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21 Apr 2009 22:54

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Tech: Could Firefox be moving away from the tabbed browsing format?

As we somehow manage to have about 50 tabs open at any time, we get the impression that they know what they’re doing. source
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21 Apr 2009 20:21

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Biz: Yahoo’s employees aren’t saying “Yahooooo!!!” about layoffs

  • 5% of its employees are getting escorted off the premises source
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10 Apr 2009 10:56

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U.S.: Live in San Jose? Know who cut some fiber optic lines?

  • four different places had their lines cut, cutting off phone and Internet service to thousands source
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05 Apr 2009 10:26

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Biz: Online ad sales are up, but it’s deceptive growth

  • 6.7% expected rise in online ad sales, mostly worldwide source
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02 Apr 2009 10:25

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Tech: Yo, back off bosses! Surfing Facebook is really productive!

  • In fact, it’s 9% moreso than not, says a new study. A new study that compares workers who use the Internet for personal reasons and those that don’t finds that those surfing MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other sites unrelated to the job are actually more productive. We’re so gonna test this today. source
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01 Apr 2009 22:00

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Culture: We’re totally watching the leaked “Wolverine” flick tonight

That’s right, the new Hugh Jackman star vehicle is totally on the Internet a month early. And we have no morals. source
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31 Mar 2009 21:23

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Tech: Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam. Oh, and spam.

  • 94% of your stupid e-mail is spam spam spam spam spam source
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24 Mar 2009 22:00

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Tech, World: Yo China, why are you blocking YouTube?

  • China’s Internet is open enough, but also needs to be regulated by law in order to prevent the spread of harmful information and for national security.
  • Qin Gang • A Chinese Foreign Ministry official, on the Internet, which he says they’re not scared of. Despite this, China blocked video-sharing site YouTube Monday night. Because Chinese people need to be protected from a capella singing of Animal Collective songs. • source
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22 Mar 2009 11:43

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U.S.: Why Interweb arguments shouldn’t go offline

  • 30 years for a dude who shot another dude after a chat-room conflict source
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19 Mar 2009 10:16

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World: Correction on German school shooting

  • The online transcripts were fake. The shooting, which we most recently reported on last night, initially centered around an online chat that the shooter, Tim Kretschmer, allegedly had with a friend the night before. This was fabricated by someone on the Internet. We apologize for the inconvenience. source
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