Ever
wonder why those tweets and Facebook updates that you send from the big
game or live at the concert don’t make their way to the Web very fast?
It’s because everybody has the same idea. A new study found that when
thousands gather at an event, cell phone network speeds drop
dramatically. One solution may be to install more mini cell phone towers
at popular venues. Source Link
The
conventional wisdom is that young children are pretty selfish, but a
new study shows something different as toddlers were happier giving than
receiving. Researchers tested the children by allowing them to give
away some treats. The toddlers showed more happiness when they gave up
their own treat versus an extra one. Source Link
After
some growth last year, music album sales are sliding again. Figures for
the first half of 2012 show that album sales were down 3% and this
year’s biggest-selling album is still the early 2011 release from singer
Adele. Digital song sales increased 6% with 698 million tracks
downloaded since January. The top-selling single was Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.” Source Link
