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Klan Highway: KKK Chapter Wants to Help Clean Up Georgia Klan Highway: KKK Chapter Wants to Help Clean Up Georgia
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Klan highway: That’s the predicament transportation officials are facing in Georgia, where a chapter of the Klu Klux Klan has applied for the “adopt a highway” program. The whole scenario is particularly touchy in a legal sense, leaving officials to …

Apple And Search: Now Is Google A Monopoly? Apple And Search: Now Is Google A Monopoly?
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With all the talk about Google being a monopoly, the company is probably glad (at least partially) to see Apple make some search-related announcements during its WWDC keynote, which could help the argument in Google’s favor (even if hurting its …

Is Google A Monopoly Or Do People Just Prefer It? Is Google A Monopoly Or Do People Just Prefer It?
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The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece from Nextag CEO Jeffrey Katz, calling Google a monopoly and slamming the company’s business practices. This is nothing new, of course. We see these types of complaints all the time, and various …

Facebook Shares Better Than Links For Google Ranking? Facebook Shares Better Than Links For Google Ranking?
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Searchmetrics released a new study finding that the volume of Facebook shares a web page receives is closely correlated with how high it ranks in Google searches. “At the same time, too many Google AdSense ads on a page are …

Carrie Underwood Supports Gay Marriage: Twitter Reacts Carrie Underwood Supports Gay Marriage: Twitter Reacts
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Carrie Underwood, American Idol winner and country music darling, has come out in support of gay marriage. She unveiled her sure-to-be controversial stance during a recent interview with the Independent. When asked if she thought this decision would ultimately tarnish …

Burger King, Heroin, and Solitaire Burger King, Heroin, and Solitaire

Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression. And what better way to wind-down the work …

Google: WSJ Readers Don’t Think We’re A Monopoly Google: WSJ Readers Don’t Think We’re A Monopoly

The Wall Street Journal recently ran an editorial from Nextag CEO Jeffrey Katz, slamming Google’s business practices, and calling Google a monopoly. Google followed up the article with its own official response. We weighed in on the topic here. The …

Mike Tyson’s Song To LeBron James Is Awfully Awesome Mike Tyson’s Song To LeBron James Is Awfully Awesome

Last night before the NBA Finals tipped, Jimmy Kimmel brought out Mike Tyson to sing a tribute song to LeBron James, and it’s about as incredible as you’d expect. Already known as supremely eloquent speaker, Tyson let the world know …

iOS 6 Jailbreak May Be Tougher Than Expected iOS 6 Jailbreak May Be Tougher Than Expected

Yesterday we told you that the beta version of iOS 6 fixed all the exploits that were used to jailbreak iOS 5.1, effectively killing the current jailbreak. While MuscleNerd was able to get his fourth-generation iPod Touch jailbroken, many things …

Lady Gaga: Bruised But Okay, She Tweets Lady Gaga: Bruised But Okay, She Tweets

Lady Gaga is so well known for sporting odd looks and insane makeup, sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real and what is just for show. She recently tweeted a picture of her injuries after an onstage accident, however, that …

Burger King Bacon Sundae: Twitter Reacts Burger King Bacon Sundae: Twitter Reacts
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Burger King’s bacon sundae doesn’t sound like something that is fit for human consumption. Although I’m a huge fan of bacon on just about anything, the idea of combining it with my dessert isn’t immediately appealing, though, apparently, there’s a …

LinkedIn All-Women Hackday Invite Requests End Soon LinkedIn All-Women Hackday Invite Requests End Soon

LinkedIn’s Hackdays are a fun monthly tradition that gives employees a break from the normal work routine, and where company engineers can team up to simply build something interesting. Sometimes the creative ideas that come from a Hackday are implemented …

Lindsay Lohan: Role With Porn Star Has Tongues Wagging Lindsay Lohan: Role With Porn Star Has Tongues Wagging

Lindsay Lohan is up for a role in a pretty controversial movie, and some say the part is just right for the girl who is always making headlines with her wild behavior and off-screen drama. Coming right after a wardrobe …

Alyson Hannigan: Baby Pic Premieres On Twitter Alyson Hannigan: Baby Pic Premieres On Twitter

Alyson Hannigan, “Buffy” alum and star of the enormously popular show “How I Met Your Mother”, welcomed daughter Keeva into the world on May 23rd, but just announced the birth on Tuesday. She also tweeted a photo of the baby …

Xbox 360 Spring System Updates Begin Rolling Out Xbox 360 Spring System Updates Begin Rolling Out

Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, Xbox LIVE’s director of programming, has announced that the spring update for Xbox 360 operating system software is beginning to roll out. A “few” players will receive the update this week and everyone else will have …

NBA Finals: Twitter Is Ready For Game 1 NBA Finals: Twitter Is Ready For Game 1

Yes, I know the NBA isn’t on NBC anymore, but that’s still the best NBA Finals Introduction theme of all time, so I’m using it. Problem? We’re a little over four hours until the Finals tip tonight, and one thing’s …

Dingos, Snooki, and JNCO Jeans Dingos, Snooki, and JNCO Jeans

Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression. And what better way to wind-down the work …

Trace Cyrus, Brenda Song, and Cutting: Twitter Reacts Trace Cyrus, Brenda Song, and Cutting: Twitter Reacts
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Trace Cyrus, who is probably better known to the world at-large as Miley Cyrus’ older brother, has two juicy news stories currently in circulation at the moment. The first has to do with his relationship with fiance Brenda Song, which …

Glenn Beck Signs $100 Million Deal: Twitter Reacts Glenn Beck Signs $100 Million Deal: Twitter Reacts

Glenn Beck has reportedly signed a $100 million deal with Premiere, a division of Clear Channel, which will syndicate his radio program for another five years. Additionally, the company will also sell advertisements for Beck’s multiple digital businesses, including TheBlaze.com, …

Tailor Your Twitter Trends To Fit Your Location Tailor Your Twitter Trends To Fit Your Location

Twitter trends are a big deal to many Twitter users, especially the tween users out there. #FollowMeJustinBieber hashtags aside, there is actually a lot more use to Twitter’s popular topics, especially when they apply to more pertinent events, be it …

Rihanna Body Double Allegations Cause a Stir on Twitter Rihanna Body Double Allegations Cause a Stir on Twitter

Rihanna, the popular singer who, according to Nielsen, is the top selling digital artist of all time, is a more than a little irritated by reports that she used a body double in her advertisement for Armani. The clip, which …

iOS 6 Kills Latest Absinthe Jailbreak iOS 6 Kills Latest Absinthe Jailbreak
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Well, if you didn’t know it was coming, you should have: it’s been confirmed that the current beta of iOS 6 eliminates the exploits used by pod2g and the rest of the Dev Team to jailbreak iOS 5.1.1. In other …

L.A. Kings Win the Stanley Cup – Twitter Reacts L.A. Kings Win the Stanley Cup – Twitter Reacts

The Los Angeles Kings started the championship series 3-0 and had two chances to put out the New Jersey Devils last week and failed on both occasions. But they never gave up, and yesterday they finally took the series and …

Joy Behar: Al Gore “Honored” To Have Her On Board Joy Behar: Al Gore “Honored” To Have Her On Board
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Former co-host of the estrogen-injected talk show “The View” Joy Behar is lining up a new job after her own show didn’t pan out. Former Vice President Al Gore has tapped Behar to host a new show on his network, …