Missing Google Exec Set Stage for Egypt Protests [Heroes]
Missing Egyptian Google executive Wael Ghonim has been found! He was in government custody, of course, and he’ll be released on Monday. And, as it turns out, Ghonim was a “key figure” in Egypt’s ongoing uprising. More »
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Why Facebook Should Do More to Help Egypt’s Protesters [Social Networks]
An image making the rounds features an Egyptian protester carrying a sign that reads “Thank you Facebook” in Arabic. Thank Facebook for what? Facebook has done as little as possible to help Egypt’s protesters. It should do more. More »
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Ex-Girlfriend Gets Revenge by Turning Boyfriend Into a Meme [The Internet]
It’s a story as old as time. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl break up. Girl gets revenge by turning boy into a humiliating meme. This appears to be what happened to poor Jack Weppler. More »
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Fake Software Is the New Cocaine [Crime]
Now drug cartels are trafficking in counterfeit software. Get that dust on your copy of Photoshop tested. More »
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Archaeologists Find 1,082 Ancient Tombs in Google Earth [Science]
While you were using Google Earth to zoom in on your house, these archaeologists used it to find places to dig. And it paid off with 1,977 potential archaeological sites, including 1,082 ancient stone tombs. More »
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