Digital dating: One in 10 Americans have used an online dating website or mobile dating app

The general attitude toward online dating has become much more positive in recent years. What was once viewed as a highly risky activity is now much more commonplace as one in 10 Americans claim to have used an online dating website or mobile dating app according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

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Worldeye is the animated globe that offers a realistic visual experience of the world

There was once a time when owning a desk globe was viewed as a bit of a status symbol but now, it simply means you’ve fallen behind the times (see Google Maps). A Japanese company by the name of Gakken is looking to bring the one-time desk staple back to relevance with the Worldeye globe – a device that offers a realistic visual experience of the world

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Haunted house business gets boost as techs up thrill ante

(Reuters) - Ed Terebus was an 18-year-old high school student when he and his big brother Jim, a laid-off auto worker, decided to build their first haunted house 34 years ago.

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New York Comic Con vendors evolve as events proliferate

(Reuters) - This year's New York Comic Con might not look that different from years past: costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and a sprawling floor of vendors and artists.

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Professor finds profiling in ads for personal data website

 
(Reuters) - Dr. Latisha Smith, an expert in decompression sicknesses afflicting deep sea divers, has cleared criminal background checks throughout her medical career. Yet someone searching the Web for the Washington State physician might well come across an Internet ad suggesting she may have an arrest record.

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