Web & Social Archive

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  'Tumblr is David, and David is Tumblr:' the man behind Yahoo's new blogging platform

  By Adi Robertson on May 21, 2013 10:08 am + 19 comments

  At age 20, high-school dropout and startup industry veteran David Karp co-founded Tumblr, the now Continue reading…

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  Google planning to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 21, 2013 09:39 am + 83 comments

  Clues that Google is planning to bring elements of Chrome OS to its browser for Windows, Mac, and Continue reading…

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  NewsBlur, flush with Google Reader refugees, rolls out redesign

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 21, 2013 09:00 am + 59 comments

  The independent RSS reader NewsBlur, popular with power users, is getting a major facelift two Continue reading…

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  Amazon's cloud services cleared for US government use

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 21, 2013 04:13 am + 9 comments

  Amazon's Cloud services are now approved for government use in the US. The Department of Health and Continue reading…

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  US shuts down Guantanamo Wi-Fi in response to Anonymous threats

  By Amar Toor on May 21, 2013 03:08 am + 34 comments

  The US military has shut down Wi-Fi access at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, after receiving Continue reading…

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  Spotify launches Top 50 streaming charts

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 21, 2013 02:30 am + 30 comments

  A year ago, Billboard announced that it would start including Spotify data in its Hot 100 charts, Continue reading…

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  New York City issues $2,400 fine for renting on Airbnb, but the law is still unclear

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 20, 2013 08:57 pm + 46 comments

  Nigel Warren, the New York tenant who ended up in trouble with the city after renting his room out Continue reading…

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  Yahoo revitalizes Flickr with huge images, sharing, and a terabyte of free space (hands-on)

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 20, 2013 07:00 pm + 112 comments

  Yahoo has just taken the wraps off a major update to Flickr, it's long-suffering photo service, and Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  Yahoo redesigns Flickr for the web (photos)

  on May 20, 2013 06:18 pm

  Photos of the completely redesigned Flickr, unveiled at Yahoo's May 20th press event. Continue reading…

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  Yahoo won't restrict porn on Tumblr

  By T.C. Sottek on May 20, 2013 06:01 pm + 61 comments

  During Yahoo's Flickr press event this evening, CEO Marissa Mayer responded to a question about Continue reading…