May 2012
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Want to know when items you pin on Pinterest go on...
Now you can — up to a point — thanks to a new feature launched this week at a site called Lyst.
Lyst, a London-based startup, is a little like Pinterest. The site invites you to follow designers, stores, bloggers and your friends, from which it creates a feed of clothing and accessories you can add to your own “lyst.”
If an item on your lyst is discounted, you’ll be notified by email.
Now, if...
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Facebook Releases Instagram Clone
Less than two months after announcing its plans to acquire photo app company Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook has released an iOS app that looks and functions almost identically to Instagram’s.
Facebook Camera, which is now available in the App Store for free, sincerely improves upon the photo capabilities offered by Facebook’s primary app for iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Like Instagram,...
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‘Thank You Facebook’ Song Will Change Your Life...
Some people don’t just ‘like’ Facebook, they love it.
Deborah Torres Patel, Gianluca Verrengia, and Jeffery Anaba — the creators of the above videos — are clearly in the ‘love’ column. Naturally, they’ve even made a Facebook page to show it.
If you ever wondered what a Facebook IPO theme song would sound like, chances are you didn’t expect it ringing to a similar tune as the Golden Girls, with...
Europe to Google: Stop Being Evil … or Else
The European Commission is giving Google a “matter of weeks” to settle an ongoing antitrust case by changing several of its business practices which some say have given the company an unfair monopolistic advantage on the web.
If Google refuses to comply, the Commission could slap Google with antitrust charges and, eventually, fines.
“Today I’m giving Google an opportunity to offer remedies to...
Anonymous Hackers Claim to Take Down Chicago...
he Chicago Police Department website is down, and “hactivists” from the group Anonymous are taking credit. It’s part of a protest in Chicago against the NATO summit, where U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with world leaders.
Activists are protesting NATO’s policies, holding signs such as “War (equals) Debt,” and “NATO, Go Home.” Members of the hacker group Anonymous, calling themselves...
Sunday Solar Eclipse: How to Safely Photograph the...
On Sunday, May 20, the western half of the United States will be treated to a spectacular solar eclipse as the sun sets in the western sky.
The so-called “ring of fire” will last four and a half minutes as the moon blocks the sun will be visible to observers along a narrow track that stretches from Northern California to the Texas Panhandle.
The last time an annular eclipse was widely visible...
6 Reasons Why the Facebook IPO Fell Flat
Well, that was anticlimactic.
After all the hullabaloo about Facebook’s IPO, this is how it ends, with a mere $0.23 jump in share price? That kind of movement is what happens after Procter & Gamble announces a more absorbent type of Pampers.
Yet it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Facebook’s opening day on the NASDAQ had all the excitement of a Matlockrerun. While no one knows...
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Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund...
Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest’s third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site’s valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion.
AllThingsD reports that Japanese commerce giant Raukten is leading the round with a $50 million investment. Ben...
Google Search Just Got 1,000 Times Smarter
The Google Search of the future is here. Now. Today. The long-talked-about semantic web — Google prefers “Knowledge Graph” — is rolling out across all Google Search tools, and our most fundamental online task may never be the same again.
Starting today, a vast portion of Google Search results will work with you to intuit what you really meant by that search entry. Type in an ambiguous query...
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The Beginner’s Guide to Facebook

Against all odds, you likely know someone who still hasn’t succumbed to the lure of Facebook. Maybe you’re a beginner yourself. Or perhaps you just haven’t had the gosh darn time to explore every last corner of the world’s most expansive social network.
Below, we offer a refresher course for those eager to learn more about the basics of Facebook. Let’s take a social stroll through the...
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Cost of a Cyberattack: $100,000 Per Hour for Some...
If your business has ever been targeted by a cyberattack, you’re not alone: more than 300 businesses reported being the target of such an attack, according to a new study.
