• Social Condoms. Yes, Social Condoms
    Yes, you read the headline right: that most intimate of accoutrement, the condom, has undergone social media integration courtesy of Planned Parenthood. And I'm not talking about condoms getting a profile on Facebook (although I'm sure that's happened too). I'm talking about the actual, individual condoms themselves. As part of National Condom Week, which took place from February 14-21, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest distributed 55,000 condoms with QR codes on the wrappers to college students throughout western Washington State. Recipients are supposed to "check in" by scanning the QR code when they are about to open the condom, …
  • Airline Lets You Choose Seatmates on Facebook, LinkedIn
    Anyone who has suffered through a five-hour flight next to a cluelessly gregarious fellow passenger (or who conversely wonders why everyone they sit next to is so standoffish) now has an option for procuring a more amenable seatmate, at least if they're flying on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The airline has announced a new program that allows passengers to upload information from their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles and match themselves up with other ticketholders in seating arrangements. Passengers who opt in to the "Meet and Seat" program choose what kind of information they want to share, and are only able …
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