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Gene Simmons neutralized by 4Chan
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John Moe
Oct 18, 2010
Occasionally in this space we talk about the internet-crushing power of 4Chan, a group of self-described web vigilantes who gather on a message...
OMG teens txt so much lol
by
John Moe
Oct 15, 2010
Saying teenagers send a lot of text messages is like saying birds fly a whole lot or Jay Leno isn't funny: certain things are JUST KNOWN. But the...
Facebook monkeys with comments, prepares for global domination
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John Moe
Oct 14, 2010
Tech Crunch has confirmed what AllFacebook noted late yesterday: new functionality on Facebook comments. While the company will probably never roll...
Bing holds event today
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John Moe
Oct 13, 2010
The search arm of Microsoft will be announcing some new features to the service. Notably, something to do with Facebook. Facebook execs will be in...
It's a Facebook scares the daylights out of you triple shot!
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John Moe
Oct 12, 2010
On tomorrow's show we're talking about the new Facebook groups. You can make one, you can add friends to it without getting their permission first...
Deleted photos on Facebook aren't really deleted
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John Moe
Oct 12, 2010
Ars Technica first wrote about this story a year ago and the problem hasn't really gone away so they've written about it again. At issue: what...
Eric Schmidt is on Facebook even though he's not
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John Moe
Oct 11, 2010
Facebook prides itself on getting each user to have only one account, with their real name, that really reflects who they really are. Tech Crunch...
For public good, not for profit.
Justin Bieber dropped from Facebook
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John Moe
Oct 8, 2010
But it's a different Justin Bieber. A guy with the same name as the teen pop star says he has had his Facebook account deleted without warning or...
Facebook Groups tripped up by the old opt-out problem
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John Moe
Oct 8, 2010
So we know Facebook set up this new thing where you can make groups and sort your friends into those groups. The idea is that you can keep your...
Smiling Cigar Guy? Smiling Cigar Guy!
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John Moe
Oct 7, 2010
On tomorrow's show, we talk to the good folks at the indispensable Know Your Meme site about the phenomenon of Smiling Cigar Guy. ...