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More big tech names join the fight for transparency

The big players stepped up early on because they were expected to. Now, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook will be joined by Foursquare, Twilio, and Automattic in the fight against secret...

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Obamacare price comparison site gets mixed reviews

There are some good things about the website that is currently off the radar, politically speaking, but that may be a central point of attack in the coming weeks. Then...

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Generation Touch is now a thing

I remember when Generation X was just getting started. Things were simpler back then. Now, two (or three, depending on who you ask) generations later, the newest group of wild...

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Beware of JustFab

Consumer alerts are too common on the internet to take any of them seriously. They're usually just marketing techniques. For the real stuff, head over to sites like Reddit, Hacker...

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Facebook shares little about their second run at a mobile ad network

The first time Facebook took a shot at mobile advertising a year ago, it lasted three months. Now, they're taking another shot at the lucrative market but they're not saying...

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Email username recycling causes stir for Yahoo, so they’re offering a ‘Not My Email’ button

If you lost your email address on Yahoo from lack of use, don't worry. All you need to do is trust that the new person controlling your old email address...

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StumbleUpon enters the M and A game with purchase of 5by

You're not a real tech company until you buy another tech company. That may or may not be true, but StumbleUpon has entered that arena with their first acquisition. Content...

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YouTube finally made their comment system awesome

For the last decade, we've had to endure the worst comments of the internet on YouTube. It's so bad that it's now an insult to ask, "Do you normally comment...

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Pinterest wants to expand beyond pictures, enter article bookmarking realm

It was bound to happen. Those who have been in social media for a while know that niche sites rarely stay within their initial scope. Flickr and YouTube are the...

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Facebook makes payments easier with new partnerships

PayPal, Stripe, and Braintree are now "in" as Facebook Autofill payment options on apps. This is great news for those companies... for now. Many expect that Facebook will remove the...

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Apple has a 9 million unit opening weekend, nearly double last year’s launch

It could be the launch of two new phones instead of one. It could be the excitement over the new features. It could be better marketing. For whatever reason, they...

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Mozilla continues mobile push with Firefox for Windows 8 tablets

It took long enough. Now, we finally get to take a peek at the Firefox for Windows 8 tablets. Mozilla’s long-delayed Firefox for Windows 8 tablets has finally made its...

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