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In an "opinion" column mostly devoid of opinions, Maureen Dowd seems to express some wistful hope for a future internet that forgets and buries all references to our past mistakes and transgressions. That's Maureen Dowd, admitted plagiarist.
Wanted Man Turns Himself In After Finding His Mugshot on Google
A fugitive turned himself in after Googling himself last week and finding out he was one of California's most wanted.
Heart of Blandness: A Walking Tour of Silicon Valley
Walking is the only pleasant form of traveling by land. You need no special equipment, training, money, e-tickets, antidepressants, or Twitter followers. Whatever clothes you're wearing will do fine; a hat and shoes are optional. When I've got a few days to spend somewhere, I spend them walking around. So I spent a…
Conservative "News" Site Battles Google for Its Right to Be Racist
If your religion is apeshit racist ring-wingnut douchery with a side of tabloid pablum, WorldNetDaily is your online Jerusalem, pilgrim. Be sure to bring it a big offering, though: Google is blocking ads from popping up on the site over its obsession with "black mobs."
This Is What It Would Look Like If Google Were Just Some Poor Guy
People google a lot of dumb shit over the course of a given day. Just ask Casey Anthony.
"Edward Snowden doesn't show up once in Google's list of top 2013 searches." Guess he wasn't important then. Back to your Harlem Shake videos, America.
More People Searched for a Movie Star Than Nelson Mandela in 2013
Google has released its top searches of 2013—and guess whose obituary is most searched-for?
Man Says Google's Autocomplete Feature Destroyed His Life
A mild-mannered man says his life was completely ruined after Google's autocomplete feature convinced the government he was building a bomb.
There Is a Miley Cyrus Road in Guyana, According to Google Maps
It's in a largely uninhabited jungle region on the Atlantic, just over the border with Venezuela. When you hit "Manchester United Road," keep going straight about a mile.
Alleged Bank Robbers Google "What happens if you rob a bank"
Sarah McLoud and Robert Owens could have at least cleared their internet histories before reportedly robbing a bank on Friday.
Startup Patents Eugenics Tool to Build Your Best Baby
The genetics testing company 23andme was recently awarded a patent it applied for five years ago. According to PandoDaily, the patent covers a "calculator" that lets "people to pick and choose traits of their future child." Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andme and wife of Google founder Sergey Brin, is listed as the lead…
Today's "Google Doodle" Accidentally Mourns Closing of National Parks
Look at the nice illustration Google put together for the birthday of Yosemite National Park. Thanks to anarchist Republicans in the House of Representatives, today's "Google Doodle" also marks the closing of all U.S. national parks. Even the parks' websites are shut down.
You Will Never Send Google Talk Messages Again After This
It's the most terrifying news of the year: Google has reportedly been sending Google Talk messages to the wrong people—not just to the wrong people on your contact list, but to people you don't know at all.
Crucial Google Servers Cripple Web Connections; Here's How to Fix It
Internet God Google's primary and secondary DNS servers are down. Are you having trouble accessing certain parts of the web? This is probably why. Let us explain.
Google Is Now Mapping Google Mapping Google
Google Street View has become a treasure chest of accidentally crude street photography, from pooping pedestrians to road-sex photobombs to public handjobs. But now the uncomfortably omniscient Google vehicles have managed to become a part of their own scenery.
Google's senior vice president for people operations has finally decided that the company's famed brainteaser interview questions are useless: "How many golf balls can you fit into an airplane? How many gas stations in Manhattan? A complete waste of time. They don’t predict anything."
Tech Companies Admit to Helping Government Spy on Citizens
After their initial blustery outrage at yesterday's revelations about PRISM, tech companies, including Faceb
Zuckerberg Releases Statement Calling PRISM Charges "Outrageous"
Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook account today to address charges that his company has cooperated with a secret NSA program called PRISM that monitors private citizens' internet activities. Zuckerberg called the press reports about PRISM "outrageous," and said Facebook has never given the U.S. government…
