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Friends, Prostitutes Comingle on Social Networks
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the policing of the new red-light district. More »
MarketWatch - Thu, May 16, 2013 8:45 AM EDTNew App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto and More by Scanning Your Shopping …
Buycott shows you a product's corporate family tree while you shop. In her keynote speech at last year's annual Netroots Nation gathering, Darcy Burner pitched a seemingly simple idea to the thousands ... More »
Forbes - Tue, May 14, 2013 8:57 AM EDTHow to Stop the FBI from Reading Your Email
Despite the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unlawful searches, federal agencies do not necessarily need a warrant to read emails older than six months. More »
MarketWatch - Tue, May 14, 2013 8:47 AM EDT
Brain, Interrupted
Does distraction matter — do interruptions make us dumber? More »
New York Times - Tue, May 7, 2013 6:17 PM EDTGoogle Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out
The wearable computer is prompting questions of whether it will distract drivers, upend relationships and strip people of what little privacy they still have in public. More »
New York Times - Tue, May 7, 2013 1:50 PM EDTAirlines want you off Expedia, Orbitz
Airline carriers lure travelers away from travel sites with new perks. More »
MarketWatch - Mon, May 6, 2013 1:36 PM EDTWhat 13 Popular Websites Used to Look Like
Here are some of the earliest versions of a few of the most visited websites today. Web design has come a long way. More »
Business Insider - Fri, May 3, 2013 10:55 AM EDTKroger's New Weapon: Infrared Cameras
Infrared vision helps Kroger reduce wait times to 26 seconds, while Wal-Mart experiments with bar-code apps. More »
The Wall Street Journal - Thu, May 2, 2013 10:33 AM EDTWhy Aren't Smartphones Making Us More Productive?
Imagine you woke up each morning, strapped a keyboard, monitor, Wi-Fi receiver, desktop computer, camera and stereo to your body, and ventured clumsily out the door. About 100 million smartphones have ... More »
The Wall Street Journal - Wed, May 1, 2013 12:27 PM EDTHere Is Martha Stewart's New Match.com Profile
She received more than 1,000 requests within a couple of hours of signing up. More »
Business Insider - Wed, May 1, 2013 12:23 PM EDTIs Zach Braff ruining Kickstarter?
Actor and writer Zach Braff has raised an eye-popping $1.5 million for his 2-day-old Kickstarter campaign, which asks for crowdsource-backed funding for a creative project. More »
Yahoo! Finance - Thu, Apr 25, 2013 6:43 PM EDTGalaxy S 4 Is a Good, but Not a Great, Step Up
Overall, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 isn't a game-changer. More »
The Wall Street Journal - Wed, Apr 24, 2013 11:15 AM EDT