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Facebook Social Plugins take over the web! If you're a Facebook addict (c'mon, you're a Facebook addict), then you probably close facebook windows without logging out. This means that, when you visit a non-Facebook...

Craigslist Makes $36 Million from Adult Services Ads

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Tiger Woods Nike ad video goes Viral

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James Cameron Does Not Want You Watching 'Avatar' on iPhone

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Wolfram Alpha Claims Oscars 2010 Mastery

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Fan Cries Until Justin Bieber Shows Up

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Tiger Woods Apology Video Draws Nearly 700,000 Viewers

The Tiger Woods apology video, streamed live over every video medium known to humankind, has been watched by over 700,000 people, not counting the copied versions. That's a webful of schadenfreude. Seriously,...

Online Petition to Get Betty White to Host SNL

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Tila Tequila Returns to Twitter!

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Verizon Blocks 4Chan: Revenge is Likely Imminent

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Chavez Freaks Out Over Twitter, Calls #freevenezuela 'Terrorism'

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Engadget Shuts Down Comments: What Makes a Blog a Blog?

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Super Bowl XLIV Official Hashtag: #SB44

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Tila Tequila Quits Twitter

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Pee Wee Herman Gets an iPad

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