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PORNOGRAPHY: BLAME TECHNOLOGY?

i once went through my browser history and found that my 13 year old had searched the internet for a 12 year old girlfriend. The search result presented a lot of options to choose from, too many options. A few links also pointed him to porn sites...  The advent of the internet has revolutionised the world, making  communication swift, easy, efficient and convenient. As technology evolves, it continues to pervade lives & minds; with more people embracing the new media, tech companies have developed smartphones (and other devices) powerful enough to keep people connected to the social media and internet while on the go; inadvertently fostering increase in pornography consumption. What is bad about pornography? For anything to be pornographic it must be through a medium; this is where media ties into the subject. Pornographic contents are consumed through various media forms like video games, sculpture, animations, sound recording, books, magazines, music, and m...

The hulabaloo about Big Data

These days there's just plenty talk about Big data; Big Data is buzzy, but what is its real value? The data itself is totally useless unless refined into concise, usable information tailored to specific  business.  'The value of Big Data isn’t in simply amassing huge amounts of information, but in gleaning actionable money-making insights that can be translated into powerful business decisions. The emergence of big data applications brings game-changing capabilities to companies, allowing them to extract relevant information automatically, analyze previously untapped data and create thriving business models. So, how can you manage the deluge of data, turn it into trusted insights and forge a strong Big Data environment? Luckily, there are some great ways to leverage Big Data for business development that can poise you for a competitive advantage. These are some of our favorites. Discover Big Data’s Prediction Prowess 1. With Big Data, you can predict the future (...

DELETE Unwanted WhatsApp Post in 7minutes

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read it from computergeek, What! I’ve got a whole 7minutes to delete/revoke or recall a post. Now some people have no excuse for pushing out typos, sending angry posts or love buzz to the wrong bae. Read the adapted post below: “WhatsApp’s much-anticipated unsend messages feature, ‘Delete for Everyone’ is finally ready and rolling out for general use. The feature has been in development for months.'' ‘Delete for Everyone’ does exactly what its name suggests. It recalls or revoke the messages you send before the receiver gets chance to read them. Messages deleted using this feature completely disappear from a conversation. However, both you and your recipient need to be using the latest version of the WhatsApp.  Here is how WhatsApp describes it in its FAQ: “Deleting messages for everyone allows you to delete specific messages you have sent to either a group or an individual chat. This is particularly useful if y...