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Sina’s anonymous citizen reporting site launches, mysteriously disappears
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Designer of viral Steve Jobs silhouette image lands Coca Cola deal
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America’s new cybersecurity bill faces opposition from the top
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Meet 50 of the most influential political tweeters in emerging markets
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Rape video causes social media outrage
Video footage of a girl being violently gang raped is causing a social media storm. The video, which Memeburn will not link to for…
Google confirms global Gmail outage, says everything now okay
Google has confirmed that its email client Gmail suffered downtime earlier today but says that the service is fully functional once again. The disruption,…
#Discovery: 20 top tweeted pics of a space shuttle’s final journey
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Pebble smartwatch sets Kickstarter record
If Double Fine Adventure brought crowdfunding site Kickstarter to the world’s attention, then the Pebble smartwatch shows how much people are willing to pay…
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