Post-it notes were developed by chance. Wikipedia.com outlines the history of the post-it note: “In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver a scientist at 3M in the United States, with the help of Jesse Kops, a fellow scientist, accidentally developed a “low-tack”, reusable pressure sensitive adhesive. For five years, Silver promoted his invention within 3M, both informally [...]

Seth Godin operates a social group. Part of his job is to pick members to feature in that group. He says that “If it’s important enough for you to spend your time finding and connecting with new people online, it’s important enough to get the first impression right”. In an article he posted on April [...]

Are you depressed? Alone? Friendless? Unloved? Abandoned by your family? Misunderstood by the whole world? Do you, like, express your feelings and emotions through poetry? Music? You may be Emo. Or just seven steps away:

Understand Emo. Emo has many meanings. It’s a musical genre combining hardcore music with sad, emotional lyrics. It’s an abbreviated [...]

Facebook can be a comfort when you see that your high-school sweetheart is married and divorced (twice), has two kids and another on the way, and still sports a mullet in the finest David Bowie tradition.
Bebo can help you remember the birthdays of all your old roommates, even if you can’t remember anything else about [...]

Dumb Crook / Smooth Move?
It happened on a cold Friday morning in Harrisburg when three hundred narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio were attending a policemen’s convention.
Retired police chief John Comparetto figures it must have been the dumbest crook in Pennsylvania who tried to rob him as he finished his business and left a stall [...]

Thirty-eight percent of the American adult population and about 12 percent of children are turning to unconventional medical treatment for health problems like chronic pain, say US health officials.
Back pain is the number one reason Americans use complementary and alternative medicine techniques, followed by neck, joint, and arthritic pain, according to a survey by the [...]

Look Out!
The digital pest of puppy spam, kittens, gerbils, parakeets, lizards and other aw-gee-cute creatures virtually clawing their way into your inbox is about to reach epidemic proportions. Experts are predicting people will soon be flooding social networking sites like Bebo, Spacelocker, and Facebook to share these images and videos more than ever.
Studies suggest the [...]