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  • #conspiracytheories

    Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an open letter to his 350+ million users; you probably saw it this morning when logging in. Facebook will kill regional networks like "New York." Why? To trick you. More »
  • #thewaywelivenow

    Groom Tweets, Changes Facebook Relationship Status from the Altar

    Yes, this actually happened: Dana Hanna, a Maryland computer programmer, whipped out a handheld device (hey-oh!) during his wedding, set his Facebook to "married," and Twittered. Just imagine what he has in store for the honeymoon More »
  • #disasters

    The Sad, Premature Death of the TechCrunch Tablet

    Last month, Popular Mechanics named TechCrunch's CrunchPad 'Product of the Year." The unreleased tablet computer was, of course, promptly beset by delays, infighting and a legal dispute. Now it's been aborted by its parent. More »
  • #lawsuits

    Facebook Named in Federal Class-Action Suit over Scammy Zynga Ads

    Facebook and Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, which seeks upwards of $5 million for social network users scammed in online game ads. Neither company's top-drawer investors can be happy. More »
  • #twitterati

    Calling Out Anderson Cooper and Conan O'Brien

    Playgirl's spokesman made a crack about Anderson Cooper's sexuality; Kirstie Alley went ballistic on Conan O'Brien and Kevin Rose dissed Mike Arrington. The Twitterati had their claws fully extended. More »
  • #howthingswork

    Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million

    Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More »
  • #cubicleculture

    The Three Weirdest Things in Twitter's New Office

    Twitter employees have been uploading pictures of their new digs in San Francisco. Looks like the microblogging startup is more concerned with catching up to its rapid growth than with coherent interior decoration. More »
  • #shutuptwitter

    Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet

    You would have been delusional to think that the president didn't use a ghostwriter to update his Twitter account, @BarackObama. Still, it's now been confirmed that he didn't write any of his 418 tweets. Geeks are scandalized. More »
  • #facebook

    Scam-Brokering CEO Dissed His 'Bullshit' Ethics Class

    Mark Pincus recently cut off the scamsters who supply his company with revenue. But before he bowed to controversy, the Facebook games merchant was more cavalier about corporate morality, even griping about his "bullshit" Harvard ethics class and idiot classmates. More »
  • #mediawars

    Why News Corp. Keeps Threatening to Leave Google

    For the second time this week, News Corp. has promised to yank its content from Google, this time within "months." The conglomerate said loudly that search is profitless. But maybe that's just its way of making search hugely profitable. More »