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Old People Talking About The Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
3:47AM Ryan Tate | Rupert Murdoch has revealed his secret plan for News Corp. to make money on the internet: Make News Corp. invisible, on the internet. Murdoch will leave The Google, rewrite copyright law, and teach you kids to stay off his lawn! More »
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Fake Trends Morph Into Old Person Sex Thing
8:47AM Hamilton Nolan | Here is how fake trends turn into troubling fake trends: Wooed into masculine complacency by male body lotion ads, men become metrotextual and start signing their text messages with “kisses”. Next thing you know, grandpa’s sexting. More »
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James Dean’s Premature Death Validated
4:39AM Hamilton Nolan | What if James Dean had lived a long, full life? He would have done cliché celebrity shit like parading African babies before cameras, and finally become a spokesman for a financial services company. Dying young has its benefits. [via Adfreak]
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Will Sluts Be The End Of Twitter?
3:52PM Andrew Belonsky | It’s an age-old tale: site becomes popular, slags and hags use it for financial gain, the olds get mad. And Twitter is not immune. Thus, Business Week’s Sarah Lacy warns the company to clean up its act. More »
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Facebook, Twitter Make You Easy Prey
6:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Sigh. Here we thought Facebook, MySpace and all those silly little websites were making our lives easier. Not so! More »
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