Three Suspects Busted Possessing 17,637 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks, Not Weirdest Thing Ever Discovered in Storage Locker

Three people suspected of being importers and dealers of illegal fireworks in Gelderland, Netherlands were arrested on December 9, after authorities confiscated 8,000 kilograms — or 17,637 pounds — of illegal fireworks in the suspects’ possession. After a lengthy investigation, police were led to a storage unit, where they found the copious amount of fireworks. […]

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Experts Predict That Quality Will Trump Quantity in 2015 With Social Media Marketing

When it comes to social media marketing, is there such a thing as too much social media usage? Entrepreneur contributor and social media analyst Brett Relander thinks so, and explains in a recent article that when companies become too excited about gaining “as many followers, likes, and retweets as possible through the use of content,” […]

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Google Rolls Out ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Label Worldwide

Google users worldwide will now see “mobile-friendly” labels in their results when searching from tablets and smartphones, SEO Roundtable reported Dec. 10. The words, which are an unobtrusive light gray, are placed before the snippet previewed in results, alongside information such as an article’s posting date. Google has been testing various similar icons and labels […]

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Doctors Worry About Flu and Enterovirus-D68 Risks Over the Holiday Season

Thanksgiving is known as the official kick-off of the holiday season, beginning with a festive dinner and Black Friday shopping. However, Thanksgiving also marks the first wave of holiday travel, with millions of Americans traveling cross-country to visit relatives a month before they will set off again for Christmas, New Year’s and other winter celebrations. […]

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Justice Department Forms Cyber Security Unit to Battle Increased Threat of Cybercrime

The United States Department of Justice announced the formation of a new cyber security unit last week, in an effort to combat this year’s record number of cyber attacks on companies worldwide. Working together with law enforcement officials, Congress and the private sector, the cyber security unit hopes to protect businesses and individuals from the […]

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IT Companies Taking On Challenges of Remote Oil Site Communications

Despite global efforts to become less dependent on oil, the world still consumes enormous amounts of the product and the fuels made from it: about 32 billion barrels per year as of 2011, the most recent data available from the International Energy Agency. And getting that oil isn’t easy. “To tap into the world’s offshore […]

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Solar Power out of a Spray Can? It May Be Closer Than You Think

UPDATED 11/9/20 The concept of spray-on tans and spray-on tattoos probably isn’t so far fetched to most people, but spray-on solar cells? As odd as it sounds, the ability to harness the sun’s energy through sprayable solar cells could soon be coming to a roof near you. Researchers at the University of Toronto have recently […]

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Shipping Container Homes: the Future of Homebuilding?

Would you live in a home made of shipping containers? While the housing market has been steadily improving, many people are still hesitant to put money down on a home, especially millennials who remain swamped by college debt. That’s where shipping container homes come in. Steel shipping containers are often left sitting around once their […]

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