Facebook worm: As Facebook’s popularity grows, so do attacks on users
With more than 175 million users, it's no surprise that social-networking site Facebook is increasingly being targeted by viruses and worms. And since many of the site's new users are older people who...
View ArticleLake County’s ‘David After Dentist’ appears on the Today Show
David DeVore, the little boy from Lake County who stars in the "David After Dentist" YouTube viral video, appeared on the Today Show with his parents this morning. Since I profiled David and his family...
View ArticleMeet some Central Florida tech tinkerers and ‘makers’
In today's paper, I have a story about some people in Central Florida who make their own gadgets and other devices. Known as "tinkerers" or "makers" these guys are part of a growing community of people...
View ArticleThe commander of the next shuttle mission will tweet from space and answer...
NASA has taken to Twitter and social media in ways that few other federal agencies have. The latest sign of this is an announcement that Mark Polansky, the commander of the next space shuttle mission...
View ArticleGoogle’s DC guy on the future of the company and the Internet
Alan Davidson is Google's director of public policy and government affairs. Davidson, who opened Google's Washington D.C. office four years ago, spoke at the seminar I'm attending on Tuesday. He...
View ArticleThe Dad from the ‘David After Dentist’ video will defend himself tonight on...
Remember little David DeVore? He's the Lake County kid who became Internet famous after his father (also named David), posted a clip of him on YouTube struggling to handle the anesthesia he was given...
View ArticleCentral Florida’s ‘David After Dentist’ was the second most watched YouTube...
The world loves Central Florida’s “David After Dentist.” The YouTube clip showing seven-year-old David DeVore struggling with the aftermath of anesthesia from oral surgery was viewed more than 37...
View ArticleRun ‘n tell that, Run ‘n tell that….Homeboy.
I’ve seen the Bed-Intruder song a ton of times and it still makes me laugh. It’s the end of the year and you’ll see a ton of lists come out. (Top tweets, top sports moments, top songs, top political...
View ArticleMashable spotlights Orlando
Orlando earned props Thursday from Mashable, a popular social media news blog. City Beautiful was spotlighted in a write-up: “5 Ways Cities are using Social Media to Reverse Economic Downturn.” Here’s...
View ArticleFlorida colleges rank among the top of social media schools
Six Florida schools — including Rollins College and Full Sail University — ranked among the top 100 social media colleges, according to studentadvisor.com. University of Miami ranked the highest for...
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