The US Armyhas releaseda new blogging application for the iPhone, along with a companion mobile web app, to publicly promote the military lives of the roughlymillion soldierscurrently in the U.S. Army. The application is part of the “Army Strong Stories Blogging Platform,” a programthat enables“users to share their own Army Strong story, post comments and learn more about Army service and the breadth of careers available.” Part recruiting tool, part cathartic story-telling platform for active duty military personnel and their families, the application aggregates written notes, videos, and other content from users which are then displayed on theArmy Strong Stories website....

When it comes to social media analytics or scoring tools, I am definitely the sort who feels as though I’ve seen it all. That being said, when I was introduced toProliphiq, a service that defines itself as a new social media search tool focusing on providing users with, and becoming, truly credible sources for real-time content, I wondered if it could truly deliver. Instead of relying on AI or machine-based guesswork to determine how influential a user is on a specific topic, Proliphiq instead relies upon the combined opinions and suggestions of its actual user base along with statistical analysis to provide a more accurate score....

Facebook’s recentintegrationwithSpotifywill certainly help make the music-streaming service a lot more social, but it seems that users are now required to have a Facebook account to sign-up for the service. If you visit thesign-uppage, you now see this message: “You need a Facebook account to register for Spotify. If you have an account, just log in below to register. If you don’t have a Facebook account, get one by clicking the ‘create an account’ link below....

Mars is known for its thin atmosphere, where CO2dominates and provides most of the atmospheric mass and pressure. In fact, the pressure is similar to that in the Earth’s stratosphere, which is a layer of the atmosphere, at more than 30km above the surface. But what about water? Water on Marsis currently found on the surfaceas a layer of ice – several kilometers thick – at the north pole. It also appears as seasonal frost at the coldest times of the year, and in the atmosphere as vapor and ice....

New stunning HD images show the largest canyon in our solar system Where’s the river? There was supposed to be a river More than five million years ago, the Grand Canyon in Arizona was slowly carved out by the flow of water in the Colorado River. But, despite the presence of large quantities ofwater on Marsin the ancient past, it is unlikely water was the primary cause responsible for the formation of its counterpart on Mars....