Comedian Ted Alexandro's Bit On Racist Facebook Friends Unfortunately Still...
If you're like Ted Alexandro, you've found yourself hitting the ol' "Unfriend" button when racially charged news hits Facebook, because, for some reason, that's when people you knew in high school...
View ArticleSorry, Cats: Dogs Ruled YouTube In 2014
You might think cats rule the Internet, but another animal took the top spot on YouTube's list of its most popular videos from 2014: the spider dog. "Mutant Giant Spider Dog" has been crowned the top...
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Brianna Wu Posts Apology Letter Allegedly Sent To Her From An Ex-GamerGate...
Game developer Brianna Wu has been fighting the good fight to end sexism in gaming -- and it appears that she has convinced at least one person of the error of their ways. Wu allegedly received a...
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22 Clever Christmas Cards That Are Actually Funny
Your Christmas card game just got a whole lot stronger. Let's be real. Christmas cards suck. You're either getting some lame variation of a red-and-green-themed Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Season's...
View ArticleWhy Europe Is Afraid of Google
Alain Elkann talks with Mathias Döpfner, the chief executive officer of the German media group Axel Springer SE, a leading European publishing house, about the opportunities and challenges of digital...
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Vietnam IT Services Climb the Value Chain
Caption: An IT worker at Quodisys, a digital production boutique in Ho Chi Minh City (photo: Quodisys) By Will Greene Vietnam's IT services sector boomed in recent years as international companies...
View ArticleKeenON: A Conversation with International Rescue Committee CEO David Miliband
Techonomy is proud to present KeenON, a series of interviews by techonologist and author Andrew Keen that explores the intersection of tech, business, and culture. David Miliband, best known as the...
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Watch 2014 Flash Before Your Eyes In 5 Minutes
Does it feel like this year literally flew by? Thanks to a brand new YouTube Rewind, you can now watch 2014 move by in hyper-speed and relive the greatest moments -- including the wackiest Internet...
View ArticleHBO Wants To Launch Standalone Streaming Service In April: Report
HBO's new standalone streaming service is being prepped for an April 2015 launch, according to a Fortune report. HBO wants to launch the service, which will not require a cable subscription, to...
View ArticleIs Your Online Persona Killing Your Game?
In the age of digital dating your online persona can make or break you. With as much as 70 percent of gay couples now meeting online, it's difficult to argue the importance of your online persona....
View ArticleNetflix Plans To Premiere 20 New Shows A Year
Netflix isn't fooling around with this whole original programming thing. At a conference on Monday, the streaming company announced a new plan to roll out up to 20 original series or seasons of...
View ArticleScientists Are Using Twitter Data To Track Depression
Computer scientists at Johns Hopkins have built an algorithm that uses Twitter to gather information about mental illness trends. Researchers combed 8 billion public tweets for users who shared their...
View ArticleCRISPR Opportunities ... For What? And for Whom?
Money and deals are flowing into companies that promise to edit genes. Human, animal, plant, all kinds of DNA may be on the cutting board. And once the replacements are pasted in, the results could...
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How to Build a Holy Smart City
Picture an ancient city full of intricately carved stone temples, where millions of pilgrims and ascetics come to bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges, as Hindus have done for hundreds of...
View ArticleBackroom Move Strips 'Backdoor' NSA Spying Ban From Spending Bill
Congressional leaders have quietly deleted a measure meant to stop the National Security Agency's "backdoor" surveillance of American communications from a major spending bill. The House of...
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10 Awesome Gmail Hacks That Make Life Easier
These top-secret ninja moves will help you take control of your inbox and become a Gmail expert. I'll show you how to save time, avoid mistakes, and add a bit of style to your inbox. Read on,...
View ArticleTogetherness Interruptus: Civil Society in the Age of the Smartphone
Every business and government speaks of "civil society" on a regular basis. It is the euphemism for engaging with the nonprofit world. But there is another meaning for the phrase "civil society." It...
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Rosetta Data Suggest Earth's Water Didn't Come From Comets After All
Where did the Earth get its water? For years some scientists have argued that it was brought here by water-bearing comets that smashed into our planet during its infancy. But new data from the European...
View ArticleFacebook Didn't Ruin Instagram, Actually Made It 10 Times As Big
When Facebook bought Instagram for a cool $1 billion, some fans worried the social networking juggernaut would somehow make the photo-sharing app uncool and irrelevant. Instead, Instagram has retained...
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