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'Trailer Park Boys,' 'Arrested Development,' and the art of the Netflix reboot
Just over a year ago, Netflix conducted a bold experiment with the fourth season of Arrested Development, daring to come face-to-face with hardheaded fandom’s oldest question: Could a long-dead show...
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Using Twitter on your iPhone just got way better
Twitter is taking full advantage of the iOS 8 notifications update, allowing you to retweet, favorite, and follow directly from push notifications. The profile redesign—which is available for everyone...
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Behind theAudience's art of selling out
Product placement may sound like selling out, but for many of today’s Internet celebrities, as well as the company representing them, it’s just another part of the job. A new article by the New York...
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Following fraud rumors, Scots demand revote on independence
Amid a tense atmosphere and heavy turnout, Scotland yesterday rejected the prospect of independence in a historic referendum, with “no” trumping “yes” by some 400,000 votes. But a 10 percent margin of...
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Twitpic rescued from imminent closure by mystery buyer
You know the feeling you get when the hero appears to die at the end of a great movie and you feel really bummed out for a few minutes, only to find out they were fine all along? That’s the way lots...
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Here's the Internet's response to 'Thank a Police Officer Day'
One thing you can say about 2014: it’s been a bad year to wear a badge. People around the world are fed up with abusive, militarized police—as a new memo to St. Louis police about a class designed to...
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So many people have already dropped their iPhone 6 in the toilet
Apple’s iPhone 6, just two days old, set a company record with upwards of 4 million pre-orders—though some early birds are simply flushing money down the toilet.via Reddit We all had a good laugh at...
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Thom Yorke teases fans with mysterious new record
Thom Yorke understands the Internet buzz furnace and seems to enjoy stoking it with minimal, teasing gestures. The latest is a photo of a mysterious white record that appeared on his Tumblr. He and...
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Twitter campaign sparks global hunger strike
In solidarity with Egyptian political prisoners, activists across the world are joining a hunger strike. The hunger strike, publicized by the #EgyHungerStrike hashtag, has been spreading over the past...
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Twitter attacks mainstream media for underreporting 2 Florida murders
The brutal murder of two teenage women in Florida has laid bare a glaring blindspot in the mainstream media's coverage.Last week, the bodies of Angelia Mangum, 19, and Tjhisha Ball, 18, were found by...
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Imprisoned mom who helped her daughter get an abortion finds support online
Earlier this week, New York Times contributor Emily Bazelon reported on the sad tale of Jennifer Whalen, a mother of two who is currently serving an 18-month sentence in a Pennsylvania prison. Her...
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Anti-abortion Twitter bot goes silent after NSFW trolling attack
Back in April, Charlotte Ostermann took a stand against abortion with the 50 Million Names project. Through her website, pro-lifers could name nonexistent people—those they imagine were killed by a...
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LG tweets joke about iPhone using—you guessed it—an iPhone
By now, everyone's heard of the iPhone 6 and its supposed vulnerability to tight jeans, and that includes Apple's competitors. As they so frequently do, many are taking an opportunity to have some fun...
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Police forces embrace social media, with bizarre results
Stop, frisk, and tweet. Why do police forces invest so heavily in social media? Even they’re not sure. First, police started sending cops to Twitter school. Then they began forcing high-ranking...
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'Daily Show' ignites fury among One Directioners for offhand terrorist joke
Rule No. 1 of the Internet: Do not anger the Directioners.The Daily Show with Jon Stewart fell foul of this rule on Friday, after airing a joke implying that a member of One Direction joined an...
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Russia's crackdown on free speech spreads to Google, Twitter, Facebook
The Russian government on Friday informed major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Twitter of their obligation to comply with a heavily criticized censorship law, renewing the controversy...
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This company is making Twitter customer support more personal
Social media dashboard service Hootsuite is trying to change the way customers interact with support representatives, and it's using the social network that made it a star to do it. Hootsuite, which...
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The iPhone 6 is perfect for shooting dirty videos, not for watching them
The iPhone 6 Plus has had a pretty rough debut week. After launching last Friday, Apple’s 5.5 inch answer to the phablet incited what’s come to be known as bendgate on Tuesday when reports of unnatural...
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Police officer shot in Ferguson after weeks of tension
After nearly two months of tension, the community of Ferguson, Mo. appears to have again reached a boiling point.Reports surfaced Saturday night on Twitter that a police officer was shot in the arm...
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Donald Trump got tricked into retweeting a photo of notorious serial killers
Famed business mogul and Oompa Loompa look-alike Donald Trump is the laughing stock of Twitter once again. On Monday morning, he was tricked into retweeting a photo of the infamous British serial...
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