Author: Rebecca Greenfield

Will Google's Request to Publish Secret Court Orders Do Anything?

Reuters

Google has filed a motion to end the gag order on the secret FISA court requests that it gets from the government as a part of the National Security Agencies surveillance, which could work considering how recent efforts to reveal the secrets of the secret court have gone.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 21, 2011

How Google+ is Showing It's Serious About Privacy

With its first acquisition, Fridge, the social network shows it means business

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 21, 2011

What Will Apple Do With Their $76 Billion?

After announcing big quarterly earnings, the company has some room for spending

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 21, 2011

Is It Okay for Rich People to Spend Oodles on Kids' Playhouses?

The cocktail arguments for and against a trend highlighted by the New York Times

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Farewell Google Labs, You've Been Good To Us

The virtual workshop will soon be no more

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Is Happiness as Good for Your Health as Studies Suggest?

A review of recent studies, as well as an article pushing back

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Will the Government Pay for Your Birth Control?

A big debate after new guidelines qualify contraception as preventative care

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Why Google+ Is Different From Facebook, According to Google

A Google designer explains how the social network stands out

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 19, 2011

Your Personality Appears to Be Making You Fat

A study finds that impulsive people tend to eat more

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 19, 2011

Google+ Seeks Celebrities

The social media site would reach a new level if only some famous people would join

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 19, 2011

The Bathhouse Ad That Won't Quit

An ad targeted toward gay readers keeps popping up in awkward places

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 18, 2011

Is There Anything Red Wine Can't Do?

Alcohol enthusiasts love touting health benefits: now it fights being sedentary

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 18, 2011

Facebook Tries to Get Bipartisan

The social media giant is making an effort to reach out to Republican party candidates

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 18, 2011

Three Things Google+ Can Learn from Myspace

In social networking it's kill or be killed. Will the new network best its competitors or fail?

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

Would Vegans Eat Jell-O Derived From Humans?

A new study has found a way to make non animal-derived gelatin. Vegans, rejoice!

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: It's Ladies' Night on Google+

A reader has a novel way to up female membership

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

Is Microsoft Working on a New Social Site?

A leaked site shows Microsoft is working on some sort of new Internet project

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

Fun Twitter Facts on Twitter's Fifth Birthday

Look at how far the social media site has come in its first five years

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

Why Google+ Is Almost Entirely Male So Far

More men are joining the social network than ladies. Why?

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 15, 2011

The Advocacy Groups Under Fire for Supporting AT&T

The NAACP finds itself in a controversy soon after GLAAD withdraws its support

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 14, 2011

Google Announces $9.03 Billion in Revenues Last Quarter

In Larry Page's first quarter as CEO, he has some good news to report

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 14, 2011

What Everyone Can Learn From the BBC's New Social Media Guide

Some etiquette for journalists on how to act on the Internet

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 14, 2011

Why Are Glee's Stars Really Leaving the Show?

A few different explanations for why McKinley High is saying goodbye to its top talent

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 14, 2011

Spotify Launches in the US: Can It Compete?

A beloved European cloud music service enters the American market

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 13, 2011

#DearNetflix: Twitter Rebels Against Price Hikes

Subscribers don't like having to pay 60% more for the service they already have

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 13, 2011

A Few Rules for Making Homemade Infographics

Visual.ly is new site that generates infographics; here's how not to make bad ones

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 13, 2011

Google+ Learns a Gender Lesson

The social network added new privacy setting so users no longer have to declare their gender

Comments | 1,732 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 13, 2011

Creepy Men Who Flirt at Work Hate Their Lives

Researchers find a reason men spend their time at work prowling around the office

Comments | 4,406 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

No, Really: You Don't Need to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day

Again, an expert speaks out against this so-called rule

Comments | 10,962 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

Netflix's New Pricing Plan Will Cost You

Now online streaming and mailed DVDs are billed separately

Comments | 4,915 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

How Did the Stanford Prison Experiment Get Out of Hand?

Forty years later, participants describe what they were thinking

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

Father and Son at First and Last Shuttle Launches

Chris and Kenneth Bray's Young Me/Now Me meme entry took 30 years to complete

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

Google+ Hits 10 Million Users: Should Facebook Freak Out?

The social media site's growth presents a real threat to its main competitor

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 11, 2011

Of Boycotts and Democracy in Israel

A new law forbids Israeli citizens from boycotting West Bank settlements

Comments | 408 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 11, 2011

Spatwatch

TOMS Wearers vs. Right Wing Christian Missionaries

Progressive shoe wearers don't like the company's alignment with Focus on the Family

Comments | 3,718 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 11, 2011

Study: Superbug Gonorrhea Strain Has No Known Cure

You might not die, but your reproductive ability might be permanently trashed

Comments | 4,364 Views

By Elspeth Reeve and Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 11, 2011

Debt Talks Stall as Boehner Struggles to Control GOP

Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command

Comments | 1,035 Views

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