35 Most Exotic Destinations For Your Next Vacation

We live on a beautiful planet that offers many stunning landscapes, tropical paradises, mist shrouded volcanoes and unbelievable beaches. Raising a toast to the explorer within you, here are a few exotic getaways for you to consider for your next vacation: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/35-most-exotic-destinations-for-your-next-vacation.html.

14 things you should do to get the most out of a test drive

So, you’re in the market to buy a new car.

You’ve done some online and in-real-life automobile window-shopping, and then used online sites like KBB.com to complete some preliminary research, which helped you narrow down your list to a few final makes and models for consideration.

Now comes one of the most fun steps in the car-buying process: The test-drives.

It’s exciting – and extremely important – to get behind the wheel and give prospective vehicles a try-before-you-buy experience, but your test-drives should be much more than simply driving a car around for a few minutes to see how it handles. You’ll want to take the time to really get to know the car, since, you know, it’s likely you’ll be driving it for the next few years. The test drive is crucial in helping you make sure you’re purchasing the one that best fits with your wants and needs.

Read 14 things you should keep in mind and make sure you do when you’re test-driving a new car, from before to during to after at http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/test-driving-cars-tips/#wH7CQ1fp.sqb.

11 Things Highly Organized People Do on Their Smartphone

Take advantage of these neat tips and let your phone keep your life together.

1. They master their to-do list
2. They grocery shop as they go
3. They pay without plastic
4. They make multitasking look easy
5. They download key documents anytime, anywhere
6. They protect their passwords
7. They organize receipts—easily
8. They sync their calendars
9. They keep the whole family on top of things
10. They keep it simple
11. They stick to time limits

Learn the details in Abbey Schubert’s article at http://www.rd.com/advice/work-career/get-organized-smartphone/.

Kroger has a new plan that should terrify Walmart and Target

Kroger is going after Target and Walmart by expanding a new type of store featuring home goods, clothing, and kitchen appliances.

The store, called Kroger Marketplace, features nearly everything you would find in a Target or Walmart store, but with a greater focus on groceries, alcohol, and prepared foods.

The company says Marketplace is one of its "primary growth formats of the future" — in other words, it's expanding rapidly.

Kroger has nearly 3,000 stores, more than 120 of which are Marketplace stores.

We went to three Marketplace stores in the Richmond, Virginia, area to check them out. Check out Haley Peterson's article for photos and details at http://www.businessinsider.com/kroger-has-a-plan-to-to-take-down-walmart-2016-8/.

Facebook’s next big platform: Your camera

Facebook can’t build everything. For a decade, its strategy has been to provide the canvas, then let developers paint it however they want. That’s because there’ll always be another game. Another app. Another… selfie filter?

The hot trend in consumer social networking has progressed from text update sharing to gaming to one-off utilities to basic photo sharing to now, when content creativity apps have taken the spotlight. People are tired of sharing the same old picture of their face, food or sunset; they want tools that help them make and share something unique.

Hence, the rise of Dubsmash and Musical.ly for lipsyncing, Periscope and Facebook Live for broadcasting, Prisma and Artisto for reimagining images and Boomerang and Phhhoto for generating GIFs.

Read about Facebook's move into the realm of rainbow puke in Josh Constine's article at https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/12/the-creativity-ecosystem/.

Oreo's latest flavor sounds a little fishy

Combining two of your favorite childhood sweets sounds like a confectionary dream.

However, Nabisco's newest venture is a bit surprising: the Swedish Fish Oreo.

Read Sophie Hirsh's article at http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/new-oreo-flavor-swedish-fish/#VIkY89jJ.qqw.

S'mores cookies are the Girl Scouts' newest treat

Just when you thought Thin Mints and Tagalongs were as good as it got, Girl Scouts of the USA is raising the bar.

Today, which happens to be national S'mores Day, the organization had announced two new s'mores-inspired cookies to its 2017 cookie lineup.

There is a chocolate-coated graham cracker cookie double dipped in a crème icing and a graham sandwich cookie with chocolate and marshmallowy goodness filling. Both are, true to form, called "Girl Scout S’mores."

Read Sarah Spigelman Richter's article at http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/girl-scouts-cookies-smores/#yQXBH.Li58q3.