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    Overview The rise of smartphones has brought real-time location data into many aspects of Americans’ lives. Some mobile services use the smartphone’s location to offer directions, targeted recommendations, or other location-specific information to the user. Other services incorporate a location “layer” into other types of functions, while still others exist specifically to share the user’s […]

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    Majority of online Americans ‘Google themselves’

    Today marks Google’s 15th birthday, which has prompted many users to reflect on what it was like to use the search engine circa 1998. We took the opportunity to look back at Americans’ habits to “Google themselves” during the first decade of the search engine’s life and found that, after an initial increase, the activity […]

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    The Final Thesis: Today’s Choices Matter

    15) Foresight and accurate predictions can make a difference; ‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it.’ A number of the experts who participated in the survey said it is important to contemplate future possibilities and work today to aim for a better tomorrow. The statements made in favor of foresight by […]

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    Photo and Video Sharing Grow Online

    54% of internet users have posted original photos or videos to websites and 47% share photos or videos they found elsewhere online. Young adults and women lead the way in each of these activities.

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    Saudi Arabia has a poor global reputation for how it treats its citizens

    Women in Saudi Arabia are planning a nationwide protest on October 26 intended to end the longstanding ban on female driving. When it comes to Saudi Arabia’s record on protecting personal freedoms, the kingdom has a poor reputation among most of 39 nations surveyed this spring.