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Mark Zuckerberg Gives Awkward, Sweaty Interview at D8: Touches on Privacy and Scandal

Unlike his D8 predecessor Steve Jobs, who spoke eloquently, frankly, and insightfully during his interview, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg seemed to have trouble answering questions concisely and his on-stage sweating has made for a few pun headlines ("Great Perspirations," remarked Forbes). Zuckerberg is embroiled in a scandal, yes, but so is Jobs--the problem is that while Jobs spoke of the stolen iPhone drama with force and conviction, Zuckerberg seemed to stumble his way through questions...

iFive: Rdio, HP, BP, Neuro--that's the New Euro--and Microsoft

While you slept, the innovation news kept gushing. Here's what you've missed so far:

1. "We did not have the tools you would want in your tool kit," said BP CEO Tony Hayward in an interview for the FT (did you know that BP's official spokesman, Andrew Gowers, is a former editor? Hack to flack). The beleaguered British firm is ponying up $360 million to provide six sand barriers to protect the Weezy wetlands, and sharks from its home country are already circling. The Guardian proves the point...

Google Mobile Search Loves Apps as Much as You Do

Google announced today that mobile search is now just as app-happy as the rest of the smartphone world. Typically, to find an app, you'd have to go to your app app (well, isn't that awkward) like Android Market or iPhone App Store, then do your searching from inside the store. But why not use Google search instead?

It's a pretty good idea--while using your Google search on an iPhone or Android device, related apps on your platform will show up at the top of the normal search results. You can...

Mark Zuckerberg Gives Awkward, Sweaty Interview at D8: Touches on Privacy and Scandal

Unlike Steve Jobs, who spoke eloquently, frankly, and insightfully at his D8 interview, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg seemed to have trouble answering questions concisely and, embarrassingly, his on-stage sweating has made for a few pun headlines ("Great Perspirations"?). Zuckerberg is embroiled in a scandal, yes, but so is Jobs--the problem is that while Jobs spoke of the stolen iPhone drama with force and conviction, Zuckerberg seemed to stumble his way through questions about privacy.

All...

The Man Behind @BPGlobalPR Speaks (Maybe) on His Motives and How Pranking Fuels Charity

An article written by a man purporting to be the founder of the @BPGlobalPR Twitter account, which under the guise of being a BP representative skewers the oil company's response to its own Gulf oil spill, has been making the rounds today. Let's first get this out in the open: the man uses a psuedonym, and just a few days ago CNET was embroiled in a scandal in which they mistakenly identified the writer. There's no particular reason to trust this account, but I personally do. The tone of the...

Pew Survey: Surge in Online Video Consumption/Creation, Comedy and Facebook Leading the Way

[image error]Pew's latest survey regarding online video habits of Americans doesn't contain a ton of shockers. 69% of all adult Internet users watch online video (that's 52% of all Americans), largely driven by huge numbers from the 18-29-year-old bracket. 14% of Internet users have uploaded a video at some point.

Those are all way up from numbers collected in a similar survey in 2007, which isn't too surprising. Hulu launched in 2007, but only to a very small beta community (I myself was a member and...

What Happens When the BP Oil Disaster Hits Florida's Shores?

Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi shores have already been hit with oil from the BP disaster, and now Florida residents are gearing up for the inevitable arrival of the slick stuff on the beaches of Pensacola sometime this week. But what happens when oil starts showing up in the tourism and fishing-heavy state?

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection tells us that oil showing up on Florida's shoreline will wash up in the form of tar balls, oil sheen, tar mats, or mousse--a...

Sustainability Faceoff: Procter & Gamble vs. Colgate-Palmolive

Which company should you trust to provide sustainable home products--Procter & Gamble or Colgate-Palmolive? Both companies manufacture a number of well-regarded brands, including Tom's of Maine, Tide, and Palmolive. But there can only be one winner in this sustainability battle. In the new book The HIP Investor, author and investment adviser R. Paul Herman compares the two. We do the same below.

Procter & Gamble has set a number of green goals that it hopes to achieve by 2012, including $20...

Holy Ship! Marc Newson Designs 1960s-Inspired Power Boat

It's a steal for $1.5 Million!

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Marc Newson, the Aussie king of high design, has turned his hand to
the high seas, with a new luxury powerboat for the Italian company Riva. The vessel looks strangely anachronistic,
with a fake mahogany deck and loud turquoise accents harking back to
the days of Frankie and Dee Dee -- all of which can be had for a
decidedly un-'60s price: $1.5 million.

What recession?

The
mini-yacht'll be sold in limited edition through New York's Gagosian Gallery
this...

Shoe Business: Nike's Iron Man 2 Dunks vs. Twitter Customs

A couple of pairs of sneakers for you today: both from Nike but, while one is an official product straight outta Nike's Beaverton, Oregon HQ, the other has come via Merseyside, in the U.K., and is essentially a custom job. One takes its inspiration from a larger-than-life cartoon character, the other from 140 characters. First, the official, megacorp version...

A vision of Tony Stark-ness, Nike's SB Iron Man Dunk Highs are red and burgundy suede in the main, with black patent and yellow trim...