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#surrealestate
Monuments to Hubris: The New Tech HQs That Harbinger Doom
Historically, big tech companies start building new gigantic corporate campus instead right before they implode. Oh, look: Yahoo's drawing up plans for a 42-acre project and hadn't laying off thousands of workers. More » -
#badideas
AP's Betting the Farm Microsoft Will Crush Google
The Associated Press, self-declared enemy of internet evildoers, says it has seen some awesome new Microsoft search technology — top secret stuff — that will return its content to a position of total world domination. Google is so history. More » -
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Despite the Odds, Huffington Trying Hand at DC Drama
Is there anything Arianna Huffington can't do? Well, we'll all see, for the Internet queen's about to jump into prime time television. And, of course, she;s not jumping too far from her roots. More » -
#advertising
Should Police Academy Alumni Direct Microsoft Ads? No.
Microsoft has heard your pleas: it's pulled its "Worst Tech Commercial Ever," which tried to use a puking theme to sell Internet Explorer. And you'll never guess who the director was! You will never guess. More » -
#brightideas
Let's Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers
The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things!
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#badideas
Omen That No One Will Pay for Twitter
Ever feel like Twitter is just too, well, free? A new company allows you to pay for select tweets. To prove this is a terrible idea, fallen loudmouth banker Tim Sykes has jumped on board. More » -
#badideas
Muammar Qaddafi More or Less Owns Your Links
Cool Web kids are fighting the plague of long Internet addresses "URL shrinkers" — quirky names like TinyURL and Is.gd. One of them, Bit.ly, just raised $2 million. Great news for Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi! More » -
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#marketing
Twitter No Longer All About the Art
Marcelo Tas is a Brazilian TV host described as "a tropical version of...Jon Stewart." But you could also describe him as "the first celebrity to trick a company into paying him for bullshit on Twitter." More »
