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

Oct 4, 2011

Ranking the iPhone 5 Rumormongers

Let's see whose whispers were worth believing

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 4, 2011

iPhone 4S Reactions: Nothing New, But Still a Great Phone

It's not the anticipated iPhone 5, but the 4S has some nice offerings

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 4, 2011

Things Are Looking Up for BlackBerry

After a summer of hardship, some good news for Research in Motion

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 4, 2011

Groupon's Fall from IPO Grace

The company's IPO is back on for October, maybe

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 4, 2011

Microsoft Zune, Second-Rate MP3 Player, Dies at Age 4

The portable listening device showed early promise, but never made it big

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

White House Emails Show Doubts About Solyndra

Yet, the emails don't necessarily further incriminate Obama

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

Facebook's Sean Parker Is Now on Twitter

His first tweet: Sorry Zuck

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

Amanda Knox Is Found Not Guilty

After four years and one Lifetime original movie, the murder mystery has reached a verdict

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

Majority in Poll Thinks the GOP Will Win in 2012

55% of those surveyed do not expect Obama to win reelection

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

At Least the Auto Industry Is Doing Well

After a bad September for the markets, car sales are up

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

A Massive Fire Is Raging at a Texas Chemical Plant

MSNBC has the incredible footage

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011

The New iPhone Might Not Be a Huge Upgrade

Tomorrow Apple will announce a new iPhone that might not be your iDream product

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Obama's Fundraising Emails Are Getting Aggressive

Today's message from Joe Biden is a bit pushy

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Dow Below 11,000 as World Markets Have Worst Quarter in Three Years

A string of bad economic news left the markets headed toward their worst quarter

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Struggling Kodak Is Considering Bankruptcy

The company struggling for relevance in the digital age can't weather the recession

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Huckabee Is Reconsidering a 2012 Run

Sources tell Reuters unsatisfied Republicans are urging him back into the game

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

All the Ways Apple Keeps Secrets (That We Know Of)

A series of securities measures ensures nobody blabs about the latest iProduct

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Assange's Publisher Fills in the Details on Deal Gone Sour

U.K. publisher Canongate explains why it released the WikiLeaks founder's book

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 30, 2011

Unions Start Paying Attention to Occupy Wall Street

The number of protesters is set to grow with addition of at least nine unions

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 29, 2011

The Model Planes That Could've Attacked the Pentagon

The FBI has described how a 26-year-old planned to turn toys into bombs

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 29, 2011

Meet Amazon Silk: The New Browser That Stalks You

There are some scary privacy concerns about the Kindle Fire's browser

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

Saudi Prince Says Woman Won't Be Lashed for Driving

Prince Alwaleed says he lobbied King Abdullah on Shaima Ghassaniya's behalf

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

News of the World Also Paid Reporters at Other Papers for Scoops

The practice may open the door for a U.S. prosecution of News Corp.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

The Daily Is About as Popular as a Small Midwestern Newspaper

Numbers unearthed by Bloomberg for Murdoch's iPad-only publication aren't so great

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

Health Care Heads to the Supreme Court, Decision Expected by June

Just in time for the 2012 presidential campaign to go into full swing

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

Amazon's Kindle Fire Is Just the Cheap Tablet You'll Want

With that price tag, it's easy to overlook the tablet's shortcomings

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

Amazon Announces New Kindles, All Much Cheaper Than the iPad

The Fire will be priced at $199, which is $300 cheaper than the iPad

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 28, 2011

Groupon Is Trying to Fix Its Loyalty Problem with Groupon Rewards

The company wants to give people an incentive to return to the businesses they try

Comments | 2,172 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 27, 2011

Firefox 7 Is Faster, But Not Fast Enough for Reviewers

Just six weeks after the release of 6, Mozilla has addressed criticism of Firefox 6

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 27, 2011

Science Has Many Ways to Justify Your Caffeine Addiction

The latest study found coffee consumption reduces risk of depression in women

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 27, 2011

Despite Google+'s Explosive Growth, Facebook Is Still Very Dominant

Traffic is up 1269 percent for Google's social network

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 27, 2011

You Probably Won't Want Amazon's Kindle Fire for Christmas

Amazon is expected to launch its tablet tomorrow, here's what we know about it so far

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

DSK Files to Dismiss the Civil Case Against Him, Claims Immunity

The former IMF chief claims he's immune to the under international law

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

The Lockerbie Bombing Case Is Officially Closed

The rebel government will not extradite Megrahni

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

Cities That Never Boomed Are Doing Better in the Bust

Recent data shows the Rust Belt recovering, while the once-booming Sun Belt struggles

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

Watch Live: Obama Talks Jobs at the LinkedIn Town Hall

As the President tours the West Coast, he'll talk jobs in Silicon Valley

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

Reviews: Boardwalk Empire's Second Is Worth the Slow Start

The show starts with a literal bang, and some critical bangs, too

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

Netflix Notches a Win with DreamWorks Animation Deal

It won't give them many movies, but it does show they can beat out the likes of HBO for content

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 24, 2011

Mark Davidson's Twitter Hijacking by Ghostwriters Was a Hoax

He tells The Atlantic Wire that he wanted to make his Jewish mother proud

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 23, 2011

GOP-ers Are Getting Wary of Michele Bachmann

When offered support, Republican state Senate candidate Cindy Golding hesitated to accept

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 23, 2011

Poll Majority Sees Obama Doing the Same or Worse Than Bush

56 percent of people think Obama is doing "the same" or "worse" job than his predecessor

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 23, 2011

Discomfort Sure to Follow with Facebook Defriend Finder Feature

With Timeline you can see who has defriended you throughout all time

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 23, 2011

Measuring the Twitter Revolution Effect Is Pretty Hard

Twitter had something to do with the Arab Spring, it's just hard to measure exactly what

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 23, 2011

Your Daughter's Science Role Model: A Cartoon Space Chimp

Few women choose to go into science because of the role model shortage in children's movies

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 22, 2011

The Internet Life of a Social Media Guru Who Fired His Twitter Ghosts

A look into Mark Davidson's online personality gives us some hints

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 22, 2011

Change Your Password Before You Fire Your Twitter Ghostwriter

Mark Davidson didn't, so things got drunk and hilarious this morning

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 22, 2011

What Facebook's Social Music Service Will Probably Look Like

Not surprisingly, it has some social components

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 21, 2011

Spotify's So Good Two Million People Pay for It

Even with an unlimited streaming free option in America, Spotify has 400,000 paying listeners

Comments | 2,264 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 21, 2011

Netflix Explains How It Messed Up So Badly

The company irritated customers like never before

Comments | 2,243 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 21, 2011

Blame Bad Technology for Late Fed Statements

Like many outdated offices, the Federal Reserve still uses a fax machine

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