The Cases For and Against Google+'s Real-Name Policy
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In a previously unreleased, nearly 20-year-old interview, Steve Jobs made a prescient statement about the current state of the company he made so famous. And Apple might want to keep his words in mind: At some point, everything Steve Jobs conceived will become obsolete — and then what?
Has the social network made a mistake by deleting pseudonymous profiles en masse?
While a Hulu-Apple marriage would be great, it's unlikely
It's sad to see a bookstore close forever, but in this case, it's just not that sad
His Twitter feed is his biggest presence at home while he recuperates in Cuba
Just what the Internet
With its first acquisition, Fridge, the social network shows it means business
After announcing big quarterly earnings, the company has some room for spending
The cocktail arguments for and against a trend highlighted by the New York Times
The virtual workshop will soon be no more
A review of recent studies, as well as an article pushing back
A big debate after new guidelines qualify contraception as preventative care
A Google designer explains how the social network stands out
A study finds that impulsive people tend to eat more
The social media site would reach a new level if only some famous people would join
An ad targeted toward gay readers keeps popping up in awkward places
Alcohol enthusiasts love touting health benefits: now it fights being sedentary
The social media giant is making an effort to reach out to Republican party candidates
In social networking it's kill or be killed. Will the new network best its competitors or fail?
A new study has found a way to make non animal-derived gelatin. Vegans, rejoice!
A reader has a novel way to up female membership
A leaked site shows Microsoft is working on some sort of new Internet project
Look at how far the social media site has come in its first five years
More men are joining the social network than ladies. Why?
The NAACP finds itself in a controversy soon after GLAAD withdraws its support
In Larry Page's first quarter as CEO, he has some good news to report
Some etiquette for journalists on how to act on the Internet
A few different explanations for why McKinley High is saying goodbye to its top talent
A beloved European cloud music service enters the American market
Subscribers don't like having to pay 60% more for the service they already have
Visual.ly is new site that generates infographics; here's how not to make bad ones
The social network added new privacy setting so users no longer have to declare their gender
Researchers find a reason men spend their time at work prowling around the office
Again, an expert speaks out against this so-called rule
Now online streaming and mailed DVDs are billed separately
Forty years later, participants describe what they were thinking
Chris and Kenneth Bray's Young Me/Now Me meme entry took 30 years to complete
The social media site's growth presents a real threat to its main competitor
A new law forbids Israeli citizens from boycotting West Bank settlements
Progressive shoe wearers don't like the company's alignment with Focus on the Family
You might not die, but your reproductive ability might be permanently trashed
Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command
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