In the digital world, almost everyone wants to offer improved images of themselves, and in fact half of Spaniards admit that they would like to resemble their digital profile. In addition, while women try to be more attractive, men are concerned with offering a funny and intelligent image, according to a survey conducted by Intel.
Do you like to ride a balloon? Do you spend your free time playing strategy games? Or maybe you're an anime fan and can't find someone to share your hobby with? Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) have created Geonick, a social network that allows users to find people who share the same interests, hobbies or concerns.
62% of people who watch television use social networks at the same time, according to a study carried out by Ericsson. The figure implies an increase of 18% compared to last year's figures. The document indicates that more women show this behavior (69%).
Evan Williams and Biz Stone, co-founders of Twitter, believe that there is still much to invent in the field of social networks. That is why they have launched Branch and Medium, two new platforms that expand some of the functions of Twitter. In both cases, an invitation is required to join.
By browsing through the image portfolios posted by Flickr users, scientists have managed to identify a new species of lacewing. They are fragile insects, with soft bodies and transparent wings, which during their larval phase greedily devour other insects.
The quarterly report Dirty Dozen (dirty dozen) from the security company Sophos lists the top twelve spam-sending countries during the first quarter of 2012. For the first time, the United States does not top the list, and has been overtaken by India , which emits 9.3 percent of spam. In fact, the Asian continent is responsible for 46.7 percent of spam emissions.
On Facebook, a small number of leaders are responsible for the rapid expansion of information through followers, according to a study by the Stern School of Business (New York). In addition, people over 30 years of age are more influential, and men are drawn more by women than among themselves.
"This afternoon there is a worm snack in the branches of the pine tree opposite. Click on Like if you plan to attend." This could be one of the events announced on the wall of a great tit, (Parus major), a very frequent bird in gardens and urban parks. Although it is clear that virtually no birds advertise their activities, a group of scientists at the University of Oxford has developed a technique to create a kind of 'animal Facebook' from more than a million observations of great tit.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
