Tagged: internet

Facebook’s new Data Center in Sweden (27 pictures)

Facebook’s new data center is located in Lulea, Sweden. So far it’s one of the most amazing data centers in the world. The center runs on locally generated hydroelectric energy along with the icy Nordic air to power and cool the masses of servers. The excess heat is harnessed to keep the offices warm.

The history and anatomy of a Meme

The history of the meme links back further than you may think. Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene note ‘memes’ are short for the Greek word ‘mimeme’ meaning ‘imitated thing.’. This infographic created by online backup storage company, Mozy, shows the us how to create a viral meme, and the monetary payoff of these internet characters.

Understanding CAPTCHA and its purpose

CAPTCHA is a contrived acronym for – “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”.
A CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test (most often placed within web forms) to determine whether the user is human or a computer application.

What the Internet is doing to our Brains (+ Hidden Gems)

Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. It changes how we think, how we work, and it even changes our brains.

We interviewed Nicholas Carr, the author of, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” about how the Internet is influencing us, our creativity, our thought processes, our ideas, and how we think.