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Webby Awards Livestream on May 21st – See all the Nominees
The Webby Awards is pretty much the Oscars for the internet. Which would make this year’s Webby host Patton Oswalt some sort of cyber-Billy Crystal.
So who or what is going to be the Webby’s version of Angelina Jolie’s leg? Well, for that you will have to stream the event live at 5:30 PM on Monday, May 21st.
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Get the App That’ll Destroy Your Perverted Cell Phone Pics
Maybe just once or twice you’ve felt the need to send the kind of photo to someone that would completely humiliate you if anyone else saw it. We admit that it can be fun and exciting with the right person but what happens when that person is no longer the right person? What about those “fun” photos then?
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New Jersey Town Raises a Ruckus for Ticketing Pedestrians Who Text or Talk on the Phone [VIDEO]
You’ve probably seen the countless YouTube videos of people so transfixed by their mobile phones that they walk into inanimate objects or fall into fountains.
And while it’s easy to laugh at such incidents, the truth is that distracted pedestrians can cause serious harm to themselves or other people — and now one New Jersey town is taking a stand.
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Would You Pay to Promote Your Facebook Posts? – Dollars and Sense
Posting a Facebook update and making sure it gets the maximum exposure could soon be as simple as opening your wallet, if you can believe it. The social media giant is rolling out a new program that will allow its members to pay a small fee to highlight or promote their posts.
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‘NearBeer’ Mobile App Review
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No ID? No Problem – Bouncers Turn to Facebook for Age Verification
If you’ve ever been to a bar, you’ve likely had a bouncer check your ID to be sure you’re old enough to drink. But since IDs can be faked, some bouncers in the UK have a new screening method: they’re checking your Facebook account, too.
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Has the Internet Had a Positive Effect On Culture? — Survey of the Day
If you are reading this, you are on the internet. The World Wide Web went commercial about 1990, and over the last couple decades it’s come to completely change the way we communicate and get information.
But is it a change for the better?
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How Much Will It Cost to Get Your Own Wikipedia Page?
Wikipedia may be the “free” online encyclopedia, but if you want your very own factual and well-written entry, it’s gonna cost you. Record producer Erez Safer and filmmaker Aaron Wertheimer have launched their own business which will write, research and post Wiki entries — at a cost.
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Real Star Trek Phaser that works! [VIDEO]
April 29, 2012 Growing up I was a huge fan of Star Trek! Seriously!
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EA Tells Gus To Get Off The ‘Madden’ Bus, ’13′s Announcers Will Be Wonder-Phil
We like to knock EA Sports for releasing the same games year after year, so it’s only fair to give up some props when the developer recognizes a major problem and makes a wholesale change. While Cris Collinsworth and Gus Johnson are two of the best football broadcasters out there, they were boring and inconsistent in the recent Madden games
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Calvin Johnson is ‘Madden NFL 13′ Cover Boy — Pray For Him
Calvin Johnson did the impossible last season, racking up 1,681 yards, 16 touchdowns and the first playoff appearance for the Detroit Lions since leather helmets went out of style. His reward for those accomplishments is the devilish curse brought on by the Madden NFL cover. Ask Peyton Hillis how last year’s cover appearance worked out for him.