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Our obsession with true crime has given rise to a generation of citizen detectives who use the internet to solve cold cases. Whether it’s solving the Case of the Shifty-Eyed Tinder Date, digging up dirt on Ms. Perfect in Biology Class,…

Though social media networks like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter attempt to verify every user‘s identity , their algorithms are far from perfect. As a result, most businesses and brands have a number of fake followers — in some cases,…

Locating active duty military service members can be a real struggle. While retired and separated veterans can be easily located via national archives like the Department of Veterans Affairs, active duty veterans aren’t enrolled in those…

Despite our best efforts, we all lose or break our smartphone at least once in our lives. There’s no feeling of futility quite like suddenly realizing your phone has been unintentionally abandoned in the back of an Uber, fumbled straight…

Being single doesn’t have to be about downing a bottle of wine while watching romantic comedies until you fall asleep every night. If you’ve been flying solo for awhile or are newly single, you should consider yourself lucky.  Forget…

Do you remember back in the olden days when we had to pour over hundreds of pages in the phone book in order to find the owner of an unrecognized phone number? It was nearly impossible to begin with but if you did eventually find it, the…

The more meaningful relationships that you have in your life, the healthier you’ll be. It’s a fact — making an effort to meet new people and have positive social interactions with friends can be a source of many different health benefits. …

Have you ever been harassed or made to feel uncomfortable online by trolls? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center on online harassment, 41% of Americans have been personally subjected to…

Over the past two decades, Facebook has become an integral part of our lives. Both individuals and businesses use this leading social media platform to connect with people. When it comes to personal use, there are billions of people now…

Over a century ago, long-distance communication was possible only via telegraph, passenger pigeon or Pony Express. Fortunately for us (and unfortunately for those poor unemployed pigeons and ponies), the invention of both landlines and…