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Photograph: Courtesy Macy's/Andrew Kelly   November, the last month of the fall season in New York; when you can find the leaves on the trees changing colours and dotting the city roads with red and yellow. It is during this time of the year that it is fairly pleasant and the weather is mild, although it can get chilly at night. It is also the month right before the bitterly cold, winter season. Every single year November has a number of New York City Marathons and other events such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Union Square Holiday Market, the Comic Con Book Movie Trivia and the massive Whiskey Fest. 1) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - An annual pageant of floats , cheerleaders, clowns, marching bands, theatre and even giant balloons   the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade  is one of the most anticipated events of NYC in November. While it is fun to watch it on the telly, it is completely a different experience to watch the procession in p...

Is the Screen Where My Eyes Really Belong?

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It all boils down to dopamine and oxytocin - two important chemicals that our brains produce.  Facebook may have aced the rankings of top social networking sites, back in 2004, even amongst its predecessors, but before there were social networking sites known such as Friends United and MySpace.  However, online social networking really stretches back to 1978 when  Ward Christensen , co-founder of the  CBBS  bulletin board, the first bulletin board (BBS) ever brought online and his partner  Randy  Seuss ,  started development during a blizzard in Chicago, Illinois and officially established CBBS four weeks later, on February 16, 1978. History 1978   - Ward Christensen and Randy Suess, two computer fans, invented the CBBS system to inform their friends about meetings, make announcements and share information. 1993: – Several students from the ...