Departing the social network
Jenna Wortham at the New York Times gives us this article today, telling the stories of people who are living outside the Facebook empire.
Web Stuff
Washington congressman fires aides over unsavory tweets
This post comes from the “don’t tweet about goofing off at work and think that your boss will never find out” department.
A trend story I can really get behind…
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Steve Jobs is dead
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50 States, 50 Papers, No Clear Future
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Meet the new Facebook
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Aug. 24, 1995: Say Hello to Windows 95
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Federal study: Internet connections usually aren’t as fast as advertised
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Lee Newspapers websites in Montana putting up metered paywalls
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Goodbye, Google Labs, and thanks for all the fish
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