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The Lost Origin Story Of Twitter

Before Twitter was public, it was just an AIM hack on Jack Dorsey’s pager.

21 November 2011

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Gizmodo’s Guide To IM Etiquette

Everyone has an obnoxious instant messenger friend. If you don’t, it’s probably you. Our parents didn’t come of age in the days of AOL, so it’s unlikely that they were able to pass on the finer points of internet manners.

17 September 2011

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Why Are Some Celebrities Still Using AOL Email?

Despite the stigma, there are many people still using AOL email. Some are stuck in a technology time warp; but not everyone is that backwards. Some notable and presumably intelligent celebrities are reportedly still using their AOL email addresses.

10 September 2011

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What Should Yahoo-AOL’s Logo Be?

The assclowns running AOL and Yahoo! think that merging their two sinking companies into one is a great idea. They may have their own dicks in their ears, because they can’t hear the whole internet screaming how stupid that is.

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Everything You Need To Know About The AOL TechCrunch Deal

AOL’s Techcrunch is in disarray. Last week AOL/Techcrunch announced a new venture fund that would finance the kind of start-ups it covers. That made lots of people cry foul. Now Mike’s out of a job. What does it all mean?

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AOL And Yahoo Might Merge Into One Giant Clusternut Of Awful

In the best tie-up since that time I made myself a Vodka and skim milk out of sheer desperation, AOL and Yahoo may become one. It’d be just like Voltron, if Voltron were a rotten egg and a ruptured spleen.

2 September 2011

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AOL To Replace Michael Arrington As Head Of TechCrunch

A report from Business Insider claims that AOL is starting a search to replace Michael Arrington as head of TechCrunch. Arrington will contribute as a writer, but will no longer have editorial control over the blog. [Business Insider -- Photo: Noah Berger/Bloomberg News]

26 August 2011

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The Crazy Stuff That Shows Up When You Type ‘Why’ On AOL

Really, guys? [AOL via Mike Arrington]

17 August 2011

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About.me Website Now Offering Personal Email Addresses

Vanity website purveyor About.me is offering up @about.me email addresses, where your website username becomes your handle. Supporting both IMAP and POP, you can redirect your mail to your own email client, or view mail in your about.me account. [About.me via TNW]

7 August 2011

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The Web At 20: It Changed Everything

Happy Birthday, Interwebz! How far you’ve come. See, if the internet drew its first breath in the spring of 1969, it took its first steps toward its potential on August 6, 1991. Took awhile there. But it was this first step that was just the beginning.

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