See How You Have Been Tracked Online
Online tracking is a murky business. That’s why the Open Data Partnership is attempting to demystify how Netizens have been tracked. Will it actually change anything? The Open Data Partnership is an attempt by some of the most aggressive online tracking firms to reveal what data they’ve collected about the online activities of the many…
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: The World’s Worst We Are the World
Click to viewThese celebrities are not singers. In many cases, they’re barely even celebrities. But it’s the 25.75th anniversary of “We Are the World,” gosh darn it. Tributes must be made! The rest of the best top comedy videos from this week can be found over at Splitsider, including business stilts, a surprisingly reasonable request…
WiFi Baby 3G System Turns Your iPhone Into a Baby Monitor
Why not turn your iPhone, iPad, or other device into a baby monitor? That way you can keep an eye on the little one no matter how far away you are while avoiding the static that plagues many traditional devices. The $279 device is a camera that also acts as a computer, offering a password-protected…
Game of Numbers: How the BCS Rules College Football
The BCS is the mysterious, controversial system that attempts to determine the best college football team in the country using a mashup of opinion polls and computer rankings. Here’s how it really works. Under the leadership of executive director Bill Hancock, the Bowl Championship Series has reinvented how college football champions are crowned. Eighteen years…
