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  This year's flu season wasn't as bad as Google said

  By Amar Toor on February 15, 2013 04:10 am + 18 comments

  When Google Flu Trends launched in 2008, it was seen as a groundbreaking, and potentially more Continue reading…

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  Time Warner Cable brings on-demand programming to TWC TV website

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 8, 2013 09:50 am + 5 comments

  Time Warner Cable has added on-demand content to its PC and Mac web application, TWC TV. With Continue reading…

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  Spotify app turns song titles into Valentine's Day poetry

  By Amar Toor on February 8, 2013 05:52 am + 6 comments

  Valentine's Day is fast approaching, which means it's time to start writing poetry and compiling Continue reading…

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  Facebook says it will be more transparent about tracking users, but critics aren't satisfied

  By Amar Toor on February 5, 2013 05:45 am + 25 comments

  Facebook this week said it will be more transparent about the way it delivers targeted advertising, Continue reading…

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  Learn the basics of typography with 'Type Fun01'

  By Amar Toor on February 2, 2013 10:51 am + 11 comments

  Type Fun01 is a new site designed to introduce the basics of typography in a "fun and engaging" way. Continue reading…

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  Creepstreams: an interactive map of insecure webcam feeds (update)

  By Amar Toor on January 22, 2013 06:20 am + 54 comments

  Message boards on Reddit and 4chan were ablaze last January over a freshly exposed vulnerability in Continue reading…

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  Anonymous keeps Westboro Baptist Church from picketing Aaron Swartz funeral

  By Amar Toor on January 16, 2013 06:44 am + 102 comments

  The Westboro Baptist Church had plans to stage a protest at the funeral of revered online activist Continue reading…

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  The genesis of Facebook's Graph Search

  By Bryan Bishop on January 15, 2013 04:04 pm + 11 comments

  This morning Facebook announced its latest salvo in the battle for web dominance: Graph Search. Continue reading…

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  Facebook highlights Bing partnership as part of Graph Search

  By Bryan Bishop on January 15, 2013 01:48 pm + 175 comments

  Mark Zuckerberg took time out of this morning's presentation to highlight one Graph Search partner Continue reading…

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  BitTorrent releases Surf, an in-browser torrent client for Chrome

  By Ben Kersey on January 11, 2013 10:17 am + 67 comments

  BitTorrent Inc is still determined to bring its file sharing protocol to the masses for legitimate Continue reading…