Getmash » Technology http://www.getmash.net Your source for daily mash... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Twitter hits a peak of 12K tweets per second during Super Bowl http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl.html Twitter users sent 12,233 tweets per second at the end of last night’s big game.

The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Madonna saw 10,245 tweets per second.

Just one month ago, the service s…

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/twitter-hits-a-peak-of-12k-tweets-per-second-during-super-bowl.html/feed 0 From Google to Facebook, online privacy concerns aren’t going away (infographic) http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/from-google-to-facebook-online-privacy-concerns-aren%e2%80%99t-going-away-infographic.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/from-google-to-facebook-online-privacy-concerns-aren%e2%80%99t-going-away-infographic.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/from-google-to-facebook-online-privacy-concerns-aren%e2%80%99t-going-away-infographic.html Ever since Google announced a new, controversial privacy policy two weeks ago, interest in online privacy has spiked as more people question how Google and other companies are managing your data.
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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/from-google-to-facebook-online-privacy-concerns-aren%e2%80%99t-going-away-infographic.html/feed 0 10 Innovative Ideas That Remind Us Better Things Are Coming http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/10-innovative-ideas-that-remind-us-better-things-are-coming.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/10-innovative-ideas-that-remind-us-better-things-are-coming.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/10-innovative-ideas-that-remind-us-better-things-are-coming.html It’s not easy to think happy thoughts this time of year. But here are some examples of innovative thinking that remind us it gets better.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/10-innovative-ideas-that-remind-us-better-things-are-coming.html/feed 0 Why Technology and Innovation Are Critical to America’s Future http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/why-technology-and-innovation-are-critical-to-america%e2%80%99s-future.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/why-technology-and-innovation-are-critical-to-america%e2%80%99s-future.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/why-technology-and-innovation-are-critical-to-america%e2%80%99s-future.html Technology will only become more integrated into our lives and, most importantly, as an essential part of America’s infrastructure.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/why-technology-and-innovation-are-critical-to-america%e2%80%99s-future.html/feed 0 25 More Ridiculous FBI Lists: You Might Be A Terrorist If . . . http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/25-more-ridiculous-fbi-lists-you-might-be-a-terrorist-if.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/25-more-ridiculous-fbi-lists-you-might-be-a-terrorist-if.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/25-more-ridiculous-fbi-lists-you-might-be-a-terrorist-if.html What’s worse than one more ridiculous “you might be a terrorist if” list? 25 Communities Against Terrorism flyers designed by the FBI and DOJ to promote suspicious activity reporting. Use Skype, VPN, Tor, or PGP for security and privacy reasons? Buy components at an electronic store? That’s right, you guessed it, you potential terrorist you!

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/25-more-ridiculous-fbi-lists-you-might-be-a-terrorist-if.html/feed 0 Anonymous May Have Completely Destroyed This Military Law Firm http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/anonymous-may-have-completely-destroyed-this-military-law-firm.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/anonymous-may-have-completely-destroyed-this-military-law-firm.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/anonymous-may-have-completely-destroyed-this-military-law-firm.html Anonymous’ gutting of Puckett & Faraj, the firm that defended the Marines behind the Haditha Killing, might have been more than a major embarrassment.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/anonymous-may-have-completely-destroyed-this-military-law-firm.html/feed 0 US attacked Saudi Arabia and Iran?! Nope, it’s just another Facebook scam http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/us-attacked-saudi-arabia-and-iran-nope-it%e2%80%99s-just-another-facebook-scam.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/us-attacked-saudi-arabia-and-iran-nope-it%e2%80%99s-just-another-facebook-scam.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/us-attacked-saudi-arabia-and-iran-nope-it%e2%80%99s-just-another-facebook-scam.html A new Facebook scam tricks people into downloading malware by using a fake CNN report about World War III.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/us-attacked-saudi-arabia-and-iran-nope-it%e2%80%99s-just-another-facebook-scam.html/feed 0 How extreme do you need your PC? http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/how-extreme-do-you-need-your-pc.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/how-extreme-do-you-need-your-pc.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/how-extreme-do-you-need-your-pc.html A wonderful thing about computers, like cars, is that there’s one out there for everyone. But in recent weeks I’ve been particularly sensitive to a trend I truly don’t understand: Computers, or cases for them, that don’t seem to be designed with their users in mind.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/how-extreme-do-you-need-your-pc.html/feed 0 Confronting an ‘RIP troll’ http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/confronting-an-rip-troll.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/confronting-an-rip-troll.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/confronting-an-rip-troll.html Panorama’s Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments.

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]]> http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/confronting-an-rip-troll.html/feed 0 Google Maps Help Predict Meth Labs Before They Open http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/google-maps-help-predict-meth-labs-before-they-open.html http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/google-maps-help-predict-meth-labs-before-they-open.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.getmash.net/2012/02/07/google-maps-help-predict-meth-labs-before-they-open.html The same maps that can help you find your way to the mall can help the police predict where meth labs will pop up next. Here’s a look inside the strange, fascinating world of geospatial predictive analysis.

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