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Your City's Foursquare Fingerprint

Data masher Anil Bawa Cavia analyzed close to a million Foursquare checkins to produce maps of social activity in NYC, London and Paris. The densest patterns were those in Gotham, above. London and Paris maps below. More »
05:54 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#cubicleculture Click here to read Google's Utterly Mental Signing Bonuses

Google's Utterly Mental Signing Bonuses

Google is paying some people around half a million dollars not to go to Facebook, a senior Facebook engineer has confirmed. Googlers, prepare to get spoiled and entitled again, recession be damned. More »
04:36 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#shutupcollege

Facebook CEO's Secret Frat Name Has Been Revealed

Before he dropped out of Harvard to build Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg was an officer at the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi, where the scrawny young computer geek had a ferocious nickname, according to a classmate. More »
03:04 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#censorship

Steve Jobs Releases His 10 Commandments

Click here to read Steve Jobs Releases His 10 Commandments
Steve Jobs released rules, apparently in his own words, outlining creative correctness in Apple's App Store. The Apple CEO's "guidelines" are arbitrary, prudish and almost comically despotic. But at least now they're written down and exposed to public scrutiny. More »
02:41 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#awkward

Things That Are Now Embarrassing to Search For on Google

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The new Google Instant guesses what you're searching for while you're typing, and retrieves results before you finish. It's the T-9 of search engines. And it means buying an "erector set" will make everyone think you have "erectile dysfunction." More »
09/08/10
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By Maureen O'Connor
#feuds

The Google Ad That Steve Jobs Will Hate

Click here to read The Google Ad That Steve Jobs Will Hate
Google sure knows how to push Steve Jobs' buttons. This advertisement for Google's new instant search system is bound to get under the Apple CEO's skin — and intensify one of the most heated rivalries in tech. More »
09/08/10
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By Ryan Tate
#feuds Click here to read The Spoils of Disgrace: $45 Million and Counting

The Spoils of Disgrace: $45 Million and Counting

Scandal isn't particularly costly in Silicon Valley. Just ask Mark Hurd, who was pushed out as Hewlett Packard CEO for falsifying expense reports, amid sexual harassment charges, and now has a posh new job and a platinum parachute. More »
09/08/10
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By Ryan Tate
#launches Click here to read Google Is Now On Crack

Google Is Now On Crack

If you wish your search engine was more like a brain implant, then you'll love the new Google: It displays results instantly, predicts what you're looking for, and is extremely fast. It's also a big gamble. More »
09/08/10
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By Ryan Tate
#thecinema Click here to read Too Good To Help Justin Timberlake

Too Good To Help Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake needed some help preparing for his starring role in the forthcoming Facebook movie The Social Network. But when the young singer approached Facebook co-founder Sean Parker in a nightclub, seeking acting help, he got shot down. More »
09/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#siliconvalleyusersguide

How To Make a Killing While Your Startup Burns

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Give Kevin Rose credit: The Digg CEO keeps a cool head. "Gotta take risk" was the tech playboy's cheerful response to Digg's mounting problems today. His secret to staying relaxed: Extracurricular investments with buddies hedge Rose well against Digg's death. More »
09/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#feuds Click here to read Oracle vs HP: Tech's Animal House War Begins

Oracle vs HP: Tech's Animal House War Begins

Think of it as Delta Tau Chi vs. Dean Vernon Worner in Animal House: Buttoned-down tech giant Hewlett Packard has filed suit against its scandal-tainted former CEO for joining Oracle, home to the most infamous skirt chasers in Silicon Valley. More »
09/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#thewaywelivenow Click here to read Behold the $1,555 iPad Case

Behold the $1,555 iPad Case

Carrying an iPad around might make people think you're a trend-chasing spendthrift. So why not buy an $800 or $1500 iPad case from Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent — and prove it? More »
09/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#explainer Click here to read Why Your Google Looks Freaky Today

Why Your Google Looks Freaky Today

Some people are seeing their Google.com logo turn into a bunch of jumping balls this morning. Don't panic. There will be time for that tomorrow, when Google announces changes to how everyone searches the Web. More »
09/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#opencaption

Keep It on 'Rants and Raves,' Dude

[Looks like someone isn't happy about Craigslist's "censorship" of its "adult services" section. A tipster writes: "Seen at Union Square [in New York City] on Sunday...this guy has to be one of the most honest protesters ever!" Indeed.]
09/07/10
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By Max Read
#hirings Click here to read Oracle Loses One Scandal-Tainted Exec, Hires Another—Former HP CEO Mark Hurd

Oracle Loses One Scandal-Tainted Exec, Hires Another—Former HP CEO Mark Hurd

Oracle co-president Charles Phillips—the subject of an ex-mistress's embarrassing billboard campaign—has left the computing giant. But Oracle will maintain its "scandalous co-presidents" quota: It's hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd, who was just fired—thanks to a Playboy model. More »
09/06/10
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By Max Read
#guides

Your Post-Craigslist Guide to Buying Sex Online

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As you've probably heard, Craigslist shut down its 'Adult Services' section this weekend, caving to pressure from Attorneys General and anti-trafficking groups. But Craigslist is far from the only place to score sex on the Internet. Here are six alternatives! More »
09/05/10
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By Adrian Chen
#comebacks Click here to read Former HP CEO Mark Hurd Gets Job Offer at Oracle

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd Gets Job Offer at Oracle

Former HP Mark Hurd, who was fired amid a scandal involving softcore porn actress Jodie Fisher, has been offered a job at Oracle. Usually there would be some joke in here about sloppy seconds, but it's Sunday. The Lord's Day.
09/05/10
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By Adrian Chen
#weirdos Click here to read Yahoo's New Content Farm Has Extremely Strange Employee

Yahoo's New Content Farm Has Extremely Strange Employee

Associated Content is the Yahoo-owned content farm which churns out highly search-optimized—but barely-readable—articles on such topics as 'How to Find the Right Color Bathing Suit for Your Body Type!' They have a strange, clown-obsessed employee! More »
09/05/10
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By Adrian Chen
#marketing Click here to read Why Your Social Networking Data Is So Valuable: Network Analysis

Why Your Social Networking Data Is So Valuable: Network Analysis

Everyone's familiar with how businesses use our personal information to deliver targeted advertising online. But new developments in predictive analysis goes far beyond that, allowing companies to use thousands of points of data to make startlingly specific assumptions about customers. More »
09/04/10
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By Adrian Chen
#bugs Click here to read This Is What Happens When You Translate 'Lady Gaga' with Google Translate

This Is What Happens When You Translate 'Lady Gaga' with Google Translate

Reddit users have discovered a funny easter egg in Google translate: If you translate "Lady Gaga" from Malay to any other language, it pops up as "Britney Spears." Or, maybe it's not an easter egg, and just a bug. More »
09/04/10
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By Adrian Chen
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