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Facebook handed info from 18,715 accounts over to the government last year

At least they're not poking you.

On Apr 14, 2014 by Miles Klee

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I just snapped a selfie with an NYC surveillance camera

Being seen is everything in this town.

On Mar 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

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There’s a Google Doc of monocle sightings in NYC

Searching for hard evidence of a supposed fashion craze.

On Mar 10, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of how long Americans last in bed

Shame on you, Alaska. 

On Feb 19, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Twitter users post 10,000 racist slurs every day, study finds

Most of the 10,000 slurs we tweet every day aren't intended to be derogatory, but that doesn't make them any less disturbing.

On Feb 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Google ads could soon pay for your taxi rides

But probably still not to Brooklyn.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Here’s how much porn we watched during the polar vortex

Turns out the “vortex” part was really just a whirlwind of James Deen clips.

On Jan 10, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Facebook research dives into the weird science of memes

Troubling implications for the health of Facebook as an informational ecosystem.

On Jan 9, 2014 by Brendan O'Connor

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When it comes to porn viewing, Americans have the British beat

U.K. porn viewers prefer British porn stars and other fun facts.

On Jan 8, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Google Ads just don’t understand me

If Internet giants know everything about us, why can't they figure out what we'll buy?

On Jan 1, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The future of porn is sitting in your pocket

The days of big-screen porn are over, and the implications could actually be a little dangerous. 

On Dec 22, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman

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The surprising findings from Pornhub’s year-end review

Zombies, singing contests, and naval crime dramas drew us away from porn this year.

On Dec 21, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Inside the Web’s $156 billion invisible industry

No one really knows how the data miners are collecting the mass of information they have on consumers, how much they know, or who’s buying it.

On Dec 19, 2013 by [email protected]

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Facebook knows how your hometown feels about gay marriage

Mapping support for gay marriage, one equals sign at a time.

On Dec 10, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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How to hack Tinder and get a date with someone who doesn’t even like you

Feeling ignored by a crush? Just hack your way into their heart.

On Nov 26, 2013 by Miles Klee