Back in the day, if you wanted to connect with your celebrity crush or sports hero, you’d have to camp out for days at the venue in the off-chance you could score an autograph, or even engage in a brief conversation.
Technology
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In a year where social media soared, it’s not surprising that these platforms are constantly changing and growing.
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The viral “center of gravity” challenge has sparked a serious debate in households and offices everywhere.
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The Penn State football program’s Twitter account blundered recently with an ill-advised Super Bowl post.
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Most social media platforms have seen recent increased usage, but LinkedIn may claim the top spot as it continues to grow at an exponential rate.
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If you’re like me, you’ve probably typed “productivity” into the App Store search bar recently, seeking an app to help with the increasingly blurry lines of family, work and chores.
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It’s no doubt epidemiologists are the go-to experts as the world tries to contain COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean that engineers are sitting this one out.
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People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends around day-to-day life, and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. As such, on May 9, Facebook launched Birthday Stories globally.
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Occasionally making yourself inaccessible is essential to boosting focus. A survey found that always being reachable – checking emails during off days, scrolling through social media, responding to texts 24/7 – is associated with higher stress levels. This is known as “continuous partial attention,” a state of alertness largely driven by FOMO.
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Parents across America continue to worry about the apps their children and teens download. Here are two apps that can give parents peace of mind.
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Like so many tech companies of its era, Epic Systems was founded in a basement in 1979. Today, the electronic health records company, headquartered in Verona, boasts 10,000 employees with a focus on developing software to help people get well, help people stay well and help future generations live healthier lives.