Web & Social Archive

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  Google's World Wonders project expands on its Street View tours of special places

  By T.C. Sottek on May 31, 2012 01:33 pm + 4 comments

  Google has been taking Street View off-road for some time — offering users effortless glimpses Continue reading…

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  HyperCard, precursor to the internet as we know it, turns 25

  By Kimber Streams on May 31, 2012 01:28 pm + 19 comments

  In preparation for HyperCard's 25th birthday this August, Matthew Lasar over at Ars Technica has a Continue reading…

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  Meshu maps Foursquare check-ins or other locations as jewelry

  By Adi Robertson on May 31, 2012 11:27 am + 3 comments

  As most internet users have probably learned right now, representations of data can be incredibly Continue reading…

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  The reblogging of 17th-century Londoner Samuel Pepys' diary concludes today

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 31, 2012 11:09 am + 3 comments

  One of the more unique sites on the internet is getting ready to post its final update. Since 2003, Continue reading…

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  Diffbot raises $2 million to help apps understand the open, unstructured web

  By Ben Popper on May 31, 2012 10:27 am + 18 comments

  Diffbot is a machine learning system that can read any web page and extract useful, structured data Continue reading…

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  Virgin Media's London Underground Wi-Fi service is now operational

  By Tom Warren on May 31, 2012 06:49 am + 15 comments

  Virgin Media appears to be ready to offer its London Underground Wi-Fi service shortly. A tweet from Continue reading…

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  Reddit co-founder's rise to the top of the internet, in his own words

  By Sam Byford on May 31, 2012 04:59 am + 19 comments

  Reddit now seems like an integral part of the internet's fabric, from making accidental Hollywood Continue reading…

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  Google adopts paid inclusion model for hotel and flight search results

  By Andrew Webster on May 31, 2012 01:53 am + 22 comments

  Google has long been against paid inclusion, the practice of charging companies to be included in Continue reading…

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  Facebook fan pages see drop in Google and Bing traffic following 'Search, plus Your World' launch

  By Amar Toor on May 31, 2012 01:08 am + 24 comments

  When Google launched its "Search, plus Your World" (SPYW) feature back in January, there were some c Continue reading…

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  Yearly internet usage to hit 1.3 trillion gigabytes in 2016, predicts Cisco

  By Bryan Bishop on May 30, 2012 09:17 pm + 14 comments

  It's no great secret that our internet use is on a dramatic upswing, but Cisco has released some Continue reading…