Adrian Chen
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Feds Seize Assets Of World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange
The problems keep coming for Mt. Gox, the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange. Just days after Gawker revealed a key business partnership had devolved into a $US70 million lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security seized a payment processing account belonging to the company, alleging it lied on financial documents.
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Product Placement Goes Back In Time
It’s bad enough that every current television show and movie shoves brand names in your face. Now, networks are digitally inserting new products into old television shows.
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Extremely-Hyped Startup Fails To Live Up To Extreme Hype
Months before a grilled cheese sandwich raised $US10 million in funding, the iPhone app Color was the tech bubble doomsayer’s startup of choice. The company raised a staggering $US41 million in funding for a non-existent photo-sharing service nobody really understood. So, where is it now? Take a guess.
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Porn Viewing History Shows Up In ‘America’s Got Talent’ Promo
The person who made this promo for America’s Got Talent forgot the main lesson about sharing your computer: Delete your browser history first. Their fondness for YouPorn got splashed all over network TV.