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4channers Go After PayPal, Swiss Bank in Defense of Wikileaks

Click here to read 4channers Go After PayPal, Swiss Bank in Defense of Wikileaks
4chan-affiliated hacker group Anonymous has declared war on enemies of secret-sharing site Wikileaks. Internet war! Their first targets: PayPal, which won't facilitate donations to Wikileaks, and PostFinance, the Swiss bank that froze founder Julian Assange's accounts. So far, they're one-for-two. More »
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By Max Read
#thingsweactuallylike Click here to read Lazy—But Thoughtful—Gifts for Christmas

Lazy—But Thoughtful—Gifts for Christmas

Some people are awesome at picking just the right gifts for friends and loved ones. Others just suck at presents. For the latter group, Brooklyn e-tailer Etsy invented a brilliant mashup of Facebook and the twee crafts it sells. More »
12/07/10
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By Ryan Tate
#roundup Click here to read Julian Assange To Turn Himself In To Police

Julian Assange To Turn Himself In To Police

The founder of Wikileaks said he'd voluntarily meet with police in London on Swedish sexual assault charges. In the meantime he's raising bail money. Also, Columbia University disowned some anti-Wikileaks statements and AP will stop calling Wikileaks "whistle blowers." More »
12/06/10
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By Ryan Tate
#mediawars Click here to read Google Is Selling E-Books Now

Google Is Selling E-Books Now

Google launched its e-bookstore today. The 300,000 titles — about half as many as available for the Amazon Kindle, but probably way more than Apple's iBookstore — will work on iPads, iPhones, Android phones and Google's web-based reader. More »
12/06/10
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By Ryan Tate
#update

Individual Tumblrs have reappeared, but the Tumblr home page and dashboards are still down. The nightmare is nearly over. Comment »

12/06/10
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#outages Click here to read Tumblr Apocalypse Never Ends

Tumblr Apocalypse Never Ends

Nineteen hours and counting, and the microblogging service Tumblr is still down. Will the hive of blogger one upsmanship return before Brooklyn is reduced to flames and online writers start turning on their cats? More »
12/06/10
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By Ryan Tate
#sigh Click here to read Moments in Idiocy: Are Pedophiles Behind the Cartoon Character Facebook Campaign?

Moments in Idiocy: Are Pedophiles Behind the Cartoon Character Facebook Campaign?

This weekend, we all eradicated child abuse by changing our Facebook profile pictures to cartoon characters. Or did we? According to the stupidest rumor I have ever heard, pedophiles are behind the useless campaign, for some idiotic made-up reason. More »
12/06/10
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By Max Read
#outages

Tumblr has been down for about two hours. Read the shattered tweets of Tumblr users here. Comment »

12/05/10
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#redesigns Click here to read Here's Facebook's New Profile Page (Updated)

Here's Facebook's New Profile Page (Updated)

Mark Zuckerberg will be unveiling a redesigned Facebook profile page on 60 minutes tonight. Here's a screencap from the episode's preview so you can get a head start on complaining about it. Hm, the poke button moved a little! More »
12/05/10
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By Adrian Chen
#cyberbullying Click here to read It's Easier Than Ever to Spy On Your Kids

It's Easier Than Ever to Spy On Your Kids

What the hell are our tweens doing on their little computer phones and Facebooks? Surely they aren't simply changing their avatars to cartoon characters all day. They're being bullied, and bullying. Luckily it's easy to see everything they do online. More »
12/05/10
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By Adrian Chen
#video Click here to read Guy Needs Stitches After Smartphone Explodes In His Ear

Guy Needs Stitches After Smartphone Explodes In His Ear

Texas resident Aron Embry was talking on his Droid 2 smartphone when he heard a pop. He claims the phone had exploded in his ear. Embry was rushed to the hospital, where he got 4 stitches. More »
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#trends Click here to read Facebook Users Defeat All Child Abuse by Changing Their Profile Pictures

Facebook Users Defeat All Child Abuse by Changing Their Profile Pictures

When Facebook users put their mind to it, they can do anything: Now they've banded together to defeat child abuse once and for all. By changing their profile pictures to 90s and 80s cartoon characters! More »
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#outages Click here to read Library of Congress Is Latest Government Institution to Block Wikileaks

Library of Congress Is Latest Government Institution to Block Wikileaks

The Library of Congress has blocked access to the Wikileaks site on its staff computers and on the wireless network that visitors use, two sources tell TPM. More »
12/03/10
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By TPM
#spam Click here to read 23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Responsible Was for One-Third of Global Spam

23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Responsible Was for One-Third of Global Spam

Last month, Russia was the No. 1 source of spam in the world. It's probably because of Oleg Nikolaenko, a 23-year-old who was recently arrested for flooding the world with 10 billion spam emails a day. More »
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#television Click here to read Foursquare Television Series Coming Soon

Foursquare Television Series Coming Soon

A production company is working with location-sharing service Foursquare to develop a reality show where Foursquare is "meaningfully integrated" into the action. How about a show where celebrities check-in somewhere then audience members race to punch them in the face.
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#outages Click here to read Wikileaks' Domain Gets 'Killed'

Wikileaks' Domain Gets 'Killed'

After getting dropped by Amazon's web hosting service yesterday, Wikileak was booted today from its Domain Name Service provider. Now Wikileaks is down again, and effectively homeless. More »
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#privacy Click here to read Google Pays Couple $1 for Street View Trespassing

Google Pays Couple $1 for Street View Trespassing

In 2008, Pennsylvania couple Aaron and Christine Boring sued Google after a Street View car took pictures of their house. Now, they've been awarded $1 and Google is officially labeled a trespasser. More »
12/03/10
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By Adrian Chen
#exclusive

Rent Mark Zuckerberg's House!

Looks like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has moved out of his Palo Alto rental. A tipster emailed us the listing for the 26-year-old billionaire's former digs—$7,850 a month for a "gorgeous" four-bedroom with "charm and functionality." More »
12/02/10
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By Max Read
#breaking Click here to read Barry Diller Steps Down as Head of IAC

Barry Diller Steps Down as Head of IAC

Barry Diller—a man who seemed positioned to reign opulently over his IAC media empire for years to come—announced this morning that he's stepping down as CEO of IAC. More »
12/02/10
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By Hamilton Nolan
#theinternet Click here to read Don't Try Trolling Your Way to the Top of Google

Don't Try Trolling Your Way to the Top of Google

Last weekend we marveled at the story of the trollish business owner who claimed that being awful to his customers helped his Google results by getting them to bash him in customer reviews. Google says you can't do this anymore. More »
12/01/10
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By Adrian Chen
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