Google and Facebook talk Twitter

Executives at Google and Facebook are reportedly engaged in “low-level talks” with Twitter about a possible acquisition of the micro blogging site.

“The talks have so far gone nowhere, say,” reported the WSJ.

Twitter has garnered major mainstream success in the past years, with ad revenue in 2011 expected to hit a very respectable $150 million.

Google…

How to talk to ET: new protocol proposed

It’s something the etiquette books don’t tell you, and Google Translate’s not much better either: how do you talk to aliens?

French and American astrophysicists Dimitra Atri, Julia DeMarines and Jacob Haqq-Misra have a suggestion.

They are concerned that, since the first such attempt to communicate – the Arecibo message of 1974 – messaging to extraterrestrial intelligence, or METI, has been…

American teenagers would rather text than talk

Teenage American girls send more than 100 text messages a day, according to research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

It makes texting the most popular method of communication amongst young people – beating not just phone calls and social networks, but face to face communication too.

In February 2008, 38 percent of teens texted friends daily….

How to Talk to a Doctor

It is not uncommon to feel lost in the haze and maze of having a conversation with your doctor or health care provider. It may feel like you have just landed in a foreign country without a clue to the language and culture. Like Alice falling through the looking glass, you may become overwhelmed and confused. Effective communication,…