Facebook is spending a not-inconsiderable sum of money to make clicking the site’s “Like” button a protected form of speech. So much so that they’ve appealed a ruling against the concept and are currently making arguments in front of a federal appeals court. But why is Facebook, a company that regularly engages in actions that border on privacy supervillainy, suddenly so dedicated to free speech? Read the rest of this entry »
This stock photo might be the album cover.
You mostly remember Andrew Mason, if at all, for being fired from Groupon. To Mason’s credit, he was honest about his failings and didn’t try to run some line of B.S. about it. And he showed a considerable sense of humor, something we’re kind of hoping extends to the album he’s just announced. Read the rest of this entry »
So there’s apparently this nifty site kids are using these days called Tumblr. It can’t be that great if they can’t even spell the word right, am I right? Well, the big wigs at Yahoo are desperately trying to dump their money into some venue to jumpstart their brand and it looks like Tumblr may be just the ticket. But according to GigaOM, those greedy bastards at Facebook also want in. Read the rest of this entry »
Bitcoin is a fascinating experiment, albeit one that has a lot of volatility and one that attracts the attention of extremely unsavory characters as well as Internet libertarians. But the currency is currently dealing with a fairly important setback in the form of a major exchange, Mt. Gox, being in serious trouble with the US Government. Here’s what’s going on, and why. Read the rest of this entry »
Most of the time, corporate announcements are boring. Slight changes are made to products, buzzwords are mouthed, people walk away mildly informed.
Google, on the other hand, apparently felt the need to drop some bombs, because they did. Read the rest of this entry »
We’d use another gesture, but this is a family website.
Watching a grown man become slowly more enraged and infuriated over a relatively minor annoyance is always funny. But one Australian has turned it into an art form with ‘I Don’t Want Your F***ing App’. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotify has had no shortage of bad news recently. But this probably ranks up there: Google has apparently had a breakthrough with two more major music labels to launch the music streaming services it has planned. Read the rest of this entry »
Hey, remember when Facebook made a version of Android, and the only good thing about it was the lockscreen? We’re reminding you because we know you promptly forgot about it. We’ve seen the sales figures that prove it. Read the rest of this entry »
Pictured: A far more reliable doctor.
Deborah Tagle clearly does not trust hospitals. Or maybe she was trying to avoid taking her son, newly shot in an accident by a friend, to the hospital by any means necessary. Either way, she decided to consult WebMD for gunshot wounds. We’re guessing Yahoo! Answers wasn’t quick enough on the draw for her, and Metafilter was too snooty. Read the rest of this entry »
