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Article | 1/05/2013 Is Twitter broken?
Twitter, the increasingly popular micro-blogging service, has come under quite a bit of criticism in the past few weeks. Users of the platform, which ...
Article | 22/04/2013 Reddit apologizes for 'online witch hunt' for Boston bombing suspect
In a testament to the issues surrounding the appropriate use of social media during a tragedy, Reddit is publicly apologizing for the role that it pla...
Article | 9/04/2013 Bitcoin's price soars to over $200
Bitcoin may just be a "virtual" currency, but there's no denying its rising value. The currency, which last month was trading on the order of roughly ...
Article | 6/03/2013 Activist launches campaign to change the DMCA
The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to...
Article | 15/02/2013 Reddit to accept bitcoin for premium service
The popular social-news site Reddit said it will now accept bitcoins, following blogging platform WordPress in embracing the four-year-old virtual cur...
Article | 5/02/2013 Lawmakers pledge to change hacking law during Swartz memorial
U.S. lawmakers pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist and i...
Article | 23/01/2013 Reddit 'gaymer' group fights back against trademark
A group of Reddit users are arguing in a petition filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the use of the term "gaymer" to identify their ...
Article | 12/01/2013 Facing federal charges, Internet innovator and activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide
Aaron Swartz, the brilliant Internet pioneer, passionate political activist and computer programming prodigy, committed suicide on Friday as he faced ...
Article | 19/11/2012 US lawmaker asks Reddit for ideas on website seizures
A U.S. lawmaker has asked users of Reddit for their ideas about legislation to address the controversial recent practice by two U.S. agencies of seizi...
Article | 20/07/2011 Internet activist charged with hacking into MIT network
The cofounder of online news site Reddit has been charged with computer intrusion, fraud and data theft for allegedly stealing 4.8 million documents f...
Article | 29/11/2010 Five websites that used to rule the Internet
The Internet generation is stunningly disloyal. Brands mean very little to us. Our parents might never have bought anything other than a Ford car, or ...
Article | 25/02/2010 Web app developers showered with advice
Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from succes...

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