Google's Pac-Man doodle cost the economy $ 120 mn (estimated).

Wow this is interesting news. Google's interactive Pac-Man logo game led to almost five million wasted hours and cost the economy about $ 120 million, an analyst estimated.

Google apparently had about 505 million users Friday when the Pac-Man doodle went live. The game took up 4,819,352 hours of employee time and cost the economy a whopping $ 120,483,800, said Tony Wright, founder of Rescue Time.

Google's Pac-Man doodle cost the economy $ 120 mn (estimated).

Top 10 gaffes on Facebook, Twitter and Google

A new poll says that three in every four Facebook users avoid adding their boss as a 'friend' out of fear that their actions on the site could cost them their job. We round up the best social media gaffes from Facebook, Twitter and Google.

According to a new survey 73 per cent of Facebook users are not 'friends' with their bosses on the site for fear of losing their job because of their actions on the site.

Top 10 gaffes on Facebook, Twitter and Google

U.S. students suffering from Internet addiction: study

I think its not only US students but many of the world wide students are suffering from internet addiction.

Article appeared on washingtonpost.com

By Walden Siew
Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crackberry is no joke.

American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of Maryland who asked 200 students to give up all media for one full day found that after 24 hours many showed signs of withdrawal, craving and anxiety along with an inability to function well without their media and social links.

U.S. students suffering from Internet addiction: study