Jay Niemann

Justin Adams Formally Charged With Murder: Justin Adams is charged with murder in deaths of wife, unborn child: The official cause of death of Jaymie Adams was recently released and it turns out that her and her unborn child were brutally stabbed to death. She also suffered blunt force trauma to the head. Not too [...] - Jay Niemann

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards was a huge hit across social, digital and broadcast platforms. Excitement for the return of Adele, as well as the… - Jay Niemann

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here.... - Jay Niemann

Walking on stilts may seem like a daunting task but it is actually fairly easy as long as you follow these simple steps. Gather your materials: Ladder Stilts (I got mine at  www.pegstilts.com) Two pieces of foam Old sheets cut into strips Velcro straps Tennis shoes A friend Tie the fo... By: sbennett369 Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

I have always wanted a Cardboard Deer Head like the ones you see at trendy shops or at http://www.cardboardsafari.com/shop... but couldn't justify spending money on something I know I can make myself. In this Instructable I will show you how I made my Cardboard Deer Head. Its not p... By: Soupraok Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

So easy to make and delicious it took me longer to write the instructions then make them!  Ingredients & Supplies (the boring prep work) Ingredients: 1 cup Chocolate Chips (any kind) 1 Tbsp Vegetable oil 1/2 cup Peanut butter (any kind) 1/2 - 2/3 a cup Icing/powdered sugar (depending on where you... By: TheLazyDIYer Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

A playful mingling of sweet, spicy, and savory best describes this rich dessert.   What works best about this dessert is the texture and saltiness of the almond-pretzel crust, which provided a light enough foundation to contrast the heaviness of the filling. The espresso-chocolate and cream smoothes... By: cathiiannone Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st… - Jay Niemann

If you are looking for a last-minute Valentines Day present, but you are a little short on money, then you are in luck. Starting at 12am (PST) on February 14th, you will be able to give a copy of Advanced SystemCare PRO to a friend or loved one for the low-cost of… free! They will [...] - Jay Niemann

Skill building, tracking and optimization, knowledge retention and measurement of workplace effectiveness - those are the aims of some of the software industry's hottest companies. SuccessFactors got bought last year for $3.4 billion by SAP. Taleo got bought by Oracle for $1.9 billion last week. Salesforce bought Rypple and Workday is one of the hottest companies in the world. Why is these sector so on fire? I presumed it's not just because everyone is suddenly excited about personal professional development, so I asked a few experts in the field. This is what they said. Sponsor The PricewaterhouseCoopers 2012 Global CEO Study addressed the question of talent and found that senior executives around the world are feeling pressure related to managing talent. Those survey results made me think that HCM technology is hot for the following reasons: Companies are constrained in their efforts to meet their goals by a shortage of talent in their ranks They have inadequate means of measuring... - Jay Niemann

Hotmail is the top spam-stopping major email service, says a study commissioned by Hotmail. According to findings released on Monday by Casca… - Jay Niemann

It was just sort of there this week. Not good, not horrible, just there. It was like having hospital food after being on a restricted diet. You’re glad to have it but it’s still not steak. On an unrelated note word is that Captain Marvel will be in issue #7 of Justice League. But he [...] - Jay Niemann

Ifttt is growing. Now, users are finding how to use the service in innovative and clever ways. One of the most useful ways that ifttt is leveraged is in finding free deals, discounts, and sales. Let me share a few of my favorite tech-related recipes that deal in saving you more money online. - Jay Niemann

This is basically Year One for the FF. I loved this comic mostly for sentimental reasons. One of the first comics I ever owned was a paperback edition of the first 12 issues of FF. This was in the mid to late 70s so this was before there was such a thing as a trade [...] - Jay Niemann

OnWardSearch releases an infographic showing the typical salaries for social media professionals. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch everything that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the ReadWriteWeb Community, including a link to some of the most popular discussions in our offsite communities on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ as well. Sponsor [INFOGRAPHIC] How Much Are Your Social Media Skills Worth? From the top 20 markets for social media professionals to the average salaries in the industry, OnWardSearch's latest infographic is a great illustration for those of you working in social media. Check out How Much Are Your Social Media Skills Worth? to see the full infographic. More Must Read Stories: "This is My Jam" is Like Pinterest for Music You know how it goes. One way or another, you get introduced to a new song, it sticks in your head and you... - Jay Niemann

If you’ve ever been interested in participating in fantasy sports but also wanted to combine a teenage-like element of crushing on profess… - Jay Niemann

This is a good alternative for a broken RC car's body. With LEGOS you can create your own body for your RC cars. It's easy, fast, and fun. This is a short video. If it does not work go to http://vimeo.com/35400306 remove old body First, you will have to remove the old body from th... By: Dany2345 Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

Recipe by Christina Provo These chewy peanut butter cookies are paired with a ground coffee coating.  Ingredients - 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup bread flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon coarse salt 1 tablespoon espresso powder 1 stick (8 tabl... By: RunningFoodie Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

As if Jeremy Lin’s status as an underdog everyman living out the dream of basketball fans the world over wasn’t already appealing enough.… - Jay Niemann

I recently found out all about Fiverr – a website that offers odd jobs to people for only five bucks a pop (with the occasional paid extras) – and as you may be able to guess, a site like this is going to offer a lot of similarly strange services. So I did what anyone would do, and I jumped right into finding some of the weirdest stuff that Fiverr has to offer. - Jay Niemann

Feeling dull and dreary on your Monday morning, looking for a pick-me-up to make you feel sassy and smart? Look no further! The Caffeinated Coffee Corset is the perfect ensemble to energize you into the super sassy lady that you are! Made entirely from coffee filters and embellished coffee grounds,... By: graceduval Continue Reading » - Jay Niemann

Nighttime talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest mainstream performer who’s found it possible to make a mint without solely relying on t… - Jay Niemann

Like a certain social network that came before it, Pinterest already appears to be doing a few things behind the scenes. CNN reports that the popular virtual pinboard social network site has been "appending affiliate links to some pins," particularly those featuring goods from Amazon, eBay, Target and thousands more merchants. If someone clicks on one of those affiliate links and buys a product featured in one of the pins, Pinterest makes money. But no one would have known this if the following blog post on LLSocial.com had not appeared. Sponsor Shortly after LLSocial.com's original post, Josh Davis wrote a follow-up post entitled "What was learned from the Pinterest link modification story." He lays out the main reasons why Pinterest started doing what they are doing. It's quite simple, actually. Pinterest's TOS pretty much allows them to do anything they want with users' pins. This is not surprising. The question now is, how many users actually read the terms of service before... - Jay Niemann

I took a business trip recently, and it was a big deal. Even if it was nothing major for anyone else, it was a big deal for me. The trip was full of promise and opportunity. I made sure to capture all its key moments with my phone. When I got back, I didn't want to stick all those photos into a bland, blue Facebook album. I used Jux, because it lets me design the whole experience out to every edge of every screen. Jux just launched crop control for photos, so the Jux album of my trip looks just right on every device. A Jux isn't a blog. It's more like a portfolio. Each piece stands on its own. Sponsor Jux appreciates how sensuous and tangible the Web can be now. We've got so many ways to push and pull and play with the content. It flows onto different screens with different input methods. Some we touch with our fingertips. Others we click with a cursor. The stories have to live in all those places. But to do a great job of that on our own is hard work, over the heads of most of us.... - Jay Niemann

Not to give away the farm, but I bet you can guess what television event topped the charts in terms of social media chatter this week. Hint: According… - Jay Niemann

Virtual assistant software, such as Siri, might just be a step forward in converting our smartphones to smart personal assistants. Today, we'll take a look at Skyvi, an ad-supported app that's currently free for a limited time only. It can help you read your social networking updates, find restaurants and answers, convert speech to text and more. - Jay Niemann

Samsung is excited to bring its Galaxy Note “superphone” to the U.S. It’s so excited that it’s giving Mashable a sneak p… - Jay Niemann

People who pass on Chlamydia are viewed as worse than people who pass on fatal H1N1. - Jay Niemann

Hamza Kashgari, the twenty-three-year-old Saudi blogger whose controversial tweets about the Prophet Muhammed last weekend incited controversy a… - Jay Niemann

Sometimes we have bad days. It's a part of being human, part of working in a stressful time and place. Among the problems of being a blogger are that it exposes one's weaknesses, magnifies the limits of one's personal perspective, and often amplifies our feelings beyond what we might have intended. I have avoided being a blogger in the traditional sense partly because I'm fairly certain that you don't care - nor should you - about these things as they pertain to me. Andy Rooney was among the greatest news writers of his generation. But during the latter stages of his life, he complained about how awful life had become, about how things had ceased to be familiar any more, about how disruption had left his world a blur. Rooney's complaints had become emblematic of what has been perceived as the decline of the role of television as an information medium. So when M.G. Siegler spends a few minutes with us in the same vein, complaining about how the object of his career up until recently... - Jay Niemann