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October 13, 2014
McDonald's Wants To Tell You What's In Its Food
A new transparency campaign includes "MythBusters" co-host Grant Imahara.
McDonald's has begun a transparency campaign to try to bolster its image and bottom line. For the new program, called "Our food. Your questions," McDonald's recruited professional skeptic and "MythBusters" co-host Grant Imahara to publicize--selectively, of course--the ingredients and manufacturing processes of its menu items.
Today in Tabs: Standing Offer for Tabs
Let's give this tab a medal.
i will steal something chris jones loves for every day he refuses to fight. here i raise my banner. here i pitch my pavilion. here i wait.
Bing Launches Political Forecasting Tool
"Bing Elections" also includes voter guides, interactive maps, and more.
Microsoft is getting into the political forecasting business. Microsoft's search engine, Bing, is launching Bing Elections, which will provide voter guides, interactive maps, and election outcome predictions.
Reddit General Manager Erik Martin Steps Down
He's credited with helping to turn Reddit into the free-ish speech juggernaut it is today.
After six years at the helm of Reddit's community management team, general manager Erik Martin announced today that he'll officially step down.
Dropbox Bug Deletes User Files
Did you lose files? Dropbox is offering a year of free Dropbox Pro.
Early Monday morning, file hosting service Dropbox confirmed that a bug has deleted user files--years' worth, for some--from the cloud.
Searching For Symptoms? Google Tests Free Video Chat With Doctors
To boost Google Helpouts, the company is embedding its video chat-based marketplace into search results.
Google is running a trial to extend Helpouts, a marketplace that lets people share and sell their expertise over video chat, to its search results. The test applies specifically to the medical segment of Helpouts: When Google users search for certain symptoms, such as pink eye or the common cold, some of them will now see a prompt to talk to a medical professional, with the search giant covering the fee for a limited time.
Why A Week Of Saying No Wasn't That Hard
It turns out that turning people down wasn't as hard as we thought. Here's what we loved and hated about our week of saying no.
Many people thought last week's challenge of saying no to almost everything sounded, if not impossible, at least unwise.
How To Make $500,000 A Year On Twitter
UberFacts founder Kris Sanchez has turned his addictive Twitter feed into a wildly lucrative business. But not everyone's buying it.
Kris Sanchez is tapping furiously on the screen of his iPhone 6.
Quote Of The Week: Don't Be Afraid To Be You
People don't follow a leadership "type," they follow real people who inspire them. Remember who you are with this week's quote.
When Danae Ringelmann, founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, saw her roles begin to shift, she needed to rethink what made her a leader.
October 10, 2014
Check Out 50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Star Wars
Before CGI, making Star Wars movies was just a lot more fun.
J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: Episode VII is due out next Christmas, and so far, all accounts suggest it will be a return to the practical effects that made Episode IV, V, and VI feel so much more tangible than the CGI spectacles of the prequels.
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