OAuth Overview

OAuth can be defined as follows:

1. OAuth is an open protocol that aims to standardize the way desktop and web applications access a user's private data. OAuth provides a mechanism for users to grant access to private data without sharing their private credentials (username/password). Many sites have started enabling APIs to use OAuth because of its security and standard set of libraries.

Flavors of Visual Studio 2012

Below is the detailed comparison among the different flavors of Visual Studio 2012

• Visual Studio Express :  For the Web is a free and robust development environment for building, testing, and deploying web applications across the Microsoft Web Platform. Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Metro style apps.

Entity Framework In ASP.NET

Entity Framework At-a-Glance

The Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework is an Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) framework that enables developers to work with relational data as domain-specific objects, eliminating the need for most of the data access plumbing code that developers usually need to write. Using the Entity Framework, developers issue queries using LINQ, then retrieve and manipulate data as strongly typed objects. The Entity Framework’s ORM implementation provides services like change tracking, identity resolution, lazy

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Social Networking Makes People Anxious: Study

Over 50% of polled participants report negative change in behaviour, attribute it to constant comparisons with online friends' achievements.

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A study carried out by the University of Salford on social networking sites reveals how services such as Facebook andTwitter can make users feel anxious and inadequate. Results from a poll conducted with 298 participants show that more than 50% have seen behaviour changes in themselves for the worse. Of the 53% participants who reported a change in their attitude, 51% found the impact to be negative.

The cause attributed by most people was that their confidence took a beating because they were constantly comparing their achievements with their friends online. Moreover, two-thirds of the pool found it hard to relax or sleep soundly after networking online, while one-fourth revealed that they had been left facing issues in their relationships or workplace after online face-offs. In an indication as to how addictive these services can be, 55% of people also said that they experienced discomfort when their Facebook or email accounts could not be accessed. What's worse, over 60% users needed to physically turn off their gadgets in order to take a break from networking online, since they were unable to ignore their beeping devices whenever somebody posted an update.