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New App Allows You to Tweet From Beyond the Grave

Mike Adams — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:00:00 +0000

A controversial new app set to be released in March aims to keep the Twitter statuses of the dead and buried alive, by continuously updating them long after the worms eat into their brains. LivesOn, which promises “When your heart stops beating, you’ll keep tweeting,” is said to use artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze the [...]

OKCupid's Blind Date App Is Pretty Creepy

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:28:54 +0000

While Tumblr’s ‘NiceGuysofOKCupid’ is now sadly defunct, the online dating site OKCupid has gotten even creepier with the release of their new blind date app. This can’t possibly end well. The app is called ’Crazy Blind Date’ and is available for both iPhone and Android. It works like this: the user picks both the venue and the [...]

New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.

Words With Friends…It's Scrabble!

Sharon Buck — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:59:13 +0000

Chad and I love to play games against each other. Except with Carrum, because I CAN'T WIN!! But I digress....

I'm just as hooked as everyone else when it comes to my smartphone. I have 3 games that I have downloaded. Scramble, Hanging With Friends and Words With Friends.

But has anyone else noticed the similiarities?