Amid the surging wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Google India has launched a new tool that lets you locate your nearest vaccination center. India opened up its vaccination program for alladults aged above 18 on May 1. To use this new tool, you can just type, “COVID-19 vaccine” in your browser and go to the “Where to get it” tab on your phone or desktop. You can perform thissearchon Google’s home page, search app, or the Maps app....

Two guys walk into a bar. Ouch. Insert rimshot and cymbalhere. Ok, probably not the funniest thing you’ve heard or seen today, but can you remember what that humorous moment was? I’ll bet you can. Was it a 30 second advertising spot? Was it your favorite morning radio DJ?4 venture capitalists rapping? Or perhaps a YouTube video illustrating thepower of the force? Either way, by employing humor in their message these advertisers, radio personalities, or car manufacturers not only got their message in front of you, but they presented it in such a way that you remembered it....

Sleek animations can help draw special attention to particular elements, actions, or content that might be important to people. It’s with movement we know an application in our docks is starting or that a webpage is still loading. With the right actions and context, well designed movement can be a very powerful tool for publishers like The New York Times and its readers. OnNYTimes.com,movement is used to draw special attentionto a “next article” link....

Do your friends, on average, have more friends than you? If you are an average person, there is a high chance that you havefewerfriends than your friends. This is called the friendship paradox. This phenomenon states that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average. In this article, I will demonstrate why such a paradox exists, and whether we can find the paradox in Facebook data. Minimal example To understand why the friend paradox exists, let’s start with a minimal example....

Breaking into the music industry has changed, with artists no longer relying on old-school tactics to try and land a record deal.Technology has disruptedthe music biz likebands creating location awarebased albums. Here’s how social media can be used to try and make that break into the music industry: Consider which social networking sites to use MySpaceused to be the social networking site of choice for aspiring artists. The once popular site has been attributed to launching the careers of Lily Allen and Soulja Boy, as well as boosting sales of already established artists....