Future life on Earth

What will our future look like? Floating cities, flying to work and traveling in cars capable of operating underwater? And how will technology advance to make use of our natural resources to help feed our growing population in such areas as food, water and electricity?

The era of smog-filled skies will be over, because fewer of us will be driving cars. There will no longer be the use for cars and roads as we’ll be piloting environmentally friendly personal vehicles between cities and under the seas. And we will never be lost again thanks to GPS-driven virtual mapping. Then again, with teleportation we will not need to travel at all.

And, best of all, we’ll all have more time to enjoy the astounding advances of our near future, because we’ll all be living longer. A lot longer.

What do you think the future life will be like?

Technology has hijacked family dinnertime but Dolmio created the Pepper Hacker.

Technology has hijacked family dinnertime. So to help bring families together for dinner, Dolmio created the Pepper Hacker. It cracks pepper, shuts down TVs, wipes out WiFi and disables mobile devices. Watch our experiment reclaim family dinnertime.

Social Networking Sites - Facts, Advantages & Disadvantages

Social Networking Site?

Social networking sites can be defined as a virtual place available on the internet basically on the World Wide Web (www) through social media, where users can create communicate within their interested social network, they can share ideas, activities, events, watch and listen music, play games send and receive messages and many more other interesting activities. It also gives a platform to the users to create their own virtual social space where they can upload or publish their own information. 

Revolution in Social Networking Sites

Before the second Millennium social networking sites does not had any deeper impact on users of internet, even there were very few websites that offer internet users a virtual place on internet to interact with other users. But after the year 2000 a kind of internet revolution came, and especially a huge increase and improvement has been seen in social networking sites. Many new sites came into view, these sites had very interesting user interface with lots of features to attract it users.

 
Gone are the day when World Wide Web were just a place to search some information, social networking sites has revolutionized the meaning and use of world wide web, now it's a great source to link and be in touch with those who are sitting miles apart geographically. These sites have given a platform to find out our long-lost school and childhood friends. These sites, not only growing the number of users of these sites, but also helps to shape a new dimension to the marketing industry! The most important factor behind the success of this revolution is the freedom of expression of thoughts. People freely express their thought with the world, by accessing from any corner of the globe. Millions of users use these sites daily and take part in huge numbers of various activities on these sites. These activities are itself a good example of Revolution in social networking sites.

 

Some popular social networking sites:

Here are some popular social networking sites which are leading the cyber world.

·  Facebook

·  Twitter

·  LinkedIn

·  Zorpia 

·  My Space 

·  Google Plus+ 

·  Ibibo

·  Orkut

·  Tagged

·  Pinterest

and there are many more.

Advantage of social networking sites:

These sites are running and used successfully in whole world, because of their advantages and benefits. What are these benefits? I have listed here,

·  These sites give users a platform across the globe to express their feelings and views.

·  It helps users to get interact with other users, no matter from where s/he operates these sites in world.

·  These sites help users to organize and participate in any events.

·  Social networking sites help us to find our long-lost and childhood friends and relatives. 

·  These sites help many love birds to find and meet their soul mates. 

·  It is a great source of communication between two users, irrespective of the distance between them. 

·  These sites help users to refresh their mind and mood, as it is a great source of entertainment and gaming.

·  It helps to give rise some newcomers in the world of music, acting, drama, and other arts. 

·  SNS boosts many organizations and business, through their promotions on these sites.

·  It helps in building credibility amongst the customers.

·  It helps to make people and community aware of any issue.

·  It helps to bring social change in society.

·  It helps to be in touch with our interested, loved ones, relevant group or people or community. 

·  These sites are not only a source of creating social activities but also a great way to participate and enhance our skill through participating in many contests and activities. 

·  Many people even can win many prizes through these sites. 

·  These sites also help in terms of educations awareness and motivations though many educational groups and communities. 

·  Through these sites, users can easily get in touch with many celebrities and their updates.

And there can be many more other benefits of using these sites.

  

Disadvantages of social networking sites:

·  One of the major demerits of these sites are increment in criminal activities, as there is no hard restrictions on creating account on these sites.

·  Another important issue is security of our personal data and information, as its free to everyone, most of the users create face accounts and misuse the personal information of other users/celebrities.

·  Sometime some non genuine and face account users attacks to some religious communities and political groups. 

·  It encourages porno activities, and attacks many children and youths. 

·  These sites unnecessarily waste our valuable time, when user spend time on these sites and get addicted.

·  Addictions of these sites can even affect our mental conditions, sometime is became a big reason of depression and tension. 

·  It also affects our health directly.

·  User's reliability is not sure; it's very hard to trust on any stranger on these sites. 

·  Many of time it has been seen that it became the reason of one's death, as it becomes the medium to get in touch with the victim.

·  It affects children and youngster's studies. As they spend their valuable time on these sites and loss their studies and concentration. You can read about these bad effects of internet on children , and step of preventions. 

·  It encourages many scams.

Step that can be taken to avoid and prevent its disadvantages!

·  Impositions of some restriction on these sites by the government and cyber department of that country!

·  Proper counselling should be given to addicted users and students, regarding its bed effects and proper utilizations of these sites.

·  Social awareness programs can related to many scams running on these sites can also help users.

·  Parents-children interaction and counselling is also a good idea to prevent children from excessive use of these sites.

·  User's activeness is also necessary, if a user sees anything illegal, unnatural, and a kind of criminal activity they can "Report Abuse" that content. Report abuse is a feature in almost many sites to report a suspicious and non social content and activity, then the site admin would like onto that matter.

·  Avoid unnecessarily uploading of your personal data, including information's, pictures, and other things.

·  Setting time schedule for using these sites can also help in unnecessarily waste of time.

There can be some other ways too. 

Conclusion

Social networking sites are playing very significant role in today time; it has a direct impact on all age group people. Though it has many cons but still these are like an effective tool in communicating millions of people and spreading our expressions and view worldwide. We all need a change in the pattern of use, in order to prevent miss-happenings on these sites. If we will be active and aware these sites will serve us their batter and will bring some more revolution in the world of cyber technology.

Learn more here.

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Internet evolution

As more and more people join the connected world, what are some of the biggest challenges we face when it comes to the future of the Internet? What will the Internet look like in the next 10 years? 

The Internet

In a relatively short period of time, the Internet has had an amazing impact on almost every facet of our lives. With it, we are able access to new ideas, more information, unlimited possibilities, and a whole new world of communities. It has grown and evolved to influence how we interact, how we conduct business, how we learn, and how we proceed day to day. And as much as it has changed our lives, in the process, the Internet itself has changed too.

 

What Is the Internet?

Learn about the varying perspectives on the history of the Internet and read A Brief History of the Internet, written by those who created it.

 

How Does the Internet Work?

Gain a stronger appreciation of how the Internet operates as a network and how each of its essential components make it work.

 

Who Makes the Internet Work?

Explore the Internet Ecosystem and learn about the organizations and communities that guide the Internet’s operation and development.

 

How Is the Internet Evolving?

What will the Internet look like in the next 10 years? Explore how it's evolving and strategies for helping it grow in the best possible way.

Source: http://www.internetsociety.org/internet (accessed in Feb 2015)

Starstruck no more! Young Belgian woman finally has 56 star tattoos removed from her face after four-year ordeal

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20 Ways for Teenagers to Help Other People by Volunteering

Have you ever thought about volunteering your time to a local charity or community organization? There are many different reasons for you to start volunteering:

• To help others
• To learn about an activity or organization that interests you
• To beat boredom (if you find yourself sitting around the house feeling totally bored, volunteering in an activity you enjoy can be a great way to change things)
• To overcome a loss you have experienced (one of the best ways to help yourself in a time of loss is to help others)
• To gain perspective on life (there is no better way to understand your blessings than to help people in need)

Your reasons for volunteering are as individual as you are, but no matter what your reasons you can get a lot out of volunteering. You can learn about yourself, learn about others and meet a lot of interesting people by volunteering. You can help others as you help yourself.
 One of the hardest parts of volunteering can be finding a volunteering opportunity that fits your personality. The following list will give you lots of different ideas and will show you many different possibilities. Look in your local area until you find a volunteer position that works for you.

1. Homeless SheltersIf you live in a city of any size, then there is at least one homeless shelter that helps homeless people with meals, beds and other services. Most homeless shelters welcome volunteers and have a variety of programs through which you can get involved. You might help prepare or distribute meals, work behind the scenes in the business office, help organize a food drive to stock the pantry, etc. Look in the phone book for a local homeless shelter if you are interested.
2. Food Banks
   Food banks often work with homeless shelters, but they also serve poor people living in the community (especially around the holidays). Food banks collect food, manage their inventory and distribute food to those in need. The following link shows you the different volunteer opportunities available at food banks around the country:
3. The Guideposts Sweater Project
   People around the country knit sweaters that are then sent to needy children around the world. Don't know how to knit? Not a problem, because the article also links to sites that teach you how!
4. Ronald McDonald House
   There are Ronald McDonald Houses around the country - almost every major city has one. The idea behind all Ronald McDonald Houses is very important. When a child is seriously ill, the child is frequently treated for long periods of time at a hospital or university medical center. Many families have to travel long distances to get to the hospital, and "where to stay" becomes a problem. Staying at a hotel becomes extremely expensive, and a hotel can be a lonely and sterile place. Ronald McDonald Houses provide a low-cost "home-away-from-home" for parents and children to stay during treatment. Volunteers help prepare meals, talk to families, take care of the house and so on.
   
5. Special Olympics
   As described on the web site for Special Olympics International, "Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental retardation." The site also describes a wide variety of volunteer activities, including sports training, fund raising, administrative help, competition planning and staffing, etc.
   
6. Habitat for Humanities
   Habitat for Humanities builds and gives houses to poor people in local communities. Volunteers not only help others, but can learn a great deal about building houses by getting involved.
   
7. State Parks
   Many state parks offer volunteer programs, and in these programs you can try anything from educational programs to trail construction and maintenance.
   
8. City Programs
   Most large cities offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities. [Do not be discouraged if your first few calls seem to hit a brick wall. Many city governments are large and fairly disorganized. Keep calling around until you find someone who understands what you are talking about and who is willing to help.]
   
9. Helping Others Learn to Read
   When you think about it, reading is one of the most important skills an adult can have. Many adults, however, have never learned how to read. Literacy volunteers act as tutors who help illiterate children and adults learn this important skill. There is probably a literacy program in your area. See also Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
   
10. Hospitals
    Many hospitals have volunteer programs to help patients both inside and outside the hospital.  The volunteers programs allow participants to explore medical careers and gain work experience. Contact local hospitals to learn more about opportunities in your area.
    
11. Libraries
    Many libraries need help reshelving books, running children's programs, making books available to the community, and so on.
    
12. Senior Citizens Centers
    Many senior citizen centers offer volunteer programs to provide friendship and community activities to senior citizens. If you would like working with senior citizens, call a senior citizen center in your neighborhood and see what kinds of volunteer programs they have available.
    
13. Animal Shelters
    Many animal shelters are non-profit or government organizations, and therefore they welcome volunteers to help take care of animals, keep facilities clean and work with the public. Call a local animal shelter for more information.
    
14. United Way
    The United Way is a nationwide umbrella organization for thousands of charitable organizations. The United Way raises billions of dollars and distributes it to these charities. There are local United way affiliates across the country and they need volunteers. Contact your local affiliate for more information.
    
15. Red Cross
    The American Red Cross helps people in emergencies - whether it's half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood. Volunteer opportunities exist across the country. Contact your local Red Cross for more information.
    
16. Salvation Army
    The Salvation Army provides social services, rehabilitation centers, disaster services, worship opportunities, character building activities for all ages and character building groups and activities for all ages. Volunteer opportunities exist across the country.
    
17. Environmental Organizations
    Environmental groups encourage volunteer support to help with environmental activities. You can help in many ways: by helping lobby on conservation issues, by leading hikes and other activities, or by lending a hand at the Chapter Office.
    
18. Political Campaigns
    If it's an election year, there are thousands of opportunities to volunteer in political campaigns around the country. You can learn more than you imagine by helping a candidate win election.
    
19. 800 Number Volunteer
    Many 800 help-lines rely on volunteers to staff the phones and handle other tasks. If there is an 800 phone bank in your area, you may be able to volunteer to help out. 
    
20. Web site creation
    Many small charities and organizations do not yet have web sites. You can help by learning how to create a web site and volunteering your services. You could also raise money to pay for the web site, or seek help from a local company in the form of a donation. When creating a web site for a charity, you will want to take care to listen very carefully to the people who work for the charity to understand exactly what they want their web site to look and feel like. This will be extremely important to them, and you should be willing to change and improve the site to match their mental image.

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