The Most Commonly Misspelled Word in Wisconsin is ‘Wisconsin’
Despite the prevalence of auto correct software in virtually everything we use today, plenty of people still turn to Google for help spelling words. In honor of the 90th edition…
Articles by Arthur Odell
Snowden: Attacks On ‘Fake News’ Threatening Democracy
We’re at “the crossroads of history,” one of the world’s most most notorious whistleblowers recently said, and we’re headed in the wrong direction. Speaking from Russia, Edward Snowden recently spoke…
Bill Simmons’ The Ringer Switching to Vox Media
The Ringer, a popular culture and sports web site created by famed journalist Bill Simmons, is headed to a new home – Vox Media. The site will be leaving its…
New Twitter Update Means Less Privacy, More Data Collection
It was just back in March of this year that Twitter updated their privacy policy to better protect user data, but their most recent update takes a big step in…
New Study Says Using Facebook May Actually Shrink Your Brain
With nearly 2 billion users, 50% of which use the mobile app on a daily basis, Facebook is attracting a lot of eyeballs across the globe. But a new study…
Netflix Likely To Hit 180 Million International Subscribers By 2020
If it’s possible, it’s starting to look like people could have been underestimating Netflix’s international potential. Media analysts at PiperJaffray announced this week that current estimates for Netflix overseas are…
Looking For The Perfect Hike? Bing Adds “Trails Near Me” Feature
If you’re looking for a new hiking trail or campsite this summer, you’ll probably run in to the dilemma that thousands of people face each year: what trail to take….
Vine Users Have E-mail Addresses and Phone Numbers Exposed
Twitter sent out notices to Vine users today telling them their e-mail addresses and phone numbers were likely exposed, but said the data wasn’t misused in any way. Nothing was…
Twitter Giving Companies New Ways To Promote Their Chat Bots
If you haven’t noticed, chat bots are the latest trend in customer service on Twitter, and the social media site is now giving companies a new way to promote their…
Soon, You’ll Be Able To Order Food Straight From Facebook
If a friend’s social media photo of a mouth watering dish from the new restaurant in town has your mouth watering, there’s good news coming from Facebook: you will soon…