Author: Rebecca Greenfield

Tumblr's Recently Fired Editorial Team Just Missed Out on a $371,000 Payday

Reuters

Every single one of Tumblr's 178 employees will get money from the $1.1 billion Yahoo deal, which means that if the site hadn't let go of its three editorial team members last month, they too would have received $371,00 — each.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 22, 2011

Today in Research

Multitasking Is Real; Pigeons That Do Math

Discovered: Multitasking isn't a myth, pigeons aren't as dumb as they look, anti-depressants and therapy don't really work, the Brits' criminal and pirate ancestors, better treatment for blindness prevention. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 22, 2011

Zuckerberg Is the Most Reluctant IPO Billionaire

Even though taking Facebook public would turn Mark Zuckerberg's share of the company into a liquid asset worth billions, he still doesn't want an IPO, even as Facebook prepares to go public. So how come he is going along with it? 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 22, 2011

Video Chatting is the New Way to Get Out of Family Events

As technology and Internet bandwidth has made video-chatting a regular part of communication, it has proven a great way to get out of otherwise painful obligations.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 21, 2011

The Bitcoin Collapse That Never Happened

After a tumultuous summer for Bitcoin, the digital currency's value has not only stabilized but, over the last month, increased. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 21, 2011

Today in Research

The Science Behind Snobbery; Bad News for Wine Drinkers

Discovered: A biological explanation for label-snobs, bad news for wine-drinkers, Twitter did influence the Arab Spring, car battery's super powers and a malaria vaccine 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 21, 2011

Amazon Releases a Partial Fix for Kindle Fire Bugs

As promised, Amazon has given Kindle users an update to fix some (not all) of the tablet's issues. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 21, 2011

Lowe's Continues Its Lonely Anti-'All-American Muslim' Crusade

Given the chance to go-back on its controversial decision to pull advertising from the TLC reality show All American Muslim, Lowe's has decided to maintain its position.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 21, 2011

Turns Out You Can't Identify Someone Just Based on Their iTunes Library

The Washington Post has succeeded in reuniting a lost iPod with its owner—but not by combing through their playlists but rather looking at the Apple ID information associated with the device.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 20, 2011

Christmas Trees Are Still Banned in Nazareth Illit

That Christmas tree ban that Shimon Gapso, the mayor of the Israeli town of Nazareth Illit, enacted last year still stands.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 20, 2011

Today in Research

This Sign Is Alive; A Cure for the Common Cold and HIV

Discovered: A neon sign that's alive, a cure-all wonder drug for the common cold and HIV, (almost) drought-proof plants, debunking peer influence. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 20, 2011

The Viral Video Still Rules YouTube's Most Viewed of 2011

Even as YouTube has focused on making itself a high-quality programming hub, YouTube's top 10 most viewed videos of 2011 proves that good old viral video still rules the Internet.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 20, 2011

How Facebook Came to Sue Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook's in a legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg--not the founder and CEO of the social network or  Mark Zuckerberg the attorney, but Mark Zuckerberg, but the co-founder of the Likestore.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 20, 2011

For Seasonal Workers, Amazon's Grueling Working Conditions Are Only Temporary

Amazon's seasonal workers endure the same grueling conditions as the full-timers, it just doesn't seem as bad for such a short period of time.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 19, 2011

The People Who Will Miss Saab the Most

With the bankruptcy and impending doom facing Saab, we mourn with the certain, loyal fans that will miss the Swedish auto-maker. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 19, 2011

Today in Research

Mercury in Our Food; A Bad-Drunk Trait

Discovered: How burning fossil fuels puts mercury in the food supply, the ecological effects of climate change, the drunk trait, a reason for low marriage rates and parental gender preferences.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 19, 2011

Guys' Grades Suffer When College Football Teams Win

A strike against those arguing for the benefits of successful college football programs: male's grades tend to go down when their university's football team wins games, new research finds. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 19, 2011

Occupy Amazon Is a Tough Movement to Get Behind

In response to Amazon's price check application, retailers have responded, creating an "Occupy Amazon" movement that unfortunately for them, doesn't help their cause.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 19, 2011

Apple's Getting Serious About Its TV Dreams

We've known Apple has had TV ambitions bigger than its relatively useless TV box for awhile, but according to the The Wall Street Journal's Jessica Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Apple is really, really thinking about it now. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 16, 2011

Zynga Hasn't Pulled a Groupon So Far

On its first day out, Zynga neither pulled a Groupon or wowed investors, with the stock dropping below the original $10 per-share price, ending at $9.50 for the day. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 16, 2011

Identifying Someone Based on Their Taste in Music

Is it possible to identify someone looking only at their iPod? The Washington Post thinks so.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 16, 2011

The Irony of Apple Buying iPhone Chips from a Samsung Plant in Texas

In an "exclusive" Reuters reports that Samsung makes Apple's iPhone chips in a Texas plant which is two parts surprising: first, the two companies have been spatting for months over patents and Apple is known mostly for manufacturing its iThings in Chinese factories where labor conditions don't exactly meet American conscience standards.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 16, 2011

It's Official: The Maker of Farmville Is Worth $8.9 Billion

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is doing this IPO thing his way after getting the biggest public offering since Google. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 15, 2011

RIP Trolling as Social Critique

RIP trolls -- anonymous Internet commenters that post nasty remarks on Facebook profiles, MySpace pages and other online traces of the deceased -- claim the whole horrifying practice is a social critique on the way we live our Web lives, according to this new study by Whitney Philips.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 15, 2011

Microsoft's Social Network Is and Isn't Like Facebook

After teasing the project formerly named Tulalip over the summer and then giving tech blog The Verge a sneak peak, Microsoft has launched their social network, So.cl. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 15, 2011

What Mattered This Year, According to the Internet

Considering we live a lot of our lives online, looking at the Internet zeitgeist provides an accurate and interesting glimpse of the year's most salient topics.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 15, 2011

Everything You'll Hate About the New Facebook Timeline

This morning, after previewing its Timeline in New Zealand, Facebook has made the feature available worldwide. As with anything new and different, they're girding for user backlash.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2011

The True History of Apple's 'Think Different' Campaign

Rob Siltanen, an ad executive who worked at TBWA/Chiat/Day, the agency that created Apple's "Think Different" campaign, has decided to set the creation story record straight for the famed ads, coming out with his full account in Forbes.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2011

The Transparency of Kayak's 'All American Muslim' Apology

Realizing it's in danger of tarnishing its hip cred, online travel site Kayak is trying to distance itself from Lowe's and Christian activist organization The Florida Family Association as they boycott the TLC show All American Muslim.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2011

What It's Really Like to Be a Poor Black Kid

After white middle-aged Forbes contributor Gene Marks described what he would do "If I Were a Poor Black Kid," the Internet has done a total takedown of the tone-deaf piece, giving Marks a better idea of what the world for actual poor black kids is like. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2011

Pilots Are America's Most Privileged Gadget Users

As of yesterday, pilots became our nation's most privileged gadget users when the FAA approved iPad use during all stages of flight, as the National Transportation Safety Board recommended a nationwide ban on cell phones in cars -- including Bluetooth or hands-free devices.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2011

Lowe's Lonely Anti-'All American Muslim' Crusade

After Lowe's got flack for bending to the will of the Florida Family Association, pulling their ads from TLC show All American Muslim, other advertisers are denying they cut advertising from the program that the FFA says, "poses a clear and present danger to the liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish." 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 13, 2011

Google Wallet Has Some Holes in It

After all the lengths Google went to assure us of Google Wallet's security, it turns out the mobile payments system stores a lot of unencrypted information on your smart phone's database.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 13, 2011

There Are Some Great Health Reasons Not to Go Bare Down There

Hygiene may be the least vain justification for ripping hairs off of your mons pubis, but it's not doctor recommended.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 13, 2011

This Camera Captures the Speed of Light

Scientists at M.I.T's Media lab have created a camera that can capture the speed of light, taking a photo in less than two-trillionths of a second.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

Frozen Planet's Cuteness Fraud Is Only a Little Shameful

The authenticity of the cuteness in this photo of brand new polar bears is up for debate, after it turned out that the scene that produced those little ones was staged in a Dutch zoo.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

Highlights from Louis C.K.'s Ask Me Anything Reddit Visit

On the heels of the release of his latest show, Live at the Beacon Theater, comedian and star of his FX show Louie Louis C.K. made a visit to Reddit, participating in the site's ask me anything thread.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

Vocal Fry Isn't Just for College Girls

It turns out vocal fry, what the Internet is reporting as a new linguistic trend "creeping" into women's speech isn't much of a trend at all.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

Amazon Is Slow to Fix Its Kindle Fire Problems

After many Kindle Fire complaints, Amazon has finally promised a fix, coming in two weeks -- over a month and a half since the device first came out -- the company told The New York Times's David Streitfeld. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

What the Media Is Snacking On

It might be a turbulent time for the news-biz, but the media hasn't altogether abandoned perks for its employees, and after surveying the snack offering in newsrooms, tasty treats can say a lot about a company's priorities.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 9, 2011

This Lewd Brazilian Elderly Woman Is the Most Influential Person on Twitter

The most influential Twitter account is a Brazilian elderly woman with a foul mouth and a GIF powered avatar, showcasing the tweeter doing sexy things.
 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 9, 2011

There's No Excuse for Missing Tomorrow's Total Lunar Eclipse

Nature and technology have made it easy for you to catch tomorrow's full lunar eclipse, the last one until April 14, 2014.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 9, 2011

Inside Zynga's Roadshow: Selling Games Few Pay to Play

After announcing its lofty IPO goals last week, Zynga has taken its show on the road, trying its hardest to convince investors to pony up for a service that only 3 percent of its users pay for. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 9, 2011

HP Has the Perfect Funny Last Man Standing

As HP debates the fate of its dying webOS, the mobile operating system HP used in its failed tablet TouchPad, it has the perfect man defending the unpopular system: A tech savvy guy who has practiced self-deprecating humor for years. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

Facebook's Trademark Hypocrisy

In a move of utter hypocrisy Facebook, a company with a trademark for the word "face," is countersuing Timelines.com, claiming its trademark of the word "timeline" is too generic.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

Reactions to the New New Twitter: For Newbs and Advertisers

This afternoon Twitter announced a "fly" new site redesign that focuses more on growth and less on making user experience better for loyal tweeters. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

How to Make the Ugly New Gmail Pretty Again

Instead of just sitting around and complaining on Twitter about the new Gmail, do something about it. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

The Likelihood of Internet TV Predictions

With the Internet TV model not quite perfected, the field is wide open for predictions and theories on what the future holds for the seemingly inevitable conjoining of television with web offerings. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

Credit Card Companies Are Making You Pay For Dodd-Frank, Too

Though banks didn't succeed in pawning their Dodd-Frank burdens off to consumers with a $5 monthly debit charge, credit card companies are charging businesses more for handling small transactions which is being passed along to customers.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 7, 2011

The Entire Year in Movies in 7 Minutes

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 7, 2011

The Fragmented Future of Mobile Payments

As with all things Internet, the future of mobile payments is going to be fragmented, making the promise of a digital wallet on your phone a lot less exciting.

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