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Push to repeal US Internet Gambling Ban, vote could happen in March

US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank is preparing…

Duncan Riley

Herion Addicted Aspiring Model Posts Suicide Note on Facebook

Paul Zolezzi, a 30 year old aspiring model with a heroin addiction…

Duncan Riley

That chair you are sitting on … it could kill you

In an accident that can only be described as a freak occurrence…

Steven Hodson

Digg Takes a Hit in Widget-Based Sharing

Note: Three days after the publication of this story, ShareThis informed us…

Bertel King, Jr

Holy Crap! Facebook and Twitter are Going to Give You Cancer!*

*If you believe everything you read Using Facebook is going to kill…

Bertel King, Jr

AdSense now lets you change your fonts

One of the main things about Google AdSense ads is that the…

Steven Hodson

How to lose friends and anger people the TechCrunch way

Chris Shipley, the extraordinarily hard working executive producer of the bi-annual DEMO…

Duncan Riley

Why the rest of us couldn’t care less if Hulu is pulled from Boxee

I finally have had a chance to play around with Boxee and…

Steven Hodson

ShareThis Launches New Enhanced Widget In Beta

ShareThis has launched a beta version of its new enhanced social bookmarking…

Bertel King, Jr

The Facebook shell game continues

Just a side note – I have been a little lapse in…

Steven Hodson

Outbrain gets a revenue model, and it’s rather clever

Outbrain has today launched its “Sponsored but Good” program, an advertising product…

Duncan Riley

Don’t be fooled: Facebook TOS still evil

Facebook has done a back flip of sorts, deciding to roll back…

Duncan Riley

Sending your business cards to the cloud

Business cards are a handy little item that have been a round…

Steven Hodson

Facebook – the sleight of hand shillster

I see that Facebook it taking a lot of well deserved flack…

Steven Hodson

CampusExplorer.com Secures $2.25 Million, Reports 2500 Percent Traffic Growth

College search portal CampusExplorer.com has snagged $2.25 million in fresh funding. The…

Bertel King, Jr

Liberty Media Keeps Sirius XM Out of Bankruptcy

Liberty Media ( LCAPA ) is investing $530 million in Sirius XM…

Bertel King, Jr

b5media abandons wide model in favor of uber blogs

Blog network b5media is today beginning the largest restructure in its 4…

Duncan Riley

Word of advice: get your blog content off Facebook ASAP

Changes to Facebook’s TOS have caused controversy online after rights to anything…

Duncan Riley

Victoria Police seeking to censor blogs, will Google be next?

Police in Victoria, Australia are seeking legal advice on having blogs that…

Duncan Riley

TwittyPic joins the I Can Has Cheezburger family

Not happy with having us rolling on the floor laughing at cute…

Steven Hodson

Could Facebook spend its way into oblivion

There is no denying the fact that Facebook is hot stuff. Figures…

Steven Hodson

Jane Fonda Gets Into Social Media

Actress Jane Fonda is getting into the world of social media with…

Bertel King, Jr

Did Adobe snub Apple with Flash 10, Palm Pre, and Dev Fund announcements?

Just now Adobe announced lots of mobile phone news. More on that…

Duncan Riley

Get your Twitter address tattooed on Drew Olanoff

Community Manager / Evangelist at Strands Drew Olanoff likes his tats, and…

Duncan Riley

Twitter’s business model – one big focus group

Much has been made about how Twitter keeps getting money handed to…

Steven Hodson

When to quit your blog, and things you can do to try and save it

Running a blog can be highly rewarding, but not every blog is…

Duncan Riley

Is Twitter experimenting with Ajax?

There seems to be an increasing number of reports that Twitter is…

Steven Hodson

Google wants to save content producers from malvertisements

Malvertisements you ask, while shaking your head – what the hell are…

Steven Hodson

We were wrong. Twitter took $35m, not $25m. What recession?

Back in January we reported on rumors that Twitter had raised a…

Duncan Riley

U.S. Government Updates Internet Privacy Guidelines — Is It Enough?

The U.S. government has updated its list of “recommendations” for how online…

Bertel King, Jr

Why is MC Hammer Suddenly All Over Social Media?

Here I thought MC Hammer was limited to VH1 reality-style shows these…

Bertel King, Jr

Microsoft to open retail stores [Bad Ideas]

The one thing that you’ve always been able to say about Apple…

Steven Hodson

Microsoft offers $250,000 reward over Conficker Worm

Apparently taking out the French Airforce was a step to far ,…

Duncan Riley