Scarlett Madison

Scarlett Madison is a mom and a friend. She blogs for a living at Social News Watch but really prefers to read more than write.

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17 Amazing Facts About Wikipedia

A world where every question has an answer at your fingertips. Whether you are a student racing against a deadline, a teacher molding young...

Do you really want to drive?

Some of us would rather be able to get in a car and allow it to take us where we need to go without...

Microsoft has released a celebrity tracking app called Snipp3t

Microsoft is no stranger to iPhone apps, but its latest Snipp3t app is a surprise addition. Released over the weekend, Snipp3t lets you subscribe...

#Infographic: How design and love come together

If you start a sentence off with "Love is like..." you don't often end it with "...being a designer". Then again, if you're not...

#Infographic: Facebook vs Twitter – the IPO battle

The first day went very differently when the two social networks went public. Facebook stayed steady, bolstered by some strategic investing. It eventually fell...

#Video: The Hollywood versus gaming industry generation gap

Is Hollywood too old to grasp what video games represent? As graphics improve and storylines become more complex, the nature of the gaming industry...

Cats from a scientific perspective

It's possible that cats are the most interesting creatures on the internet. It could be because cat people take more pictures than dog people....

Dropbox wants to tell the world what the government asks of them

The words "transparency" and "US government requests" rarely go well in the same sentence, but some companies such as Google and Twitter have been...

VPS hosting, perfected: DV Managed and DV Developer from (mt) Media Temple

(mt) Media Temple strikes again. If you haven’t yet heard about their virtual private server offers, here’s a helpful review that draws upon some...

The cost of being Batman, 1939 vs 2013

Wouldn't it be great to be Batman? Rich playboy by day. Gadget-toting crime-fighter by night. It's the type of lifestyle that many would love...

RIAA hits milestone: 25 million Google takedowns

Despite massive public disapproval, questionable techniques, disingenuous motives, and disputed effectiveness, the RIAA continues to plod along in their quest to keep music locked...