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Website Full Of Products You Didn’t Realize You Needed
There’s nothing worse than seeing an awesome Kickstarter project that you failed to fund.
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The Line Between Being Popular and Being Narcissistic is . . . 800 Facebook Friends
March 20, 2012
Apparently, you can use Facebook to tell if someone's popular . . . or a self-absorbed, self-righteous narcissist. Just check if they have more than 800 Facebook friends.
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You Spend Two Full Months a Year Watching TV
March 16, 2012 It's not exactly breaking news to say people watch a lot of TV. And with new technology, we don't watch less TV . . . we watch the same amount of TV, and then we watch MORE TV on our computers and iPads.
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Website Helps Re-Connect With Your Ex To Find Out How You Screwed Up
WotWhatWrong.com is a new website that claims to help people find out the reasons behind their failed relationships, as it’s developers put it, “in a socially acceptable way.”
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Apple Unveils the New iPad — What Will It Do?
While Wednesday’s roll-out of the new generation of Apple’s iPad didn’t have quite the fanfare of prior events helmed by the company’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, that doesn’t mean people weren’t paying attention.
Here’s a quick rundown of the announcement.
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Find Girl Scout Cookies in Twin Falls on Your Smartphone
March 6, 2012 I'm about to gain five pounds. Katie with the Girl Scouts was just in our studio to remind us that the window on cookie orders is about to close. Even though there are sales going on everywhere, I suppose it is possible to miss one if you're not looking.
Behold, the Cookie Loc
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Twitter Is Selling Your Tweets and You Don’t Get a Dime
You may not be able to search for your own Tweets on Twitter after a week, but a marketing research company in the UK can now search all the Tweets Tweeted since January of 2010. This is possible because Twitter just sold Datasift the right to sort through them.
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You Can Soon Stream ‘The Artist’ and Other Oscar Contenders on Netflix
Netflix has certainly had its share of woes over the past year, but it recently scored a big victory by signing an exclusive deal with The Weinstein Company — a deal that will allow Netflix to stream flicks from the movie powerhouse well before pay cable networks get their hands on them.
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Nephew Sues Uncle for Posting Embarrassing Photo on Facebook
Family dinners for one Minnesota clan probably got a lot more uncomfortable after an uncle was sued for posting embarrassing photos of his nephew on Facebook. Unfortunately for the embarrassed nephew, it seems that a district court says the lawsuit has no merit.
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Angry Birds Space Will Have You Squashing Pigs ‘Star Trek’ Style
Last week Angry Birds invaded Facebook, and next month the sling-shot strategy game will be headed to the final frontier. Yup, it’s Angry Birds Space.
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Top 10 Cities Where People are Getting Engaged
February 15, 2012
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Cut The Cable (And You Can Too)
February 13, 2012 How many times have you been sitting in front of the television and flipping through your 200+ channels only to remark "there's nothing on?" I hate that. There's nothing worse than having all of those channels and not being able to find anything to watch. It's a waste of time and money.
So I cut the cord. Not literally, but I did have a friend once who was so perturbed at his cable service that he actually ripped the coaxial cable out of the wall and cut it. That's a little extreme in my book, but I did find a way to stop paying for cable and switch over to a digital alternative for just $7.99 a month. You can too.