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,” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Los Angeles may soon place new restrictions on short-term rentals listed on sites like Airbnb, VRBO and Homeaway, The LA Times reported Dec. 2. There are concerns that allowing such rentals in residential areas — instead of the city center locations traditionally reserved for corporate and other short-term housing — ruins the character of neighborhoods […]

Live Christmas trees may be a festive part of many families’ holiday traditions, but they can also harbor mold leading to severe allergies and asthma attacks. “Mold loves moisture, so when you put the water in the tree, it’s a great place for mold to grow,” Dr. Weily Soong, an allergist, told Fox News on […]

Automaker Toyota is based in Japan and has plants all over the world, but the company’s Australian headquarters are headed for major job cuts after a proposed relocation. Toyota has announced that it will move its head office from Sydney to Melbourne in 2017. Many of the jobs that were supposed to go with the […]

A Southern California burglar picked the wrong house to rob last month. He was scared off — and rightfully so — on a Saturday morning last month after trying to steal a watch off a woman’s wrist as she slept. Little did he know, Robin Irvine is a skilled former tomahawk throwing champion, and keeps […]

Winter is fast approaching — or is already here,in some parts of the United States. As a result, many Americans are digging out their gloves, scarves, and hats to stay warm as the temperatures drop. But outerwear doesn’t always protect skin and hair from the cold, and many find that their beauty routines for the […]