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Rockmelt browser launches in limited beta

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John Moe
Nov 8, 2010
If you've been feeling like Chrome or IE or Firefox just weren't social enough, there's a product for you. Weirdo. ...
Posted In: Chrome, Facebook, firefox, gadgets, internet explorer, rockmelt, search, social media, Twitter, Web Culture
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The Queen is on Facebook

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John Moe
Nov 8, 2010
Whether you see this as a welcome adjustment to modern times on the part of an archaic figurehead or another case of social media ruining other...
Posted In: Facebook, social media, Web Culture, with a laser beam
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Rap wars now conducted on YouTube

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John Moe
Nov 5, 2010
Oh sure, no one recalls the days of rappers shooting each other outside of night clubs with any special fondness, but it does feel a bit hollow...
Posted In: Entertainment, hammer, Jay-Z, Web Culture, YouTube
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Hulu Plus is open to everyone

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John Moe
Nov 4, 2010
Well, at least everyone willing to spend ten bucks a month to watch Hulu Plus. You used to need an invitation, you don't anymore. It's like regular...
Posted In: Entertainment, gadgets, hulu, search, social media, tv, Web Culture
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Facebook wants to eat Foursquare

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John Moe
Nov 3, 2010
Count me as one of the many people who think that the only significant thing announced at today's Facebook event was the Deals program. It provide...
Posted In: business, Entertainment, Facebook, foursquare, geolocation, search, social media, Web Culture
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Apple to triple the length of song samples on iTunes

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John Moe
Nov 3, 2010
Apple hopes that it leads to more songs being sold (I would think that would depend on the band, a song might sound great for half a minute but...
Posted In: apple, business, Entertainment, itunes, Web Culture
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Chatbot takes on critics of climate change

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John Moe
Nov 3, 2010
Nigel Leck was sick of all the people on Twitter arguing that global warming isn't real. So, he made a program that would scan Twitter every five...
Posted In: climate change, robots, Science, social media, Twitter, Web Culture
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Twitter inserts ads into your tweetstream

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John Moe
Nov 2, 2010
And really, it's pretty painful anytime anyone inserts ANYTHING into your tweetstream....
Posted In: business, social media, Twitter, Web Culture
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Send an Amazon gift card to someone's Facebook wall because you love sadness

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John Moe
Nov 2, 2010
Now you can buy someone a gift card that isn't really a card, just a credit at Amazon, really, and have it sent straight to their Facebook. It...
Posted In: Amazon, business, Entertainment, Facebook, sadness, social media, Web Culture
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Turkey has YouTube once again

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John Moe
Nov 2, 2010
Here's a story about the thorny relationship between closed societies and the open internet. People in the nation of Turkey once again have access...
Posted In: Web Culture, world, YouTube

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