Author Archives: Thomas Guy

HUGE: Google Set to Make Gmail Social With Status Update Features

I wonder how this will work with enterprise GMail. Gmail is set to become Google’s next major push into social media. According to The Wall Street Journal, the popular webmail service will soon launch a new feature for sharing content and status updates with friends. [Update: We think Google might announce these features on Tuesday]Continue reading “HUGE: Google Set to Make Gmail Social With Status Update Features”

Slashdot Science Story | Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death

A study conducted by researchers at University College London shows that boredom can kill you. The researchers found that people who reported feeling a great deal of boredom were 37 per cent more likely to have died by the end of the study. Martin Shipley, who co-wrote the report said, “The findings on heart diseaseContinue reading “Slashdot Science Story | Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death”

Statistics GOP Criticized Were Originally Touted By Bush Administration – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com

Maybe its time to stop some of the name calling over counter-terrorism policy and start checking the facts. As the debate over Obama Administration counter-terrorism policies has heated up in the wake of the failed Christmas Day underpants airplane bombing, prominent Republicans, ranging from leading senators to a former Press Secretary for George W. Bush,Continue reading “Statistics GOP Criticized Were Originally Touted By Bush Administration – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com”

Global market turmoil hints that U.S. recovery may founder | McClatchy

Awww, man. Conflicting U.S. jobs data and mounting concerns about debt defaults abroad that threaten global economic growth triggered a worldwide wave of stock-market volatility Friday amid fears that the improving U.S. economy could unravel. A mixed jobs report from the Labor Department, including a revision that showed that 2009 job losses were far greaterContinue reading “Global market turmoil hints that U.S. recovery may founder | McClatchy”