Dennis Crowley, a co-founder of the social networking service Foursquare, starts his Sundays reading on his iPad, then walks about New York City with his girlfriend.
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Christopher Hitchens, one of the great thinkers of our time, died in Houston last night after suffering complications from esophageal cancer. The bestselling author, performer, and tireless bon vivant was only sixty-two. 
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Aw, c'mon! You know you're guilty of some of these things!
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Timeline is the new Facebook profile. Essentially it revamps your "Wall" - repurposing photos, friendships and personal milestones in a more magazine-style way. Larger photos, a two-column layout and an archive of your activity by month and year. You don't have to convert to Timeline, but in time, a lot of people probably will. Like all Facebook changes, you'll get used to it.
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Taking those awkward family Christmas card photos up a notch, the mayor of San Juan and his family pose with various taxidermy specimens.
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Charlie Sheen’s cellphone went into a meltdown after he accidentally tweeted his personal phone number while trying to direct-message Justin Bieber.
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The Manhattan townhouse made famous by the iconic Audrey Hepburn in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is on the New York real estate market for a cool $5.85 million.
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...so we looked up some test market burgers McDonalds and other franchises are trying out around the world. FYI - the #BigMac trend today is sponsored by McDonalds. It's how Twitter advertises and makes money.
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Last week, the number of apps on the market reached 1 million. The pace of new app development dwarfs the release of all other media. For instance, 100 movies debut a week; 250 books are published a week. But 15,000 apps hit app stores a week.
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December 12 is the feast day of the Virgen de Guadalupe. And, she's trending on Twitter. La Virgen is huge in Mexico. In California we tend to see her likeness on dollar store candles and taqueria murals. But she has been reported in even more obscure places...
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What is Tebowing? Tim Tebow is the Denver Broncos second strong quarterback having an amazing season. When he completes a touchdown pass he gets down on one knee and prays. People have taken to performing this stance in a variety of places, taking photos, and posting them online. Mockery? Tribute? Silly fad?
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Who says the French don't have a sense of humor? Someone in France compiled this hysterical compilation of horrible family Christmas photos.
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Get out your lighters. Rock concertgoers and others who bought tickets using Ticketmaster between October 1999 and October 2011 qualify for a class action refund. Turns out those processing fees you were charged were up to $1.50 more than legally allowed.
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Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, an investor in some of the world's top companies, has bought a stake in Twitter for $300 million, gaining another foothold in the global media industry.
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The new design could make people’s relationship with Facebook more complex. “What does it mean to not be able to reinvent yourself after high school, after college?...Will people completely go back and edit their histories? And how will that shape the way we view ourselves and our friends?”
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Prank or practically incest? A pep rally prank intended to bring laughter and cheers at a Minnesota high school has instead sparked a firestorm of controversy after parents of some senior student athletes took a practical joke too far.
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Also in Babs' Top 10: Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Pippa Middleton, the Kardashians...hmmm - was it really that bad of a year?
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The face of American culture used to change radically every decade or two, writes Kurt Andersen, but 1992 and 2012 look disturbingly alike.
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Here’s how you can help make sure those who are lacking the basics, like a smartphone or a laptop, are well dressed for the digital age.
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If you plan to give someone you love a great tech gift this holiday season, you can’t go wrong with an ereader. Yes, they have been around for awhile, but the technology has changed along with the selection. The great news is that ereaders are still relatively inexpensive...
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Twitter wants you to consider it the heartbeat of the television industry, the EKG of attention around a TV show.
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Yeah, last night was the TV debut of Chelsea Clinton, NBC's newest "journalist." All you non-famous kids out there who saddled yourselves with a lifetime of debt in order to pay for journalism school, who are now either unemployed or...
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While diehard photographers will question just how much you can get done with an iPhone, there is no denying that the camera has steadily developed over time and, if you subscribe to the notion that the best camera is the one you have with you, the iPhone may well be the best camera in countless pockets around the world.
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Apple released its iTunes Rewind 2011 and App Store Rewind 2011 today, the company's annual lists detailing of the top selling apps, music, TV shows, movies and podcasts for the year.
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Have you looked beyond your Facebook messages to that mysterious "Other" category?
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