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CollegeHumor Offers $2,600 to Buy Banana From Man Who Lost Life Savings

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CollegeHumor Offers $2,600 to Buy Banana From Man Who Lost Life Savings
3:41:28 AMAnita Li
Henry Gribbohm, the New Hampshire man who lost $2,600 in life savings at a carnival game only to score a stuffed banana as consolation, may see his luck turn around. Comedy site CollegeHumor launched a Facebook campaign Tuesday to buy back Gribbohm's banana — which sports a beanie and dreadlocks — for the full $2,600. Gribbohm lost what he claims to be his life savings over the weekend on a carnival game called Tubs of Fun.

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Facebook Music Game GIG-IT Will Let Players Create Virtual Concerts
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 6:53 PMBrian Anthony Hernandez
GIG-IT, a new social game coming to Facebook in May, will let players create 3D concerts featuring virtual versions of famous musicians along with music from the game's library or music available to purchase within the experience. Players will be able to customize every aspect of the concert such as the music, backup dancers, speakers, opening act, headline performers, wardrobes, sponsors and venue.

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Google Glass Video Shows How It Works
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:21 PMSamantha Murphy
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Coding Is the Must-Have Job Skill of the Future
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:35 PMAdam Popescu
Fast forward to 2020. What job skill must you have? Coding. Well, we may be getting ahead of ourselves slightly. It's uncertain that HTML and CSS in their current form will be on the menu of the next decade. But what we do know is, for the foreseeable future, coding is one of the most important and desirable skills there is, no matter how it evolves. Coding is the new black.

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Bud Light Offers Proof That Facebook Ads Work
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:15 PMTodd Wasserman
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3 Quick Tricks to Improve Your Gmail Experience
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:40 PMBob Al-Greene
If you use Gmail, then you're on it every day; at work, at home and on your phone. That's why you should make sure you get the most out of it. In this week's installment of Hack Tricks, you'll get to know Google's email service a bit better. SEE ALSO: How Gmail Has Evolved Over the Years We've all made the dreaded email faux pas.

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This Is Why Google Glass Is the Future
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:25 PMLance Ulanoff
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Google Adds App Activities to Search
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:48 PMSamantha Murphy
Google announced on Tuesday it is adding app activities to its search functionality, giving users access to data typically found within certain programs such as movie reviews and ratings. When searching for a website or app on Google, you will now be privy to popular and aggregate user activity within the results. However, this only applies for apps integrated with Google+ Sign-In app activities.

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