Facebook has caused ripples in the social media community once again, after mainpulating users’ news feeds to study how social media posts affect people’s emotions. The study has since been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Facebook … Read more
3 Benefits of Outsourcing Your IT
Outsourcing your IT can have a variety of benefits. At Stratosphere Networks, our mission is to give our clients a competitive advantage by providing consistent, reliable IT support services so they can focus their energy and time into their business. … Read more
Chicago’s New Sensors for Big Data
Chicago is implementing a new way to collect city wide data. Sensors will be added to lamp posts around the city to collect information about the city’s temperatures, precipitation, wind and will also count the amount of people by observing … Read more
New oSnap App Sends Scents via Smartphone
Harvard scientists sent the first transatlantic scent from New York to Paris on Tuesday, June 17, through an iPhone app called oSnap. The scent, which was reportedly champagne and passion fruit macaroon, is one of the 3,000 different scents included … Read more
PC Tips & Tricks
Dealing with a slow PC can test anyone’s patience. There are reasons why a computer is running slower than usual, and most aren’t malicious. It could be a virus, but before you take your computer in, consider these tips and … Read more