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World’s Most-Wanted Hacker Says He’s Never Felt Safer

7:55AM June 24, 2011 | Adrian Chen

He’s part of a group that claims to be behind the recent hack attacks against the CIA, US Senate, Sony, Fox and PBS. If caught, he could face years in prison. But when we chatted with a member of the notorious hacking collective Lulz Security last night, he said he’s not worried about a thing. More »

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Rebecca Black’s "Friday" Disappears From YouTube

5:20PM June 17, 2011 | Adrian Chen

Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video was just taken down from YouTube, where it had amassed over 150 million views. Man, we were planning on playing it twenty-eight times in a row tomorrow! More »

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Lulzsec Hackers Go To War With 4chan

8:00AM June 16, 2011 | Adrian Chen

The celebrity hacking group Lulz Security borrows its name and aesthetics from the roiling message board 4chan. But now the group has declared war on 4chan and its users – many of whom identify with the hacking group Anonymous – pissing off the nerds who are most likely to support their online shenanigans. More »

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The 10 Easiest Ways To Waste Time On The Internet

11:00AM June 6, 2011 | Brian Moylan

The Internet has changed the way that we all live our lives. It’s also invented a whole host of ways to suck all of your time away. Here are some of the best. More »

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Ex-Girlfriend Gets Revenge By Turning Boyfriend Into A Meme

11:00AM February 6, 2011 | Adrian Chen

It’s a story as old as time. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl break up. Girl gets revenge by turning boy into a humiliating meme. This appears to be what happened to poor Jack Weppler. More »

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When Pissed-Off Customers And Automated Tag Clouds Collide

8:26AM December 5, 2009 | John Herrman

Tag clouds provide a quick visual summary of the most popular subjects on a particular website. Newegg’s “Shopping EggXperience” forum gives customers a place to talk about their experiences with the site. They make an excellent couple. [Reddit] More »

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When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown

3:44AM October 14, 2009 | John Herrman

So what happens when two marketing execs from the undisputed leaders in elaborate, roundabout publicity stunts get shit-faced together the night before ad pitches are due? Nobody knows for sure, but I bet it would look something like this. More »

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CompuServe Classic Finally Put To Rest

7:36PM July 6, 2009 | John Herrman

Have you noticed anything different about your inbox this week? Where are all the weirdly threatening chain letters from family members you’ve never met? The hyperventilating urgent FWD: FWD: FWD: messages about Barack Obama’s secret Hellenic Polytheism? Your tri-weekly update on the power of prayer, told through the perspective of your fourth cousin’s cat? They are gone, is where, stemmed at the source. CompuServe Classic is dead. More »