Internet
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Why the NFL on Facebook wasn't going to work
Apr 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Facebook reportedly withdrew a bid to carry Thursday NFL games, apparently because the way it would have had to handle commercials didn't work for the social media netwo...
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Is it 'Internet' or 'internet?' The Internet can't agree
Apr 08, 2016 11:00 pm - In the summer, the “Internet” will become the “internet,” at least according to The Associated Press's widely-followed stylebook. The change was announced over the weeke...
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App reviews: Plant Nanny, Wahoo 7
Apr 03, 2016 7:39 am - Staying hydrated can sometimes feel like a chore. Plant Nanny tries to turn it into a game. This app helps you stay hydrated by using an adorable cartoon plant as extra ...
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How we're unwittingly letting robots censor the Web
Apr 02, 2016 7:41 am - YouTube is infamously circumspect about these sorts of things, so Mike Michaud can't prove his suspicions for certain. But the chief executive of the Web entertainment e...
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Nintendo's first smartphone-based game is here
Apr 02, 2016 7:36 am - Nintendo announced this week that it will release its first smartphone-based game in the United States on Thursday. Well, sort of a game. "Miitomo" is more of a social n...
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Review: Craftsy app takes the cake
Apr 02, 2016 7:34 am - Take the best college teacher you had, make 600 copies, Mod Podge in a little Martha Stewart, brush on some Etsy and allow the layers to set. The result would look somet...
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Apple waves the civil liberties flag - but for how long?
Mar 26, 2016 7:39 am - Here's a quiz I often give my business and engineering graduate students: If a website limits the topics that can be discussed, or decides who is allowed to post, or eve...
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Vice's new cable network is more popular on YouTube than on TV
Mar 26, 2016 7:38 am - In the weeks since the Viceland channel premiered on cable and satellite TV systems, the majority of viewers have actually been watching its programming elsewhere: onlin...
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This is how the upcoming Pokemon app will work
Mar 26, 2016 7:33 am - The creators of an upcoming Pokemon smartphone game have announced new details about how the app will work, revealing some interesting ideas about how to bring the class...
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The most hated person on the Internet today is someone you've never heard of
Mar 26, 2016 7:00 am - When Megan Harris decided to vent her frustration on Facebook, she had no idea where it would go. She just knew she was bothered by a saleswoman who she felt had insulte...