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Researchers Created Fake News. Here’s What They Found.

Some people said they remembered fake news that was never even published, suggesting the phenomenon is not as influential as many think.

“It suggests that the most straightforwardly fraudulent forms of fake news are a small part of what is shaping how people understand the world. People’s hunger for information that suits their prejudices is powerful, and in the digital media age, a pile of it emerges to satisfy that demand.”

Panasonic Lumix CM1

Today, we present to you another addition to the hybrid crowd: recently announced during the Photokina show in Germany, Lumix DMC-CM1 by Panasonic is an Android smartphone and a connected camera packed inside one versatile and futuristic-looking device that should soon find its way to mass production lines.

Life is about moving on, accepting changes and looking forward to what makes you stronger and more complete.

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Venice - Italy (by Michela Simoncini) 

It's Not Just Millennials That Tap into Mobile for Social - eMarketer

Even older generations like to check their Facebook and Twitter feeds via smartphones.

“Three-quarters of the older users spent most of their social media time on mobile—that includes smartphone and tablet.... Fully 90% of [Millennials’] social media time occurred on smartphones and tablets.”

The 3 R’s of Habit Formation: Reminder. Routine. Reward.

How to built habits that last?

Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.

Eric Thomas (via quotemadness)

We hope this owl is starting a vlog. 📹 This wonderful image was shot by Megan Lorenz for the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016! 📷: Megan Lorenz/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards #Owls #Nature #ScienceAlert http://ift.tt/2hvqKcp

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Sydney J. Harris (via quotemadness)

Remembering Gwen Ifill

Watch tribute compilations and Gwen Ifill's career retrospective from PBS NewsHour, hear her tactics on being a moderator, and watch her speak out against racial slurs on Meet the Press.

A look back on Gwen Ifill’s life and remarkable career in journalism.

Blue hour in Bruges by Steve Olmstead

Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium

‘Westworld’ Creators Explore The ‘Dark Thrills’ Of The Digital Age

Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy offer a pessimistic view of human nature in Westworld, an HBO series about a theme park that allows tourists to act out their Wild West fantasies. They spoke to Fresh Air producer Sam Briger. 

Why the Internet fell apart today

If you were on the internet on Friday morning, congrats! You were one of a lucky few who maintained their connectivity in the face of a massive, nationwide DDoS attack against part of the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial piece of digital infrastru… http://dlvr.it/MVfRt0

Venice is on the to-do list for 2017! 

From an unpublished story on Venice in the wintertime, moored gondolas in the Grand Canal in front of a flooded Piazza San Marco with Santa Maria della Salute Church in the background - 1952. (Dmitri Kessel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #1950s #Italy #Venice

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It’s posing questions and coming up with a method. It’s delving in.

Sally Ride (via fyp-science)

If you’re going to Instagram your food, you may as well do it right. Here’s how. 

Follow our step-by-step guide. 

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky

An illustrated celebration of trailblazing women in science – Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Mae Jemison, and more pioneers who conquered curiosity against tremendous cultural odds:

Facebook just can't stop growing

In stark contrast to Twitter’s recent woes, Facebook is enjoying what is probably its most successful year-to-date. The social network has reported that it made $6.44 billion in revenue and $2.05 billion in profit this past quarter, which is 59 perce… http://dlvr.it/LvC6V4

Online reviews are a big part of consumers’ purchasing decisions. Some 20.1% of US internet users said they always check online reviews before making a purchase. And more than a quarter (29.5%) of respondents said they check online reviews most of the time.

Consumers Like Reading Online Reviews, Not Writing Them - eMarketer

Survey after survey keep showing the importance of online consumer reviews but there is an imbalance between the likelihood of reading them and writing them and hence a challenge for etailers.

(via analyticisms)

Earth is everyone’s hometown. Happy Earth Day!

Instagram's video channels make it easier to find new footage

A couple weeks ago, Instagram increased the limit on video clips users could post to the service from 15 seconds up to a minute. With longer footage, the filter-driven photography app is offering new ways to browse those videos was well. A new update… http://dlvr.it/L3YNH0

NowThis made a bold statement earlier this year when the video publisher shut down its desktop homepage to focus on social media distribution. While the publisher still maintains a mobile website and an app, it distributes its content mainly on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Snapchat, among others. “What we drive home is the concept of producing platform appropriate content and that means that it’s custom and built for that platform specifically,” said Athan Stephanopoulos, svp strategy and partnerships. We talked to him about what a successful story looks like across platforms.

People with passion can change the world for the better.

Steve Jobs (via forbes)

The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

Plutarch (via fyp-philosophy)