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Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 5, 2013
Jul 5, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 5, 2013

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There's a new video website that wants you to stop watching cat videos and start paying attention to things that matter. For example, who actually works for minimum wage? If that stuff sounds like homework, you'd be surprised at how good Upworthy is getting at making the videos they find go viral. And the Johannesburg Zoo has a new social media editor -- a honey badger.

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DIY planes in Kenya

Jul 5, 2013
In Kenya, a growing group of amateur aviation enthusiasts are building homemade flying machines out of everything from junk metal to old car engines.

There’s a new video website that wants you to stop watching cat videos and start paying attention to things that matter. For example, who actually works for minimum wage? If that stuff sounds like homework, you’d be surprised at how good Upworthy is getting at making the videos they find go viral. And the Johannesburg Zoo has a new social media editor — a honey badger.

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