Technology

Very few details are available as to WHY at this point but according to QWEST there is a "major outage in the Montana Central office".  They are doing everything they can to restore service to their customers but the outage may last until tomorrow (Monday 3/5/2012).

Talk about March Madness. It's so much more than "music, film and interactive"....I'm not even sure where to start to describe what SXSW is, exactly. This year it runs from March 9th -18th, broken into three separate time periods for each discipline.

You may not be able to search for your own Tweets on Twitter after a week, but a marketing research company in the UK can now search all the Tweets Tweeted since January of 2010. This is possible because Twitter just sold Datasift the right to sort through them.

I missed the episode but heard all about Jared turning down a pretty sweet amount of money. However, a "sweet amount of money" is relative to someone as smart as Jared Joyce. Sounds like he's going to be just fine. Details here:

Jared Joyce, a Bozeman resident, will appear on this Friday's episode of ABC's hit series "Shark Tank." Joyce, a professional inventor, will stand before the Sharks to pitch his "Five Minute Furniture" invention, a patented furniture system that enables quick and easy assembly with no tools required.

Looking for love online? You’re not alone. A study from the University of Rochester finds meeting a person online has surpassed all other forms of match making besides meeting someone through a mutual friend.

It's official, the Facebook Timeline switch is coming for all of our accounts within the next few weeks... whether we like it or not. I found an interesting article in TIME Techland that listed 5 specific steps we can take in the meantime to help protect our privacy.

Twitter isn’t just a place for news or idle chatter. In fact, a new study reveals the microblogging service could be a powerful tool for educators, too.

NetCoalition, a group of leading Internet and technology companies, launched a radio advertising campaign today in Montana which emphasizes the importance of the Internet as a job creator and what damage the impending Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) will have on our economy. View the advertisements and get more info here.

Have you checked out the new radioPup? The same mobile app that lets you listen to The Moose anywhere you go now includes the latest posts, videos, and pictures from our website; up-to-date weather forecasts; and commenting with Facebook.

It's the online news of the day that the popular shopping site zappos.com had a major security breach, affecting up to 24 million users. LOTS of your personal data could be at risk. DETAILS HERE:

Are you ready to go hands-free, Bozeman? The new law goes into affect Tuesday January 17th. Simply put - don't use your cell phone while operating  your vehicle unless you don't mind a $100 fine. The complete rundown of the new law as layed out by the Bozeman Police Department is inside.