Scarlett Madison

Scarlett Madison is a mom and a friend. She blogs for a living at Social News Watch but really prefers to read more than write.

Social media loves animals. Thankfully, humans do as well.

If there's one thing that plays well, almost universally, on social media, it's animals. From pets to wild beasts, animals dominate social media pictures...

After nearly 2 years of lingering, Google Buzz is officially shutting down

Remember Google Buzz, the attempt prior to Google+ for the company to get social? It was shut down in October, 2011, but never actually...

30-second cellphone recharge technology developed by high school student

There was a time when high school science projects involved baking soda volcanoes dropping egg-filled containers from helicopters. That may actually still be the...

Can the Galaxy S4 hit 100 million units sold?

Ten million down. Ninety million to go. That's the news out of Samsung as their mobile chief announced today that they were nearing the...

Microsoft integrates Google Chat into Outlook.com

Today, Microsoft announced that it's email service at outlook.com has integrated with Google Chat to allow users to communicate directly with their G-friends from...

Geeky gadgets of 2013 (so far)

We're not even half way through the year and we're already getting plenty of awesome gadgets hitting the "hot" level that are worthy of...

19 amazing man-caves

There are places where technology is allowed to flourish and there are places where it is not considered to be acceptable. One of the...

The evolution of video games

Since the early days of Pong to the rise of Angry Birds, video games have been an active part of many children's lives. Today,...

Social media is on your resume whether you want it to be or not

Oh, Google and Facebook. Thanks to the two giants of search and social, you can't really hide very easily anymore. If you have things...

26 key points to know prior to building a website

So, you're considering building a new website. You have an idea for a product, you're starting a new company, or you've been charged with...

Google’s April Fool’s Day joke for YouTube to determine #bestvideo ever

Oh, those pranksters up in Mountain View, CA. Every year they roll out several April Fool's Day jokes. Last year's included being able to...

The day the internet almost died and what it really means

Let's establish one thing immediately. Despite the shock journalism and uneducated claims out there saying that the internet attack was so severe that it...

The Google Glass effect

It's not a coincidence that Google is the target of numerous attacks from journalists, politicians, and even bar owners. The technology is a true...

The biggest problem with the child porn that hit Facebook is that 16,000 people shared it

Around 5:00 pm on Thursday, reports started flying in about child pornography being circulated on Facebook. This isn't anything new - psychos around the...

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