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March 13, 2014
Mark Zuckerburg To Obama: I'm Frustrated Over Government Surveillance
Zuck commits Facebook to the fight for a more secure and open Internet.
In a public Facebook post Thursday afternoon, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg called on his 26 million followers to unite and build "the internet we want," after "expressing frustration" to President Obama over government surveillance.
What "Seinfeld" Would Look Like If Nothing Really Happened
This video montage turns from a joke--all the scenes from Seinfeld about nothing!--into something weirdly transcendent.
In the series of Seinfeld episodes in which Jerry and George pitch a sitcom to NBC, they describe that pitch--and, of course, Seinfeld itself--as "Seinfeld, a show about nothing." Of course it isn't; it's about a certain breed of privileged Upper West Siders, dating in your 30s, and the unwritten rules of society. But that line stuck, and was taken to its extreme in this supercut, created by LJ Frezza.
These Are Some Of The Dirty Tactics Telemarketers Use To Reach You
PrivacyStar, a reverse number lookup and reporting tool, releases data on just how far telemarketers will go to get you on the phone.
Just because your phone number is on the National Do Not Call Registry doesn't mean you're safe from telemarketers. Just ask PrivacyStar, which says half of users who file complaints with the company were on this national list.
"Tastes Like Happiness": Why Chocolate Fried Chicken Might Be The Future Of Fast Food
The man behind the fast-growing Umami Burger chain wants to take his new ChocoChicken concoction global. Will the idea fly?
Most people love chocolate. (Some enjoy it a lot.) And the crispy deliciousness of fried chicken is pretty much unimpeachable. But chowing down on a bucket of cocoa-slatherd birds? Hmm.
How One Of Google's Finest Fosters The Big Ideas
As Chief Creative Officer for Google Creative Labs, it's Robert Wong's job to live and breath inspiration. From how he finds his to how he encourages his people to attain theirs, he tells us the best ways to feed creativity.
The "poetry of a moment," says Robert Wong, is often in the restraint.
Netflix's Major HR Innovation: Treating Humans Like People
What if instead of bureaucracy, a booming company relied on common sense?
Back in 1997, before it was streaming a billion hours of Internet television a month, Netflix was a startup. They had a fairly standard vacation policy: 10 vacation days, 10 holidays, and a handful of sick days per person. Rather than formally tracking these days, they opted for an honor system, with employees tracking their own off days and informing their managers when appropriate.
March 12, 2014
DigitalGlobe Is Crowdsourcing The Search For Flight 370, Here's How To Help
A company that provides satellite imagery to Google Maps opened its platform to the crowd in order to aid the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight.
Authorities are stumped by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 several days ago. As always, the Internet is lit up by discussion, speculation and amateur attempts to solve the mystery. But in a twist that marries proprietary information with crowdsourced investigations, one of the world's largest satellite imagery firms is asking the general public to track down clues about the missing aircraft.
The Feelings In Facebook Status Updates Are Contagious And Spread Like A Virus
When it rains in New York, the whole country gets grumpy.
For about 1.23 billion people on this planet, Facebook is there, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, in joy as well as in sorrow. But venting to Facebook creates a significant emotional ripple effect: In the social network, keeping your feelings to yourself is not an option, and curiously, positive vibes are more contagious than negative ones, according to a new study.
Scientists Debunk The Myth That 10,000 Hours Of Practice Makes You An Expert
A theory Malcolm Gladwell popularized in Outliers--that 10,000 hours of practice can turn anyone into an expert--probably isn't true, a new study says.
Can 10,000 hours of practice really make you an expert at anything? The widely touted theory, highlighted in a 1993 psychology paper and popularized by Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, says that anyone can master a skill with 10,000 hours of practice. There's even a Macklemore song about it, so that makes it real.
Can Twitter Help Publishers Reinvent Books?
Twitter's 140 characters may seem limiting for authors, but the platform is using rich media, images, and experimental prose to remake storytelling.
Believe it or not, book publishers are embracing Twitter. For them, the platform represents a way to not only engage with readers, but quite possibly reinvent storytelling itself. But what about writers--is this the best way to reach readers?
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