Category: Disasters

Social Media and Certain Destruction : How Natural Disasters Impact our Social Networks

From the Virginia Earthquake to Hurricane Irene – this past week we all have seen a flurry of activity on our own social networks . . . whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Quora or even Linkedin, inevitably someone you know has shared a photo of what was happening around them. It’s citizen journalism at it’s [...]

The Safest Password On The Net

The Safest Password On The Net

Why the best password to secure your data is “password”

Gawker Compromise Sparks Action- Protect Your Passwords and Protect Your Privacy

Gawker Compromise Sparks Action- Protect Your Passwords and Protect Your Privacy

…. is a very good reason to create a “garbage” email account and only use it with your non-monetary transaction sites. For monetary transaction sites it’s up to you if you want connect them with a main real email account. BUT do NOT use the same password no matter what. So…when Gawker said that they had been hacked I just ….

BP Office Coffee Spill Mimicks Gulf Fiasco

BP Office Coffee Spill Mimicks Gulf Fiasco

This is the same process format that BP has used to clean up the Gulf. As seen at Gizmodo.

BP Gulf Oil Spill May Spread to Atlantic Coast

BP Gulf Oil Spill May Spread to Atlantic Coast

Wired has a frightening article up about the longer term effects of the Gulf oil spill. “Oil from BP’s Gulf of Mexico spill could reach the Atlantic coast in the coming months, according to a new computer simulation. The model indicates that oil at the surface is likely to be picked up by a fast-moving [...]