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Quoted: Skout, Habbo Hotel and social-networking dangers for children
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346 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 1 Comment

Quoted: Skout, Habbo Hotel and social-networking dangers for children

"One case is too many. When you have three, it looks like a pattern. This is my worst fear." — Christian Wiklund, founder and CEO of Skout, a social-networking app used for flirting. Three men have been accused of Read More →
Off topic: Memorizing poetry, plural of vinyl, yarn bombing, endangered U.S. historic sites, one-hit wonders
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346 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Memorizing poetry, plural of vinyl, yarn bombing, endangered U.S. historic sites, one-hit wonders

Raise your hand if you were required to memorize poetry in school — could it be making a comeback in the age of writing, and of Google? Speaking of old school, there is apparently a "peeve emergence" about Read More →
Verizon’s new data plans encourage stepping away from the buffet
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347 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Verizon’s new data plans encourage stepping away from the buffet

When it comes to wireless access nowadays, it's all about data. Verizon's just-unveiled shared-data plans — which starting June 28 will allow users to buy a bucket of data for up to 10 devices — seek to address Read More →
Tech and politics: Microsoft, Yahoo and targeted ads
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347 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Tech and politics: Microsoft, Yahoo and targeted ads

When users sign up for free services from Microsoft and Yahoo, their information is being used for targeted political ads, ProPublica reports. The news probably doesn't surprise anyone in the Internet age, and political-ad targeting has Read More →
Quoted: on identifying online trolls
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347 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Quoted: on identifying online trolls

"There is a concern that gun-shy website operators will start automatically divulging user details the moment someone alleges defamation in order to shield themselves from libel actions." — Emma Draper, head of communications at Privacy International, on a U.K. Read More →
Off topic: Inhaling food, saving politicians’ deleted tweets, three-letter: initials, airport codes, Americans at work
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347 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Inhaling food, saving politicians’ deleted tweets, three-letter: initials, airport codes, Americans at work

Poof: how breathable food was born. Speaking of breathing, Politwoops is where politicians' deleted tweets go to live on. (via @brainpicker) The rise and fall (sort of) of referring to famous people by three Read More →
Facebook by the numbers: user growth slows, privacy-policy vote, more
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348 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 2 Comments

Facebook by the numbers: user growth slows, privacy-policy vote, more

A quick look at Facebook, mostly by the numbers: • The latest comScore numbers show growth is slowing at the world's largest social network, according to the Wall Street Journal. For example, growth in U.S. Facebook users Read More →
Apple vs.: Google and Android, Microsoft and Windows 8
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348 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Apple vs.: Google and Android, Microsoft and Windows 8

As the spotlight shines on Apple and its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off today, here's a look at the company's battle with Google's Android and Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, which will fight Apple's popular Read More →
Quoted: on ‘forgettable’ Steve Jobs, Microsoft
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348 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 3 Comments

Quoted: on ‘forgettable’ Steve Jobs, Microsoft

"Of the great entrepreneurs of this era, people will have forgotten Steve Jobs. 'Who was Steve Jobs again?' But ... there will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that — because of his Read More →
Off topic: Stephen King flowchart, aged champagne, ABCs of comedic films, cable news captions
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348 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Stephen King flowchart, aged champagne, ABCs of comedic films, cable news captions

A flowchart showing connections in Stephen King novels. (via Flowing Data) After 170 years at the bottom of the sea, 11 bottles of champagne sell for a cool $156K. Another alphabet movie quiz, this time for Read More →

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