Social Media App Lets You Live Vicariously Through Friends' Experiences

Vycarious, a new social-media app that is available for iOS, lets you create, follow and comment on friends' experiences, ranging from a two-week vacation to handcrafting a dinner table.

To start, users create an "experience description," such as "cooking Pad Thai." They then choose a photo or video as the lead image, denote a starting date and time, and include hashtags to make their experience searchable. After that, users can upload posts, videos, images and other media until their experience ends. However, friends can still write comments even after users hit the end button to signal that their experience is over

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Tuesday, 29 October 2013

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Silicon Supercapacitor Powers Phones for Weeks on Single Charge

Material scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed a supercapacitor made out of silicon. Previously thought to be kind of a crazy idea, the silicon capacitor can be built into a chip — which could give cellphones weeks of life from one charge, or solar cells that produce energy with or without the sun. Pretty sweet deal.

Published in Scientific Reports, the first-ever silicon supercap stores energy by gathering ions on the surface of the porous material. Different from batteries, which work on chemical reactions, the silicon supercaps can be charged in minutes and last way longer. Silicon had been considered unsuitable for supercaps because of the way it reacts with the electrolytes that make the energy-storing ions.

“If you ask experts about making a supercapacitor out of silicon, they will tell you it is a crazy idea,” said assistant professor Cary Pint, who headed the development team at Vanderbilt. “But we’ve found an easy way to do it.”

Pint’s team coated the silicon in carbon — well, technically a few nanometers of graphene — and it stabilized the surface of the silicon, making it perfect for storing energy.

“All the things that define us in a modern environment require electricity,” said Pint. “The more that we can integrate power storage into existing materials and devices, the more compact and efficient they will become.”

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14 Facebook Tools You Didn't Know Existed

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  1. Activity Log

  You've probably seen that button on your cover photo labeled "Activity Log," but unless you're a Facebook power user you probably haven't explored this tool. It shows you every activity you do on Facebook, whether it's liking a photo, posting a status, or updating your information. You can even filter by type of activity to make it more targeted.
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  2. Ad Create Tool

  Facebook gives you a host of tools to make sure your business's ads are well made and prominently placed, starting with the Ad Create tool. You select a goal for promoting your business or page (like more page likes, increased app engagement, etc.) and the Ad Create tool automatically selects the right combination of ads to help you reach it.
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  3. App Center

  You've been playing Candy Crush for months, but do you use Open Table's Facebook app to book a reservation? Or use the Spotify app to share your playlists with friends? If you want to browse new games and apps, the App Center is the place to go. Access it at the bottom of the left hand menu.
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  4. Browse

  The Browse tool will filter out a randomly selected type of content through Facebook's Graph Search, whether it's videos that you've liked or people in your networks you haven't friended yet. For those using Facebook to kill time (and aren't we all using Facebook to kill time?), it's an excellent method of procrastination.
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  5. Conversion Tracking

  Setting up Conversion Tracking helps you track the effectiveness of your ads based on the specific action you want them to complete, like buying a product.
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  6. Custom Audiences

  If you already have curated lists of audiences that you are using, you can upload them to your brand's Facebook account to make sharing a piece of cake. Don't worry, when you upload your lists, your information is encrypted so that no one can access it, even Facebook.
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  7. Export Your Calendar

  If your socialite status is spread out across multiple calendars, you can export your Facebook calendar information to keep with you when you're not online. Wouldn't want to miss a party, now would we?
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  8. Facebook Desktop Chat

  Don't want to flip back to the Facebook tab every time you get a new message? You can use one of these instant messaging softwares to chat from your desktop.
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  9. Page Manager App

  If you're managing a brand's page and need to post on the go, the Facebook Manager App is available on the App Store and Google Play for easy access to your account even away from your desk.
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  10. Power Editor

  If you're optimizing and managing many different ads at once, your brand should be using the Power Editor. You can easily make minor variations to the same ad to test what works the best with your audience. This is also where you can create custom audiences for sharing ads.
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  11. Interests

  Facebook is full of great content that you don't need to miss. Treat the social site like a Feedly alternative and get content from various groups tailored to your own interests.
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  12. Chat Keyboard Shortcuts

  Want to navigate around chat more quickly? Then try keyboard shortcuts.
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  13. Page Insights

  Page Insights is essentially Facebook's version of Google Analytics. Track your page's traffic to better understand how audiences are engaging with your page.
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  14. View As

  If you want to be certain that your Aunt Mary didn't see those pictures of you from last weekend's bar crawl, use the View As tool to see your profile as she sees it. There. Crisis Averted.
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You know all about Facebook's basic tools. You can post statuses and share articles with the best of 'em. But how often do you check your Activity Log? What is the Browse tool for?

You're not off the hook either, Brand Pages. You may know that Facebook Exchange targets ads based on user's online activity, but did you know you can create Custom Audiences to share content with?

For these and other Facebook tools you probably aren't using, check out the gallery. Hone those Facebook skills to get the most of out of world's most popular social site.

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Monday, 28 October 2013

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Capture 3D Photos on Your iPhone With This App

Seene, a free app developed by tech company Obvious Engineering, uses "scene reconstruction technology" to give your iPhone the ability to capture 3D photos.

Although other devices have been able to turn smartphones into 3D cameras, the company claims this is the first software that allows your phone to make 3D images. You can compose a shot just like you would a 2D image, but must move around what you're photographing, taking multiple shots, so the camera can capture it from different angles, adding depth to the picture. The software then compares distances from the different viewpoints, and builds a life-like image.

"Depth, texture and shape are now creative variables that you can play with to make what you capture look more interesting," Andrew McPhee, Obvious Engineering CEO, told Mashable.

The images are shareable, but Seene photos won't embed in a text or tweet. Instead, you can send image links, which McPhee said are viewable in most browsers. Only a few sites, such asTumblr, let you embed them directly.

Though you can somewhat alter the angle from which you view a Seene image, you can't move the focal point from the center of the original photo to, say, the back left or right corner. That's something you can do with pictures taken by some 3D cameras, such as those built by Lytro.

"For us it's about making images interactive," Topher Martini, a technology evangelist at Lytro, told Mashable. "I think what it takes for strong, 21st-century storytelling, is adding elements of depth perception. I think the benefit of computational photography is to enhance experiences."

Martini declined to comment on whether Lytro plans to move into the smartphone market, and McPhee didn't comment on whether Obvious Engineering plans to give Seene images the ability to change focal points. But they both agreed that the world will soon see many more 3D photos.

"A lot of our users have told us that when they go back to viewing 2D photos they now want them to respond to their interaction," McPhee said, referring to how you can view a 3D photo from a different angle with the flick of a finger. "Expectations evolve quickly, and never go backwards."

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A New Way to Heal Broken Bones

Breaking a bone is unpleasant all around — and having to wear a smelly,hard clunky plaster cast is like getting kicked when you’re down.Evill, a recent graduate of Victoria University in New Zealand, wants to update the process of healing broken limbs with something a little more modern.

Evill created the Cortex cast,lightweight,breathable, recyclable and washable exoskeleton that mimics the body’s trabecular, the small honeycomb-like structure that makes up your inner bone structure.

The cast allows plenty of air to pass, which prevents that stuffy, itchy feeling.

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Here’s how to build muscles fast.

YOUR WORKOUT

The quality of your strength-training workout is the main factor for building muscle mass. Everyone who wants to build muscles should do some kind of strength training to loose weight and look more toned and this can be achieved by doing yoga , swimming and pilates. whenever you work your muscle to exhaustion and feel resistance , such as when you cant even do one more pushup,you are building muscle.The more lean muscle you’ve,the more calories your body burns.

PROTEIN

Second to water, protein is the most essential nutrient to body. It is very essential for a healthy living. For essential muscle gain and weight loss , eating right amount of protein at right times is very important. In a recent report by The National Academy of Sciences, recommended Americans to get 15% of calories from protein and never exceed more than 35%.

HOW MUCH PROTEIN?

About 1.2 grams -1.6 grams of protein per 1kg of body weight helps in reducing age related bone and muscle loss.

WHERE SHOULD YOU GET PROTEIN?

It can be found in wide range of foods like meat,seafood,dairy products,etc. Vegetarian protein can be found in soy,vegetables,legumes and grains.

here’s some list of some great  sources of proteins:-

1.milk or yogurt

2.cooked beans of tofu

3.meat/chicken/fish/cheese

4.eggs

5.raw vegetables

TIMING IS EVERYTHING!

Eat food or beverage high in protein 25 minutes before and again immediately after your workout. Taking in high protein with little bit of carbohydrates will build your muscle mass and strength when your muscles are being broken down during workout. And don’t forget to keep your body hydrated properly.

SURPRISE….TEA!

Tea improves muscular strength. It contains healthy compounds called “polyphenols” which improves muscle strength and bone mass

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Saturday, 26 October 2013

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How to get an accurate impression of job candidates.

How to get an accurate impression of job candidates.

With an objective of increasing assessment accuracy , here are some tips for both candidates and interviewers:-

1.JUST THE FACTS

Too many candidates speak in generalities. These are having no value,but facts do. Candidates needs      to be prepared to give all the specific details about each of their accomplishment. Interviewers need to        dig for this information.

2.GIVE AND GET SMART EXAMPLES.

3.GO NARROW AND DEEP vs BROAD AND SHALLOW

Candidates need to give lots of detailed information. This is more valuable than asking a bunch of               scattered questions.

4.FOCUS ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT BY TARGETING LISTENING

A good interviewer listens four times more than talking by asking targeting questions. Being a candidate ,ask the person to describe main job challenges. this will focus on what’s important.

5.SKIP THE HYPERBOLE

Don’t use the terms ‘unique’ or ‘awesome’ when describing a job. Don’t say that you’re strong,motivated,dedicated or a great leader or whatever unless you are having a proof. Let the interviewer determine you on the basis of examples you present. And always be natural in an interview.

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Friday, 25 October 2013

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How to know when people are lying.

Lying well is very hard but not in the way you might think.

We usually find nervousness as a sign of lying. but that’s actually a weak prediction. some people are very good at lying without the fear of getting caught. Others are great at hiding it.

Lying is hard because it makes you think. 

Lying can be demanding. You must construct a falsehood that’s acceptable on its face and must suppress the truth and doesn’t contradict anything known by the listener.

We blink our eyes more often when we’re nervous, but blink less under cognitive load. recent studies reveal that we blink less when deceiving. People fidget more in nervousness but cognitive load has opposite effect. In deceptive situations people often fidget less. And under cognitive load , me use less hand gestures while deceiving and both sexes often employ longer pauses when speaking deceptively.

Don’t look for the signs of stress, look for the indicators that a person is thinking hard.

They tend to cut down on gesturing, not to move their legs and arms too much, give shorter and less detailed answers, repeat the same phrases. Finally is increased evasiveness, as liars avoid answering a question completely, perhaps by asking a question of their own or by switching topics.

Experts don’t rely upon common signs of lying. They seek to increase liar’s cognitive load and make the person think harder.

HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO JUDGE THE PERSONE

1. Changes in pitch or tone

It’s all in the voice! Next time you think someone is lying, listen very closely to the sound of his or her voice. While it’s not always the easiest thing to detect, any change in pitch (higher than normal) or tone (lower than normal) indicates you might have a fibber on your hands. Pay attention to the speed at which they talk too. You wouldn’t want anyone to pull a fast one on you (literally), would you?

2. Hiding behind the hands

You know how people will put their hands over their mouth after they accidently blurt something out? Well, liars might touch or shield their face with their hands, as though they’re attempting to hide behind their lies or legit stop them from spilling out. Watch out for any nose scratching or ear pulling as well, both signs of potential liars.

3. Excessive lip licking

Unless you catch your roomie right after the Jimmy John’s incident (in which case, she might still be licking her lips!), this can be seen as a sign of deceit. Lying puts a lot of stress on the body, and a major symptom of high stress is a dry mouth. Hence why liars will lick their lips more than usual.

4. Shoulder shrugs mid-speech

A regular shoulder shrug means, “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure.” So if someone shrugs their shoulder while they’re talking, it means they don’t agree with the words that are coming out of their own mouth. Take John Edwards, for example – when he told the world he didn’t have an affair, his shoulder flew up, signifying he wasn’t being honest.

5. Lack of hand gestures

Just as someone hiding behind their hands is a marker of deception, if someone suddenly stops using their hands to speak or becomes really stiff, it’s a surefire sign that they’re extremely uncomfortable. They may also grasp their hands together, in an attempt to protect something, usually their story or their guilt.

6. Speaking in a measured way

No surprise here! People who lie typically try to memorize their story. In doing so, this causes them to speak in a beat or like they’re reading straight off a script. Don’t fall for it, even if their performance is totally Oscar worthy.

7. Sweat and more sweat

Anyone who’s ever watched an interrogation on TV will notice how the guilty frequently break out in a sweat or are seen wiping sweat from their foreheads. This is because sweat is a natural stress response. And clearly when you lie, it’s stressful.

   

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Make someone faint !! easy steps..

               Do you want to make your party cool ?
                Want to have some fun with your friends?
               Do you really want to make someone faint ?

Here is the tutorial.....

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