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Bozeman Scam – The FBI And Bozeman Police Are Not Locking Up Your Computer

Michelle — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:39:30 +0000

Bozeman residents are again the target of an internet scam, aimed at scoring your money because “you’ve been locked out of your computer”. The emails look very official but don’t be fooled. Details from BPD here: Recently law enforcement nationwide has been responding to calls reporting victims having their computers “locked” by the FBI and/or [...]

Helena Fifth Graders From 1995 Accurately Predicted What The Internet Would Become [VIDEO]

Rich Ledoux — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:35:03 +0000

Back in 1995, fifth grade students at Ray Bjork school in Helena, MT shot a PSA celebrating the many virtues of the internet, which was just starting to go mainstream at the time. These clever kids also talk about what they think the internet will be like by the time they get to college. "It will be like our telephone," one student accurately predicts.

Major Internet Outage In Montana – Qwest Users Affected Sunday 3/4/2012

Michelle — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:36:09 +0000

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).

NetCoalition Ad Campaign Urges Montanans To Oppose Damaging Piracy Bills

Rich Ledoux — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:39:24 +0000

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.

Wondering What Most Use the Internet for? Well, It's Not That Exciting — Survey of the Day

Nick Romano — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:02:19 +0000

Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum).

Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that 58 percent of all adults go online for the same reason.

Betty White's 'I'm Still Hot' Video Is Here to Melt the Internet [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:04 +0000

Last month, Betty White lent her rapping skills to a remix of techno artist Luciana’s hit song ‘I’m Still Hot.”

Now the video for the collaboration has been released, featuring both cheesecake (which White raps about baking) and beefcake to appeal to both sexes. (It’s hot, provided that you consider a bunch of buff male models fawning over an 88-year-old to be hot.)

'ThunderLOLcats' Parodies Wacky Internet Culture

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:11:50 +0000

Are you bewildered by Internet fads like LOL Cats, “Invisible Sandwich,” and Dog Fort? And are you a fan of the classic ’80s cartoon ‘Thundercats’? If so, you gotta check out the ‘ThunderLOLcats’ animated short from Cartoon Network’s ‘Mad.’

Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:38:46 +0000

In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.

“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.

Missouri Makes It Illegal for Teachers and Students to Be Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:28:15 +0000

An new Missouri law, aimed at protecting children from sexual predators, has made it illegal for teachers and their past and present school-aged students to friend each other on Facebook. The Amy Hestir Student Protection Act does allow teachers to set up a classroom-related groups on Facebook or other social networking sites, provided parents and [...]

Women Would Rather Go on the Internet Than Have Sex

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:16:04 +0000

Woman have begun embracing certain internet-based technologies even more than men, but may be doing so at the expense of sex. A new survey has found that the more time women spend online, the less time they have for sex. NBCU polled men and women between the ages of 18 and 54 on their technology [...]

'Snail Mail My Email' Website So Popular It Crashes

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:28:28 +0000

Snail Mail My Email, a site that offers to handwrite your emails on paper (and then send them via snail mail to their intended recipients) is on hiatus after being inundated with requests for the free service.

Listen to 95.1 The Moose Online – Check Out Our New Streaming Player and Playlist Pages

95.1 The Moose — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:56:58 +0000

We've got a great new way for you to listen to 95.1 The Moose online and check out what songs we're playing on the radio right now.

Hit the Listen Live button on the right side of this page to open our new streaming player - where you can listen to us online, read more about the songs and artists you're hearing, and look back at what we've played. You can also buy songs on Amazon or iTunes.

This Week in Viral Videos: One Lucky Squirrel, The Phoenix Dust Storm, and Plenty of Laughs [VIDEOS]

95.1 The Moose — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:39:07 +0000

We're not sure if the squirrel in this week's top viral video was put over the edge by the last 'Fast and the Furious' movie or if he's just playing chicken with his squirrel squad. Either way, he's is now a viral celeb squirrel and has earned the top spot in our top 10 this week.

This video deserves it, people are going nuts over it. Sorry, we couldn't resist the pun.

Florida Woman, Posing as Husband's Ex, Posts Racy Ad on Craigslist

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:44:45 +0000

A Florida woman may have taken the prize for nastiest prank ever.

Natasha Larson took out an ad on Craig’slist in which she invited men to come over for random sexual encounters — and then she signed it with the name and address of her husband’s ex.

Can Your Facebook Photos Cost You a Job?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:28:11 +0000

The age of Big Brother is truly upon us.

Last week the Federal Trade Commission approved a company called Social Intelligence, which touts itself as a modern way for firms to screen potential employees.

What Happens on the Internet Every Minute of Every Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:46:17 +0000

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing. Some of the stuff that goes on every 60 seconds: At least 168 million emails are sent 98,000 [...]