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Candidates Look to iPad, Old Spice Guy, Steven Slater for Viral Votes

In the era of YouTube, political campaigns are creating Internet memes and takeoffs of popular brands to earn votes by going viral.READ»

Homeland Security Department Begins Using Iris Scanners to Track Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security is testing iris scanning technology from Global Rainmakers to boost border security.READ»

The Road to HAL Is Paved With Good Intentions: The Future of Google?

Google's CEO wants to take the company beyond search. Way beyond...READ»

Adman Guy Day Dies, Revolutionized Super Bowl Advertising

The co-founder of Los Angeles-based Chiat\Day died on Saturday, on the eve of the Super Bowl ad-xtravaganza he helped to invent.READ»

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Amazon Apologizes for Destroying '1984' Copies, Offers New '1984' Copies (or $30)

After suffering multiple black eyes in the blogosphere and plenty of ire from Kindle users, Amazon has finally decided to make good on its ill-advised decision to delete illegally distributed copies of George Orwell's 1984 from users' ...READ»

Head in the Clouds

What does Amazon nuking Kindle copies of 1984 tell us about cloud computing? Unfortunately, quite a bit.READ»

Amazon's '1984' Kindle Recall Was Legal, Not Big Brotherish

A kerfuffle hit the Internets on Friday, as news that Amazon had remotely wiped thousands of copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from people's Kindle e-readers hit. As with many Internet rumors though, it entirely missed the ...READ»