While you may have heard of the digital currency Bitcoin, what you may or may not know is how its being used to buy contraband on a site called Silk Road. If governments decide to take action against Silk Road’s black market activities, can Bitcoin survive? Via WhoIsHostingThis? Like infographics? So do we.

The zipper turns 100 today, April 29. It used to be called the Hookless Fastener and billions use this invention every day. How do zippers work? A zipper is, in essence, a type of interlocking geared mechanism. The zipper’s teeth are the cogs of the gear. The slider aligns the teeth to close the zipper, …

Now that the weather is finally tempting us into the great outdoors, you might not want to spend hours wandering the library, yet what if you could not only enjoy a book outside but choose one there as well? Sure, we know you e-book lovers can do that any time, but these outdoor examples gathered …

We humans often think we have the ingenuity to solve all of life’s little inconveniences by using that big brain Mother Nature bestowed on us, but when we’re in a bind, we’ve started to return to nature in the tech sense to get the job done. LiveScience’s Tanya Lewis presented seven fascinating examples of how …

The word “entrepreneur” may bring to mind a cadre of jeans-wearin’ young things packing a bag full of tech products or the latest episode of Shark Tank, but the history of entrepreneurship goes back much further than the day Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne teamed up to start Apple. H/T to Ritu Pant. Via Homestead. Entrepreneur …

Mental Floss hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John sorts through a number of acronyms and initialisms such as M&M’s, SCUBA, and the USA PATRIOT act. An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) …

“Content marketing continues to be a hot topic as more and more brands find creative ways to distribute valuable content and establish themselves as leaders in their industries. Successful content marketers have a knack for providing high quality resources for their clients and potential clients. And as a result, they attract many new clients. It’s …

Wondering where your business should go with their social media strategy? Take a look at the types and levels of activity of other businesses for a hint in this helpful infographic from Invesp. Via Invesp. Like infographics? So do we.

New research reveals which brain regions are active as kids on the brink of adolescence consider their identity and social status, but it’s different in kids with Autism. “Neural changes in the social domain were more robust,” says Jennifer H. Pfeifer of the University of Oregon. “Increased responses in this one region of the brain …

  “Your Saturday night dinner party was a whopping success. But now that the guests have gone home, all you have left is a trio of empty wine bottles sitting on your kitchen counter and staring you down. What’s that empty wine bottle? You want to be upcycled? We can arrange that.” Five great ways …

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  Hootsuite says that Mr. Rogers said “to look for the helpers” in times of tragedy, and so they set about examining how social media does just that. Here is their list of 6 ways that social media helps the helpers in any dire situation: 1. Responding to and Coping with Tragedy When two explosions …