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Woman Comes Home to Facebooking, Peeing Intruder Woman Comes Home to Facebooking, Peeing Intruder
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I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again: if you don’t come home to find a stranger browsing Facebook on your couch, you haven’t truly lived the college experience. CBS Atlanta reports that a woman returned to her University …

Sweden Axes the Word ‘Ungoogleable’ After Google Intervenes Sweden Axes the Word ‘Ungoogleable’ After Google Intervenes
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Google has successfully pressured the Swedish Language Council to remove a new word because it risks turning “google” into a generic term. It’s a testament to Google’s dominance that most people simply say “google it” when they really mean “search …

Backstreet Boys Finally Get Around to Making a Harlem Shake Video and Your Tween Heart Will Melt Backstreet Boys Finally Get Around to Making a Harlem Shake Video and Your Tween Heart Will Melt

You thought the Harlem Shake was a dead meme, didn’t you? Well, nothing is really complete until the Backstreet Boys have a crack at it, right? No? That’s not a thing? Either way, I’ll be willing to bet that there’s …

Google’s Slow Poisoning of Google Reader Continues Google’s Slow Poisoning of Google Reader Continues

Although Google Reader is still up and running smoothly for now, Google is continuing to slowly rid the internet of any traces of its existence. Reader, which used to be one of the main options on Google’s omnipresent black bar …

Google+ Now Lets You Use Animated GIFs as Your Profile Pic Google+ Now Lets You Use Animated GIFs as Your Profile Pic
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Google has just unveiled a Google+ update that’s sure to thrill all you GIF lovers out there. Starting today, you can now use an animated GIF as your profile picture. The GIF will animate on profile pages on both mobile …

Petition to Force Congress to Wear NASCAR-Style Suits with Corporate Logos Gains Steam Petition to Force Congress to Wear NASCAR-Style Suits with Corporate Logos Gains Steam
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Ever since the White House changed the rules on their We The People petition site, forcing petitions to reach the 100,000-signature threshold before warranting an official response, “successful” petitions have been a lot more scarce. Only a handful of petitions …

Facebook Tests Messenger-Like Chat Bubbles on Desktop Facebook Tests Messenger-Like Chat Bubbles on Desktop
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Facebook is currently testing a new look to chat on desktop – one that looks nearly identical to the way chat appears on the Facebook Messenger app. The new design has blue and white chat bubbles, instead of the simple …

Facebook’s Threaded and Reorganized Comments Go Live for Pages on an Opt-in Basis Facebook’s Threaded and Reorganized Comments Go Live for Pages on an Opt-in Basis
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As expected, Facebook has just rolled out their new Replies feature for Pages. Starting today, you can choose to turn on Replies for your page. The new feature changes the way post comments are shown and organized, and it allows …

Google+ Apps Updated with Photo Filters, Improvements to Profiles & Communities, and More Google+ Apps Updated with Photo Filters, Improvements to Profiles & Communities, and More

Google has just launched a major update to Google+ for iOS and Android, bringing photo filters, a brand new profile design, new features for communities, and much more. First off, the big, flashy new addition Google+ for iOS is photo …

Spotify Is ‘For Music’ in New Ad Campaign Spotify Is ‘For Music’ in New Ad Campaign

“We are Spotify, and we are for music.” That’s the tagline of a new ad campaign for Spotify, the first major ad campaign from the music streaming service in the U.S. The campaign is the work of NYC-based Droga5, and …

Digg’s Google Reader Replacement Will Be Fast, Simple, and Play Well With Social Media Digg’s Google Reader Replacement Will Be Fast, Simple, and Play Well With Social Media

Just hours after Google made the unsurprisingly unpopular decision to kill off Google Reader on July 1st, Digg announced their plans to build their own RSS reader – one that will serve as a replacement both in functionality and in …

A Funny Look at Getting Verified on Twitter [VIDEO] A Funny Look at Getting Verified on Twitter [VIDEO]
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For those of you who love Twitter and wish to have influence on the network, the sad fact is that you’ll probably never be verified. No matter how hard you try, Twitter isn’t likely to contact you directly, expressing their …

‘Zombieland’ Pilot Gets Official Nod from Amazon ‘Zombieland’ Pilot Gets Official Nod from Amazon

We’ve known this was coming since reports emerged that Amazon had snatched up the rights back in January, but today the company officially announced that the new Zombieland TV series will land on Prime Instant Video. Zombieland is the 7th …

Google Glass While Driving Ban Already Being Considered in One State Google Glass While Driving Ban Already Being Considered in One State
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When you think about upcoming Google technologies that state legislatures may be looking to regulate on their roadways, the first thing that pops into your head is likely self-driving cars. But it’s another upcoming Google product that you may want …

Zuckerberg Leads Push to Form New Super PAC [REPORT] Zuckerberg Leads Push to Form New Super PAC [REPORT]
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Some Silicon Valley leaders, led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are looking to form their own SuperPAC to tackle a variety of issues in Washington. According to sources quotes by the San Francisco Chronicle, Zuckerberg has already pledged as much …

Facebook Picks a NCAA Tourney Winner Based on Team Buzz Facebook Picks a NCAA Tourney Winner Based on Team Buzz
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There’s no telling who’s going to be left standing in a couple weeks when the NCAA tournament comes to a close. This season has been a showcase of true parity, with a bunch of good teams but no standout dominating …

Facebook Internally Blocks Desktop Site to Force Employees to Use Mobile Facebook Internally Blocks Desktop Site to Force Employees to Use Mobile
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Facebook users are swaying more in the direction of mobile usage, and the company knows that it has to focus more on that experience. And to make sure that its mobile team is well-aware of the shortcomings of the Facebook …

Bill Gates Will Grant You $100,000 to Develop a Better Condom Bill Gates Will Grant You $100,000 to Develop a Better Condom
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for new innovations in round 11 of it “Grand Challenges Explorations” initiative. And one of the areas that they want to improve is contraception – specifically the condom. Basically, the project looks …

693 Star Trek Episodes Are Now Free on Hulu Until the End of March 693 Star Trek Episodes Are Now Free on Hulu Until the End of March

In honor of William shatner’s birthday (he’s 82 today), Hulu is looking to kill your productivity this month by making nearly every Star Trek episode free until the end of the month. This includes Star Trek: The Original Series, Star …

Using Vine to Make Lemon Videos Is the Best Way to Use Vine Using Vine to Make Lemon Videos Is the Best Way to Use Vine

Comedian and MADtv alum Will Sasso is doing Vine right. What does it mean to do Vine right? Well, Twitter’s 6-second-video app is so young, that it’s hard to know exactly what it’s for. Is it for porn? Is it …

Yoko Ono Tweets Pic of John Lennon’s Bloody Glasses to Bring Attention to Gun Violence Yoko Ono Tweets Pic of John Lennon’s Bloody Glasses to Bring Attention to Gun Violence

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case a chilling picture is worth at least 14,000 retweets. In an effort to bring attention to gun violence in the U.S., Yoko Ono tweeted a photo …

Tip: Pay Your Child Support Before Posting Photos of All Your Cash on Facebook Tip: Pay Your Child Support Before Posting Photos of All Your Cash on Facebook
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If you’re a deadbeat dad and looking to stay off the child support radar, it may be wise to refrain from posting pics of yourself rolling in cash on Facebook. Or, you could just pay your child support. But if …

Amazon Appstore Turns 2, Celebrates with Free Apps Amazon Appstore Turns 2, Celebrates with Free Apps

Today, we wish Amazon’s Appstore a happy 2nd birthday. And Amazon is celebrating with a giveaway. Today, you can grab 18 “app of the day” apps for free. The apps that Amazon is offering for free range from $0.99 to …

Awesome Karate Knockout Scores One for the Little Guy Awesome Karate Knockout Scores One for the Little Guy

Dude’s got skills. And it’s always nice to see the little guy prevail – especially with a twisting, spinning, flying face-kick. I’m not sure you try this move in a real fight, but this is a Karate match. And there, …