Facebook's Success: Real Names Only
Facebook, which filed for an IPO this week, says it has been a success largely because it requires people to use their real names online and thus be more civil to each other. No anonymous flaming allowed. Can it last?
  Family Billed $11K for Streaming Movies
When the Gibsons of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, in Canada, returned home from a family vacation in Arizona, they found a $10,600 bill from their Internet provider – all because they had let their children stream movies on Netflix without realizing there would be roaming charges. “The kids were getting...
Watch: Artist Tells Proposal Tale Through Legos
Walter Thompson re-enacts love story with stop-motion.
Suicidal Comet Lives!
Comet Lovejoy, plunging toward the sun as NASA spacecraft watched, was expected to be vaporized by the sun's heat. Instead it survived, missing the sun by less than 90,000 miles. It was observed this morning heading back into deep space.
Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world
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Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. Facebook will release more user data: lobby group
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Reuters - U.S. social media network Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group lobbying for respect of privacy laws said on Tuesday.
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