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OMG! You've fallen for a Facebook hoax!

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John Moe
Nov 29, 2010
The security firm Sophos has issued a warning to Facebook users that another scam is on the loose. If you see a link that says "OMG OMG OMG... I...
Posted In: Facebook, OMG, privacy, scams, social media, sophos, Web Culture
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Robot sports reporter

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John Moe
Nov 29, 2010
But how does he get grotesquely overweight and suck up to spoiled athletes if he's a robot? I'm sure they're working on that....
Posted In: business, robots, sorrow, Sports, Web Culture
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Google brain drain?

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John Moe
Nov 29, 2010
The New York Times has a feature on the potential brain drain at Google as some top employees head over to Facebook, frustrated with the greater...
Posted In: business, Facebook, Google, search, social media, Web Culture
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Google may have bought Groupon for $2.5 billion

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John Moe
Nov 29, 2010
So far this story seems to trace back to a site called Vatornews.com and an interpretation of tweets on the part of TechCrunch. So it's nothing yo...
Posted In: business, Google, groupon, search, social media, Web Culture
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Most Americans check work email over the holidays

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John Moe
Nov 24, 2010
A new survey by Harris Interactive is getting a lot of attention because it appears to point out just how electronically tethered we are....
Posted In: email, gadgets, social media, Thanksgiving, Web Culture
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Houses blurred by Google Street View in Germany get egged

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John Moe
Nov 23, 2010
Our pal and frequent guest on the show Danny Sullivan brought this story to our attention today. In Germany, you can choose to opt out of Google...
Posted In: eggs, Germany, Google, search, street view, Web Culture, world
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Viacom is the latest to smack down Google TV

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John Moe
Nov 22, 2010
This is turning into a fiasco. Viacom has blocked shows from MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central from Google TV devices. No Jersey Shore, no Jon...
Posted In: Entertainment, espn, gadgets, google tv, mtv, nickelodeon, search, social media, viacom, Web Culture
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Onlive cloud gaming

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John Moe
Nov 19, 2010
Not a typo there. Onlive, not Online. Onlive is a cloud based videogame system that has been testing and raising money for a while but made a big...
Posted In: cloud, Entertainment, games, Web Culture
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Myspace becomes mashup/extension of Facebook

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John Moe
Nov 19, 2010
The big announcement yesterday had to do with being able to log on to Myspace through Facebook Connect and port all their "like"d pages over. So if...
Posted In: Facebook, MySpace, social media, Web Culture
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How are you using technology to shop this year?

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John Moe
Nov 19, 2010
For our day after Thanksgiving show we want to hear from you. Even if you're not one of the hard-charging doorbuster shoppers in line for the big...
Posted In: business, Internet, Web Culture

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