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Cookie \ Girl \ Scout \ Social Media
Countdown Begins for Girl Scout Cookie Program
National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, which has become a national holiday for Girl Scout Cookie fans, kicks off this Friday, February 27, and runs through March 1, 2015. Girls across the country (U.S.) will sell cookies at booths, door to door, and through Digital Cookie, the first national digital platform that enables girls to learn [...]
NASA \ Space \ Steve Jurczyk \ Technology
Steve Jurczyk to Lead NASA Space Technology
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Steve Jurczyk as the agency’s Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, effective Monday, March 2. The directorate is responsible for innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use on future NASA missions. Jurczyk has served as Center Director at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, since [...]
Raytheon Unveils Extended Range Air to Air Missile
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has begun development on an extended range (ER) variant of the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM). Designed specifically for ground-based air defense, AMRAAM-ER will enable intercepts at longer range and higher altitudes. “With AMRAAM-ER, Raytheon is rewriting the book on ground-based air defense. The new missile will be [...]
Comcast \ Content \ NASCAR \ XFINITY
Comcast Revs Up X1 with New NASCAR Features
Comcast has announced two additions to the X1 Entertainment Operating System that will enhance the viewing experience for NASCAR fans. The company has added new NASCAR content to its Xfinity On Demand platform and expanded its X1 Sports App to include scheduling information for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR [...]
Cars \ Cloud \ Self-Driving \ Traffic \ Volvo
Volvo Brings Self-Driving Cars to Real Traffic
Volvo Cars presents a system solution that makes it possible to integrate self-driving cars into real traffic – with ordinary people in the driver’s seat. “We are entering uncharted territory in the field of autonomous driving,” says Dr Peter Mertens, senior VP – Research and Development of Volvo Car Group. “Taking the exciting step to [...]
UNICEF and LINE to Help Children in Developing Countries
Leading mobile platform LINE and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a global partnership agreement. Through this partnership, UNICEF and LINE aim to create a brand value with competitive power and raise funds effectively. LINE plans to use character licensing by producing and selling Plush Toy and mugs of its flagship character, Brown, [...]
Adam & Eve \ Relationship \ Sexting \ Sexuality
Can Sexting Improve Your Relationship?
Adult products company Adam & Eve asked over 1,000 men and women if sexting has improved their relationships — and the overwhelming answer is yes! While only 35% of Americans admit to sexting (sending sexually explicit photographs or messages via cell phone), over 56% of those who do say sexting has improved their relationships. “Sexting [...]
Agency \ Android \ App \ Candidate \ Dating \ Digital \ Love \ Politics
Dating App Uses Your Politics to Find Your Love
The candiDate Android app is a new dating service that helps members connect with real, local singles based on shared political values and beliefs. The candiDate dating service connects conscientious singles looking to meet someone who shares their politics. The app uses your opinions on today’s hot button issues (such as abortion, guns, gay marriage, [...]
Barack Obama \ FBI \ North Korea \ Rakesh Raman \ Sony \ The Interview
Was FBI Right in Blaming North Korea for Sony Hacking? No.
The naïve manner in which FBI worked shows that more than investigating the case professionally, it acted merely to justify its existence. By Rakesh Raman When the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concluded that North Korea is behind the cyber attacks on Sony systems, the allegations of the apex investigation department were largely unfounded. [...]
Education \ Hispanic \ Host \ President Obama \ Shakira \ Summit \ Twitter
President Obama to Host Summit on Early Education. Join Shakira for Twitter Q&A
Today, December 10, President Obama will host a White House Summit on Early Education. The Summit will bring together a broad coalition of philanthropic, business, education, advocacy and elected leaders, as well as other stakeholders who are committed to expanding access to high-quality early education. This summit builds on the President’s call in his 2013 [...]
Adam & Eve \ Sex \ Sexting \ Sexuality
At What Age Did You Start Sexting?
Adult products company Adamandeve.com informs about adults’ sexual habits. This month, the company asked over 1,000 men and women at what age they started sexting. While just over 35% of Americans admit to sexting (sending sexually explicit photographs or messages via cell phone), most (32%) say they started between ages 19 and 29. Twenty-seven percent [...]
Brand \ India \ Menswear \ Turtle
I Dropped My Clothes. Now It’s Your Turn
Turtle, a menswear brand in India, has launched a social media campaign – #IDroppedMyClothes – to help underprivileged communities. The campaign makes an appeal to all individuals to be socially responsible by donating their clothes at any of the Turtle stores across the country. Also, they can help this initiative become a nationwide movement by [...]
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