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Numerology: The Price Of Piracy

With Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides hitting theaters May 20th, it seems our obsession with pirates just won't end -- though for many of us, sailing the seas of digital piracy is about as close as we'll get to an eye-patch-and-parrot lifestyle.READ»

Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey on Plane Crashes, the Ghost of Britney Spears, and the Difficulty of Defining Influence

If you're addicted to crafting the perfect 140 character tweet haiku, you can thank--or curse--Twitter creator Jack Dorsey. The former taxi, courier and emergency services dispatcher--and current Twitter chairman and CEO of credit card payment company Square--believes there's a universe in every tweet and that less can lead to so much more.READ»

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uSocial: Celebs Faking Number of Twitter Followers

Brace yourself for some bad news. Justin Bieber doesn’t actually have 3.6 million Twitter followers—he’s faking it. At least, that’s the claim from social media marketing company uSocial. The Australian firm says it has ...READ»

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Hidden Chemicals in Hannah Montana, Britney Spears, J.Lo Scents Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

Forget secondhand smoke--the Environmental Working Group thinks we should be worried about "secondhand scents" from perfumes containing hidden chemicals. A report from the EWG claims that best-selling fragrances like Chanel Coco, ...READ»

National Stress Awareness Month, by the Numbers

Americans are stressed. We stress about work, the economy, school, love, weight, Lost, even stress itself. Well, April happens to be National Stress Awareness Month -- and Stress Awareness Day is on the 16th. To mark the anxious occasion, here's a look at our angst in numbers.READ»

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Britney Spears's Circus Tour Begins

We'd like to think that Britney Spears was shockingly self-aware when she named her latest album Circus. Her recent antics clearly haven't alienated her fans -- the album went gold in just a week -- and now Spears is taking her ...READ»

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The Rebranding of Britney Spears

The pop princess has returned to her throne and it’s about time. Fans (including myself, and I am not afraid to admit it) have been waiting for four long years, through the many, MANY trials and tribulations of Britney Spears, but ...READ»

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Starlets Return on Primetime

Guest stars on major primetime television programs are old hat. But there is a new trend: fallen Hollywood starlets trying to reignite their careers through a new (and still A-list) method. While rehab is the new spa, ...READ»