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Super Bowl XLVI Serves a Record 2.1 Million Live Streams
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:46 PM
More than 2.1 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLVI via live streams. While this paled in comparison to the game's record-breaking 111.3 million broadcast viewers, it still set a viewership record for online sporting streams. NBC tells the...



#Linsanity! Knicks Guard Is Social Media's Newest Athlete Darling
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:39 PM
With the NFL season over and Tim Tebow long since bounced from the playoffs, social media users appear to have found their newest object of sports fascination, at least for now. His name is Jeremy Lin, and he is a career underdog who plays point...



Facebook Timeline: Disliked by the Masses [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:06 PM
Facebook layout changes are rarely welcomed with open arms by the majority of users and Timeline has been no exception. A whopping of 70% of people who responded to a SodaHead poll would ditch Timeline if they could. Some 20% like it and 10% of...



12 Pinterest Boards for Valentine's Day Inspiration
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:33 PM
Brush off your pink tie and rustle up some sugar -- Valentine's Day is nearly here. To celebrate the season of love, we found some of the most romantic Pinterest Boards out there. Whether you're single, attached or celebrating with the kids,...



Millions of Facebook's 'Active Users' May Never Visit the Site [VIDEO]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:18 PM
On the first page of its IPO prospectus, Facebook claims 845 million monthly active users and 483 million daily active users. But those numbers should come with a disclaimer. The New York Times points out that Facebook defines an "active" user...



Top 5 Social Sites for Film Fans
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:56 PM
If you ranted and raved about the recent Oscar nominations on Facebook, but none of your friends seemed to care, it's time to either A) find new friends or B) find a social network that caters to your cinematic needs. Here are five great sites...



Prop 8 Is Unconstitutional -- Social Media (Mostly) Says Good Riddance
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:52 PM
A federal court decided on Tuesday to uphold a ruling from 2010 that declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional -- and it caused a hubbub on the interwebs. The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to...



Zuckerberg to Be Taxed at Lower Rate Than Most Facebook Employees
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:39 PM
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's future tax rate is likely to be in Mitt Romney territory while more recent Facebook employees will be taxed around the rate of Warren Buffett's secretary. While the gulf in rates raises 1% vs. 99% tax...



An Idea for Fixing Education: Skip College, Work at a Startup
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:22 PM
Skip college, work at a startup. That's the idea behind a new two-year program called Enstittue that started accepting applications Tuesday. As newspaper headlines about recent college graduates read along the lines of "educated, unemployed and...



Ferris vs. Ferris: Super Bowl Ad and Movie Compared [VIDEO]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:49 PM
What do you get when you combine an iconic movie with a buzz-winning Super Bowl ad? An overdose of awesome. The skilled editors at AkooTV juxtaposed scenes from John Hughes's 1986 masterpiece Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Honda's Super Bowl ad...



How Pinterest Is Changing Website Design Forever
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:29 PM
Even if you haven't ever visited popular visual bookmarking site Pinterest, you might recognize its design elements -- which have been popping up everywhere since the startup burst onto the mainstream scene in 2011. The site doesn't use...



Former Zynga Engineer: One Player Spent $100,000 on Mafia Wars
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:14 PM
An anonymous user, claiming to be a former Zynga engineer, has been posting allegedly internal information about the company to Reddit. Among other things, the ex-employee says some customers spent outlandish sums on virtual goods and services in...



Pandora vs. Spotify: Who Will Win the Battle for Streaming Music?
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:45 PM
Once upon a time, the future of streaming music rested squarely on the shoulders of Pandora Radio. Built on the Music Genome Project, a patented mathematical algorithm that scans over 400 musical attributes (like rhythm, tempo, syncopation, key...



How Much Do Tech Companies Make Per Employee? [CHARTS]
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:12 PM
As the U.S. limps back from recession, the tech industry has been hailed as a boon for growth and job creation. But upon closer inspection of multi-billion dollar valuations and scrappy startups on their way to profitability, you might notice...



How Facebook and Twitter Help Sound the Official Earthquake Alarm
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:38 PM
When a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Philippines Monday, residents and local media outlets used Twitter and Facebook to alert residents and quell tsunami-inspired panic. But they're not the only ones using social media to sound a digital...



 
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