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Josh Wolford is a Writer for WebProNews. He likes beer, Sriracha and movies that make him feel weird afterward. Mostly beer. Follow him on Twitter: @joshgwolf Google+: Joshua Wolford StumbleUpon: joshgwolf
Australian Politician Tricked Into Liking Photo of Teen’s Nuts on Facebook Australian Politician Tricked Into Liking Photo of Teen’s Nuts on Facebook

An Australian politician fell victim to a photo prank on Facebook that resulted in “liking” a picture of a 16-year-old boy’s testicles. Peter Collier has since apologized, claiming that the photo looked innocent enough to him when he liked it …

Yahoo To Host ‘Product-Related’ Event in NYC Next Monday [REPORT] Yahoo To Host ‘Product-Related’ Event in NYC Next Monday [REPORT]

According to CNBC, Yahoo is set to host an event in New York City on Monday, and it’s important enough that CEO Marissa Mayer will be speaking at it. According to the report, the event will be “product-related.” Of course, …

Here’s Video of the Biggest and Brightest Explosion on the Moon That NASA’s Ever Seen Here’s Video of the Biggest and Brightest Explosion on the Moon That NASA’s Ever Seen

Two months ago, NASA observed the largest explosion on the Moon that they’ve ever seen. And today, they’re talking about it and have released a cool video that shows the event as it took place. The explosion was caused by …

Zombieland Series Gets the Ax, Creator Says Fans ‘Hated It Out of Existence’ Zombieland Series Gets the Ax, Creator Says Fans ‘Hated It Out of Existence’
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It appears that the fans have spoken – Amazon Studio’s Zombieland series will not be receiving a full run. The news was tweeted out by series writer/producer Rhett Reese, who went on to say that viewers “hated it out of …

Netflix Ad Tackles the Foul Treachery Known As ‘Watching Ahead’ Netflix Ad Tackles the Foul Treachery Known As ‘Watching Ahead’
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One of the, if not the greatest, thing about streaming services that carry multiple seasons of TV shows is that it’s all there, ready to be marathonned. You give me 10 hours, a pizza, and a 12 pack and I …

Periodic Table Song Is Both Catchy AND Informative Periodic Table Song Is Both Catchy AND Informative

Ah, yes – the periodic table. Foe to all high schoolers who suck at chemistry. It’s important information, though, and it helps to know even a little bit about the elements that make up our great, big, beautiful world. Thankfully, …

Google Offers Come to Google+ with the Ability to Save and Share from the Stream Google Offers Come to Google+ with the Ability to Save and Share from the Stream

Google has just announced that it’s deals platform, Google Offers, is about to get some enhanced visibility inside Google+. Starting today, with a initial test run of a handful of brands, Google+ users will be able to see, save and …

Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Made an Album of ‘Motivational Business Music’ That’s Dropping in a Few Weeks Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Made an Album of ‘Motivational Business Music’ That’s Dropping in a Few Weeks

Since his departure from the daily deals company, former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason says he’s been traveling, reading, and losing some weight. Oh, and also recording a 7-track album of “motivational business music.” It’s called Hardly Workin’, and he says …

YouTube’s New Channel Design Rolls Out to Everyone on June 5th YouTube’s New Channel Design Rolls Out to Everyone on June 5th

If you’ve spent some time on YouTube recently, you may have noticed that not every channel you land on looks the same. Some channels sport a new look that features a large header photo, social links, and a new design …

Yahoo Could Buy or Invest in Tumblr, Talks Have Been ‘Serious’ [REPORT] Yahoo Could Buy or Invest in Tumblr, Talks Have Been ‘Serious’ [REPORT]
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According to a report from Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher at All Things D, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has her sights on wildly popular blogging platform Tumblr. Quoting “sources close to the situation,” Yahoo may be looking to invest in, …

Facebook Suggests Advertising Popular Posts with Notifications to Page Admins Facebook Suggests Advertising Popular Posts with Notifications to Page Admins

Facebook is doing more and more these days to get pages to promote their content, and it seems that they company has now expanded that push to notifications. We noticed a new type of notification this morning, one that comes …

Pinterest Makes Sending Pins to Friends Easier Pinterest Makes Sending Pins to Friends Easier
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If you’re browsing Pinterest and you see a specific pin that you know your friend would like, you’ve always been able to send that pin to them. The process was annoying, however, and involved email. Today, Pinterest alleviates this annoyance …

You Can Now Tag People in Instagram Photos You Can Now Tag People in Instagram Photos

You have always been able to tag users in Instagram posts, but two weeks ago Instagram announced that soon, you would be able to tag people in the photo itself. The feature, called “Photos of You,” was given a two-week …

Dracula Is Already Using Google Music All Access to Make Night-Themed Playlists Dracula Is Already Using Google Music All Access to Make Night-Themed Playlists
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Yesterday, at the Google I/O conference, Google unveiled their long-rumored subscription music streaming service and opened it up to the public with a free 30-day trial. The service, called Google Play Music All Access, is poised to challenge the likes …

Theatergoing Hero Threw Woman’s Cellphone When She Refused to Shut Up, Stop Googling Theatergoing Hero Threw Woman’s Cellphone When She Refused to Shut Up, Stop Googling
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Kevin Williamson is a theater critic and a writer for the National Review. This does not make him a hero. What does make him a hero is that he took action on an impulse that plenty of us have battled …

Yahoo/Twitter Partnership Brings Tweets to the Yahoo Newsfeed Yahoo/Twitter Partnership Brings Tweets to the Yahoo Newsfeed
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Attention Yahoo users: you’re about to see a big change to the homepage newsfeed – tweets. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the new partnership today in a post on the Yahoo blog. “Tweets have become an important information source for …

Jelly, Biz Stone’s Mysterious Startup, Reveals Bono, Al Gore, and More as Investors Jelly, Biz Stone’s Mysterious Startup, Reveals Bono, Al Gore, and More as Investors

On April 1st, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone confirmed that he was working on a new startup called Jelly. He was kind of forced into revealing his hand, after news of the project leaked in late March. When Stone announced the …

Portland Police Brake for Ducks, Even in Hot Pursuit Portland Police Brake for Ducks, Even in Hot Pursuit
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This may be the most intense police pursuit you’ve ever seen. Traffic Officer Mark James of the Portland Police Bureau caught a car doing 52 in a 35, endangering the lives of every motorist on the road. Hot on the …

Amazon Prime Adds NBC Universal Shows: Hannibal, Grimm, Suits, and More Amazon Prime Adds NBC Universal Shows: Hannibal, Grimm, Suits, and More

Good news for Amazon Prime Instant Video customers today, as Amazon has just announced an expanded licensing agreement with NBCUniversal that will bring a handful of NBC, USA, and SyFy shows to the streaming video service. Starting today, subscribers will …

Every Second, 800+ Apps Are Downloaded from Apple’s App Store Every Second, 800+ Apps Are Downloaded from Apple’s App Store

As we told you on Wednesday, Apple’s App Store just hit a huge milestone – 50 billion total app downloads (excluding re-downloads and updates, of course). Today, they made it official with a release that mentions a couple other interesting …

Nick Offerman Is Back Reading Mindless Celeb Tweets Nick Offerman Is Back Reading Mindless Celeb Tweets
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One of the funniest minutes on late night is back for its 9th installment, and we couldn’t be happier. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Nick Offerman from Parks and Recreations reading tweets from young female celebrities. In this episode, TV’s …

Gmail Gets Quick Actions To Let You RSVP, Check-In, and Review Right From the Inbox Gmail Gets Quick Actions To Let You RSVP, Check-In, and Review Right From the Inbox

Google says they want to help you tackle your digital to-do’s as quickly as possible, and to this end they’ve added some new quick action buttons to Gmail that let you interact with important emails right from the inbox, without …

Apple Hits 50 Billion App Downloads Apple Hits 50 Billion App Downloads

Nearly two weeks ago, Apple announced that they were just about to hit the 50 billion milestone in terms of apps downloaded in the App Store. Today, the company finally hit the mark. Apple hit 40 billion app downloads back …

YouTube Live Streaming Expands to All Channels with 1000+ Subscribers YouTube Live Streaming Expands to All Channels with 1000+ Subscribers

Back in April of 2011, YouTube launched YouTube Live, which offered live streaming capabilities to a select number of partners. Today, they’re announcing a massive expansion of the program which will allow tons of new channels to live stream content …