Sunday, May 27, 2018

How to prevent Alexa from 'spying' on your private conversations


Is Amazon's Alexa spying on customers through Echo devices? Not quite.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/25/amazon-alexa-spying/?utm_cid=hp-h-2#DcWPtBwLcOq3

#SocialGoodSunday


Equality and identity from Mashable. News and resources for social impact, activism, human rights, philanthropy, and innovation.
https://mashable.com/category/social-good/?utm_cid=mash-prod-nav-ch

Friday, May 18, 2018

Graduating seniors stage elaborate class prank


When we were graduating we took an outhouse and put it in front of the principals office and put his name on it. We thought "we" were funny. Seniors at Cumberland High School in Wisconsin pulled off a senior prank so elaborate they were congratulated by local police.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/05/16/senior-prank-goes-viral-orig.cnn

Our children are so mart and I'm so proud. How VR helps students with autism practice social interaction


A group of high school students from Grand Rapids, Mich., has created a VR experience that aims to help students with autism practice social interaction.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/18/high-school-kids-create-vr-app-for-autistic-students/?utm_cid=hp-r-1#mjdt8q1xqaqj

All my clients have dropped Zillow. They just don't perform for Agents. Zillow has big plans to make house hunting smarter with AI


Zillow is promising big things with artificial intelligence, but just how much time can AI shave off a real estate search?
https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/zillow-app-real-estate-ai/?utm_cid=hp-r-1#vFFZsrtYRiqV

Uber water transportation? Pretty Cool. Probably a pretty penny too! This French startup hopes to become the Uber of water transportation


SeaBubbles is a French startup that hopes to become the Uber of the waterways.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/09/emission-free-water-taxis-changing-how-people-move-in-cities-with-waterways/#.xtd3yhj3mqC

This is one reason we rarely use our air conditioner in the house or car. Plus, I love real air blowing in my hair! Air conditioner use will triple worldwide by 2050, new report suggests


A new 92-page report released by the International Energy Agency found that air conditioning units globally will triple by the year 2050.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/15/air-conditioner-use-2050-climate-change/?utm_cid=mash-prod-nav-sub-st#BX2zAQRp3iqt

Monday, May 14, 2018

Need graduation ideas? Best graduation gift ideas for the recent grads in your life - CNN


It's graduation season and with it comes another season of gifting. If you need graduation gift ideas, we've rounded up 17 top products to shop now.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/cnn-underscored/graduation-gift-ideas-shop/index.html?iid=CNNUnderscoredHPcontainer

Thursday, May 10, 2018

This is cool! Google Assistant can talk like Yoda and buy your 'Star Wars' tickets


The search giant is marking this year's May 4th festivities by adding new movie ticket-purchasing powers and Yoda responses to Google Assistant.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/04/google-assistant-star-wars/?utm_cid=hp-r-2#zZZFLbVJPaqo

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Is this a Millenial thing? Homeownership Remains Extremely Low In America's Biggest Cities


While homeownership is declining across the United States, the drop is even more precipitous in some of America’s largest cities, according to a new report.
https://www.inman.com/2018/05/04/homeownership-remains-extremely-low-in-some-of-americas-biggest-cities/

Loved Mama Mia. Going to watch this one! Final 'Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again' trailer has much more Cher


The final trailer for 'Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again' looks deeper into Donna's (Lily James) past and Sophie's (Amanda Seyfried) future, set to music by ABBA.
https://mashable.com/2018/05/08/mamma-mia-2-final-trailer/?utm_cid=hp-h-1#8WWH4UGMRgq4

Monday, May 07, 2018

Are You An Expert or Not?


Is Your Website This Tight? Today is Friday and I wanted to share My Favorite Website Tips with you so you have time to fix your site over the weekend.
https://activerain.com/blogsview/5206011/are-you-an-expert-or-not-

Is It the Right Time to Invest in Luxury Real Estate? - Mansion Global


Markets show dwindling evidence that prices will go significantly higher in the near term
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/96131-is-it-the-right-time-to-invest-in-luxury-real-estate

Friday, May 04, 2018

Tuesday, May 01, 2018