92.7 WOBM » internet http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Thu, 23 May 2013 22:59:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Social Media Education Could Become Mandatory [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/social-media-education-could-become-mandatory-pollaudio/ http://wobm.com/social-media-education-could-become-mandatory-pollaudio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:22:35 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=265592 Every middle school student in New Jersey would be instructed on the responsible use of social media, if a bill advancing through Trenton eventually earns the Governor's signature.

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]]> http://wobm.com/social-media-education-could-become-mandatory-pollaudio/feed/ 0 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) That Picture You Just Shared on Facebook Could be a Scam http://wobm.com/that-picture-you-just-shared-on-facebook-could-be-a-scam/ http://wobm.com/that-picture-you-just-shared-on-facebook-could-be-a-scam/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:20:28 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=219730 If you have a Facebook account, you've certainly seen pictures that urge you to comment to see something happen, click "Like" and a donation will be made to a cause, etc. There's only one problem - most of these aren't only false at best, but scams at worst.

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]]> http://wobm.com/that-picture-you-just-shared-on-facebook-could-be-a-scam/feed/ 0 Google Announces an Amazing New Technology http://wobm.com/google-announces-an-amazing-new-technology/ http://wobm.com/google-announces-an-amazing-new-technology/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:01:16 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=202434 It never ceases to amaze me - just when you think "what will they come up with next?" a remarkable new technology that seemed impossible only a short while ago is introduced to the public. That is exactly what Google did today.

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]]> http://wobm.com/google-announces-an-amazing-new-technology/feed/ 0 Flickr user Martin Cathrae New Scam Warning – Better Business Bureau Fakes http://wobm.com/new-scam-warning-better-business-bureau-fakes/ http://wobm.com/new-scam-warning-better-business-bureau-fakes/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:05:02 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=191251 Every now and then an internet scam pops up that seems like it could be legit and people get pulled into it. Just today a new one is spreading around.

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]]> http://wobm.com/new-scam-warning-better-business-bureau-fakes/feed/ 0 Flickr user jepoirrier Top Internet Items For 2012 With Yahoo [LIST] http://wobm.com/top-internet-items-for-2012-with-yahoo-list/ http://wobm.com/top-internet-items-for-2012-with-yahoo-list/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:37:42 +0000 Shawn Michaels http://wobm.com/?p=166554 See what were the top searched items for 2012

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]]> http://wobm.com/top-internet-items-for-2012-with-yahoo-list/feed/ 0 FLICKR, Mediajon Happy to Learn That This Internet Sensation is True [Photo] http://wobm.com/happy-to-see-that-this-internet-sensation-is-true-photo/ http://wobm.com/happy-to-see-that-this-internet-sensation-is-true-photo/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:50:39 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=156695 There are a lot of stories and photos that go around on the Internet. Unfortunately, many are hoaxes or at the very least the back stories have been embellished. But every now and then, things are, in fact, just as they seem to be.

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]]> http://wobm.com/happy-to-see-that-this-internet-sensation-is-true-photo/feed/ 0 Are You the Same Online as you are Offline? http://wobm.com/are-you-the-same-online-as-you-are-offline/ http://wobm.com/are-you-the-same-online-as-you-are-offline/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:36:05 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=141267 The Internet can be a good thing and a bad thing. On one hand, you can be anyone you want to be on the other side of the screen. On the other hand, you can be anyone you want to be on the other side of the screen. Yes, you read that right.

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]]> http://wobm.com/are-you-the-same-online-as-you-are-offline/feed/ 0 John Moore - Getty Images Cable Companies Trying to Cap Your Data Usage [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/cable-companies-trying-to-cap-your-data-usage-pollaudio/ http://wobm.com/cable-companies-trying-to-cap-your-data-usage-pollaudio/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:49:25 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=176271 Following the lead of many wireless carriers, cable companies across the country are testing an idea that could forever change the way you use Internet at home.

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]]> http://wobm.com/cable-companies-trying-to-cap-your-data-usage-pollaudio/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Have You Been Taken in by a Web Hoax? [Poll] http://wobm.com/have-you-been-taken-in-by-a-web-hoax-poll/ http://wobm.com/have-you-been-taken-in-by-a-web-hoax-poll/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:59 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=95029 A couple of years ago pictures of the billboard above made the rounds of Internet message boards and email inboxes. People were all worked up over the guts that this allegedly spurned lover had to take out this huge, embarrassing advertisement. There's only one catch...

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]]> http://wobm.com/have-you-been-taken-in-by-a-web-hoax-poll/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle - Getty Images Communicating with Technology: Good or Bad? [Poll] http://wobm.com/communicating-with-technology-good-or-bad-poll/ http://wobm.com/communicating-with-technology-good-or-bad-poll/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:01:17 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=91714 I've touched on technology and communication a bit in the past. Talking about texting mishaps and how quickly technology has evolved in the past 15 years or so. But it was actually my Summer camp post that inspired this one.

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]]> http://wobm.com/communicating-with-technology-good-or-bad-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr user torkildr How Did We Ever Survive Without…? Transforming Technology http://wobm.com/how-did-we-ever-survive-without-transforming-technology/ http://wobm.com/how-did-we-ever-survive-without-transforming-technology/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:15 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=88361 As I was getting ready for work this morning, listening to music wirelessly through my iPhone to my stereo system and fiddling with my fantasy baseball team online I wondered, how did we take this stuff for granted so quickly?

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]]> http://wobm.com/how-did-we-ever-survive-without-transforming-technology/feed/ 0 Flickr user ofeverydaylife What's Your Facebook "Friending" Policy? [Poll] http://wobm.com/whats-your-facebook-friending-policy-poll/ http://wobm.com/whats-your-facebook-friending-policy-poll/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:47:36 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=59237 It's pretty amazing when you think that Facebook has over 800 million users. When Facebook started, it was only available to college students, but since then it has opened to everyone. So the question today is, how do you choose who to "friend" on Facebook?

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]]> http://wobm.com/whats-your-facebook-friending-policy-poll/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan - Getty Images What Are SOPA and PIPA, and Why Should You Care? http://wobm.com/what-are-sopa-and-pipa-and-why-should-you-care/ http://wobm.com/what-are-sopa-and-pipa-and-why-should-you-care/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:53:21 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=44671 You may have heard a lot of talk over the last couple of days about "SOPA" and "PIPA", while noticing some popular websites going dark today in protest. So what are they and what do they mean to you?

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