reason humans are so critical of new technology; some Bulgarian leaders may have airlifted bears into their country; meanwhile, a survey shows how generations budget their time in different ways. These discoveries and more after the jump.
There maybe a reason humans are so critical of new technology; some Bulgarian leaders may have airlifted bears into their country; meanwhile, a survey shows how generations budget their time in different ways. These discoveries and more below.
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Why We Hate Google Glass — And All New Tech When it comes to new technology, there are early adopters who start using it and everyone else sees the very worst in the technology: These people ultimately belittle, dismiss and make fun of those who use it.
Time to Ditch Uniques and Page Views for Engagement in Measuring Digital Audiences Ditch uniques and develop a better metric.
Life as a Prosumer: The Post-Industrial Economy. Blech! Coca-Cola hires African Americans to drive through the inner city, selling soda and incarnating hip-hop.
How Different Generations of Americans Budget Their Time Just how do Americans while away the hours?
Following Settlers’ Demand, IDF Removes Palestinian Flag from Hebron Roof Owner says he agreed after soldiers promised to release neighbor they arrested for throwing stones.
Academic Activism: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Ethics of Boycott The academic movement to boycott Israeli institutions has roiled the American university system, polarizing scholars and activists on both sides.
There’s New Evidence That Communist Leaders Secretly Airlifted Bears to Bulgaria in the ’70s and ’80s Local folklore has it that, back in the Communist years, bears from Romania were packed into crates and flown into Bulgaria.
How Roger Ailes Built Fox News—and Divided a Country President Obama thumped Mitt Romney in the 2012 election by excelling with the voters who are most likely to influence future American elections.
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The far-right nationalist leader says the expected result "confirms the new nationalist-globalist division" in France and beyond.
A military response by NATO is ramping up the new Cold War with Russia as the international body declared Thursday that it will establish six command posts on its eastern borders and create a 5,000-member "rapid reaction" force.
The prime minister of Bulgaria, Plamen Oresharski, has suspended work on a gas pipeline that has recently drawn scrutiny from U.S. and European Commission officials.
Bulgaria has less than six years left to reach its binding EU target of producing 20 percent of its energy from renewables. One renewable energy form -- micro-hydro technology -- is causing controversy.
A lot of regulations went into effect Jan. 1, marking a new year that will see a lot of interesting things occur in various countries all over the globe.
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