Posts by tag: Social Media

Cool Web Apps & Sites April 22, 2019 posted by

Climate Change Chat Bot – get a crash course in climate change

Climate change is a big deal but not everyone understands it. This isn’t their fault, it’s a lot of information to take in! And everyday, it seems that we are finding out something new about the issue. It’s a lot to keep up with. Thankfully, BBC has help, in the form of a bot. The Climate Change Chat Bot will help anyone get up to speed on what’s going on with the climate.

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Climate Change Chat Bot – get a crash course in climate change
Free Software September 4, 2018 posted by

Slowly – pen pals for the 21st century

Our connected world is awesome for helping us to keep contact with people all over the globe. Talk to your friends in drastically different time zones instantly with no trouble with any number of apps and services. As cool as that is, having a pen pal feels a bit different and the Slowly app wants to recapture that feeling.

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Slowly – pen pals for the 21st century
Cool Web Apps & Sites July 16, 2018 posted by

The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds – see why we think what we think in this informative game

The madness and wisdom of crowds has been a topic of discussion for centuries. What makes some crowds do great things and turns others into mobs? How do we decide which side of the fence we fall on? Is it just listening to our friends and following the status quo or is it something more? Surprise, it’s something more and the game, Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds will help you understand.

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The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds – see why we think what we think in this informative game
Cool Web Apps & Sites July 2, 2018 posted by

Mix – find more cool stuff online

Do you remember StumbleUpon? The internet service for finding cool stuff on the internet? Well that’s gone, forever now. Sorry. No more stumbles but in a weird turn of events they’ve launched a new sort of social network called Mix, the place where you can curate your own corner of the internet.

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Mix – find more cool stuff online
Cool Web Apps & Sites May 2, 2018 posted by

Lifefaker – let the know how you want them to think you are

One of the pitfalls of social media is that everyone’s lives look better than your own. Yummy food, cool vacations, perfect children. Everyone’s life is magical and yours is probably just. . . normal. But here’s some news: Those profiles are filled with staged photos and yours cane be too with Lifefaker, the service that will fake your life for social media.

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Lifefaker – let the know how you want them to think you are
Cool Web Apps & Sites May 1, 2018 posted by

AlgoTransparency – do you know what YouTube is going to show you next?

Whenever you do anything on the internet, you have to agree to the Terms of Algorithms are the mystery that runs social media. Over the last few years there’s been a lot of talk about them in regards to what they’re serving up to people and how they affect our world view. Although most of this has been focused on Facebook and Google, YouTube also it’s fair share of problems. AlgoTransparency is the company that is trying to let people…

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AlgoTransparency – do you know what YouTube is going to show you next?