Instant messaging, or more popularly known as IM, describes the process of sending messages to another internet user in real time. Instant messaging is actually similar to chatting with someone in a chat room where only the people invited into the room are able to chat with each other. Instant...
PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, is the most recognized public key encryption program on earth. PGP is used in many applications in order to protect people's privacy. It is used in emails, data files, drives and also instant messaging. The internet can be vulnerable to spying from unscrupulous parties....
Facebook, the world's largest social network devised by a bunch of geeks in a Princeton dorm room, blurs all dimensions of a person's life in a running news feed. Facebook blends a user's family, friends, and work relationships from the past, present, and perhaps future into a dizzy and sometimes...
If teen pop sensation Justin Bieber were to shave his head right now, you would not only learn about it within minutes, but would also have access to photos and video of the incident, no matter where in the world you lived. Whether it be through your WirelessInternet.net Internet provider or your...
Cyber bullying can involve anyone, but it is mostly common in girls. Most bullies have their share of physical or emotional abuses themselves which prompt them to targeting other weak and vulnerable people with anonymity in cyberspace in order to make them feel better. If you want to speak up...
It is interesting to look back at the various ways that technology has been advertised to consumers over the past several decades. It is particularly interesting to look back at these advertisements when the featured products have been made obsolete. From the BetaMax to the HD DVD the following...
Even if a company works as hard as it possibly can to produce great products and services, it can still suffer due to outside circumstances. An obvious example is the current economic climate, which affects almost every aspect of business efficiency. However, that’s not the only influential...
Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
At the risk of stating the obvious, raising teenagers isn’t an easy job. The teenage years are characterized by a considerable amount of screaming, crying, whining, and countless threats of running away from home. And it isn’t only the parents who resort to these sophisticated methods of persuasion....
Dating has evolved from traditional house calls to blind dates, newspaper ads, and now, online dating. Although almost every girl dreams of old-fashioned romance, not everybody has the time (or demographic) to go out on traditional dates. Although convenience gives online dating an edge over the...
