Internet
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Inside Democrat Facebook's vicious civil war
May 07, 2016 6:43 am - Members of Bernie Sanders' Facebook army have learned to be cautious. Spies hide around every corner; infiltrators lurk behind even the friendliest friend requests. Acco...
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Radiohead tried (and failed) to erase itself from the Internet
May 07, 2016 6:00 am - In the course of a single afternoon, Radiohead did what many of us have fantasized about for ages: evanesced from the Internet, leaving nothing but confused fans and emp...
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It's not just Snapchat's Bob Marley lens: Every face-swap app has a 'blackface' option
Apr 23, 2016 5:33 am - Wednesday, Snapchat launched an arguably racist Bob Marley filter that's making lots of people on the Internet mad. In a nutshell, the feature lets you wear Marley's fac...
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Prince had a complicated relationship with the Internet
Apr 23, 2016 5:33 am - People tend to look at a couple of things when considering what relationship Prince, who died Thursday, had with the Internet: His 2010 declaration that the "Internet's ...
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App reviews: Google Arts and Culture, Weather Way
Apr 16, 2016 7:06 am - Field trips were some of the best parts of being in school - taking little breaks away from the daily grind to explore something or somewhere outside of your everyday ex...
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Facebook bots are a tough sell after Microsoft Tay's racist tirade
Apr 16, 2016 7:04 am - As more than 2,500 coders and corporate-brand caretakers gather this week to hear what's in store for the future of Facebook, the buzzword of the company's event will be...
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Facebook is trying to get its users to share more about their personal lives
Apr 16, 2016 7:02 am - Facebook, like an old "friend" from high school who wants to get coffee and catch up some time, wishes it knew more about your personal life. At least, that's according ...
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How Facebook is slowly eating the rest of the Internet
Apr 16, 2016 7:01 am - You can now stream live to Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know it's a big deal. But Facebook's latest feature is more than just the ability to post live vide...
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Facebook is helping the blind 'see' pictures their friends share online
Apr 09, 2016 7:36 am - Matt King sat down one Saturday morning six years ago with what seemed like a simple mission: He wanted to add a few friends on Facebook. "I eventually accomplished my g...
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'Catastrophe' and the case for short television seasonsApr 09, 2016 7:14 am - Even critics who write about nothing BUT television seem to feel overwhelmed by the Peak TV era, so as a critic who also writes about movies, books, music and the state ...