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On Friday, Facebook launched a new feature that allowed app developers to get access to the personal information of app users.  Namely, the new program gave app developers access to users’ names, phone numbers, and addresses.  Three days later, and Facebook has suspended its data-sharing feature after a huge public outcry.  I think technology bloggers […]

To Anna Esposito, her beloved cat Tabby Sal is like a member of the family.  He’s so much a part of the Esposito clan that she listed him on the Census under pets.  However, because she listed him on the Census, he might get in a lot of trouble.  Tabby Sal the cat has been requested to […]

The dire medical situation of shot Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords continues to improve.  Just yesterday she was upgraded from critical to serious, and she’s acclimating herself to the environment and recovering so quickly that doctors have revised her timetable for release.  According to her physicians, Gabrielle Giffords could be released from the hospital within days […]

Steve Jobs has been seemingly unsinkable since his return to Apple.  He’s guided Apple back to the top of the industry, turned a little bit of flash memory in a white case into a world-changing music device, and he’s even survived pancreatic cancer and a liver transplant.  However, Steve Jobs is human.  Effective immediately, Steve […]

The modern mail delivery system used in the United States depends heavily on the work of an army of contractors, truckers, mail carriers, and sorting machines.  Sometimes, though, there’s a breakdown in the chain and things get lost.  That’s what happened over the weekend outside of St. Louis, Missouri.  A big rig truck carrying mail […]

When it comes to deals, there’s no question that Groupon is far and away the leader of the deals brigade, despite Living Social’s recent surge in funding.  When you’re the leader, people expect certain things.  Even though Groupon is only the coupon provider, the company is taking heat from dissatisfied Japanese customers after a traditional New Year […]

Since the Haitian earthquake last year, the country has been in turmoil.  Rebuilding efforts are slow, and the carnage caused by the natural disaster has lead to political instability in a country widely known for political instability and dictatorships of various types.  One of Haiti’s most famous dictatorships, the Duvalier dictatorship, ended 25 years ago […]

Hosting the Golden Globes has to be a difficult job.  After all, it’s not The Oscars, and nobody really pays that much attention to the award.  However, new host Ricky Gervais (back for the second year) is making the Golden Globes must-see television thanks solely to his fearlessness and his willingness to go after every […]

The debate rages on, with grammar nerds on all sides exchanging strongly-worded letters of rage.  Two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence, or a single space after a period at the end of the sentence.  On one side, you’ve got typographers, professional editors, and those who think they know better saying […]

If you’re ever in Brooklyn, I have a great suggestion for a place to stop and have a bite to eat.  There’s a restaurant there called Buffalo Boss, which is owned and operated by a man named Jamar White.  Jamar White’s main investor is the rapper and entertainment mogul Jay-Z, who also happens to be […]

You’d think that death would stop Pope John Paul II’s good works.  You would be wrong.  After his death, John Paul has become one of the most popular figures in the Catholic Church, and because of that his name is being attached to miracle after miracle.  Pope John Paul II will be beatified in a […]

There’s a reason Groupon rejected Google’s offer of $6 billion dollars, and now we know why.  After securing nearly $1 billion dollars in funding, Groupon founder Andrew Mason (seen above) is preparing to take his company public, according to sources.  Groupon is valued at nearly $15 billion dollars by investors, and that looks to be […]

Colin Firth is on top of the world right now.  He’s got a Golden Globe nomination for his work in The King’s Speech as King George IV, he’s rumored to be on the inside track to landing an Oscar nod, and, oh yeah, he just got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Colin […]

Ancient salt crystals were dug up from beneath the sands of Death Valley, California, for use in climate research.  Having served their purpose, the salt crystals were packed away until a young Ph.D. student named Brian Schubert needed to do a little research with them to finalize his doctorate.  Lo and behold, as he investigated […]