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From magical fruit to a bizarre food combinations, you’ll want to check out these vines of quirky unexpected pairs. We challenged you to use Vine to capture the best unexpected pairs out there. You definitely rose to the challenge and … Continue reading →

Advertising executives admit the tide of ads is changing and online video ads are taking the lead, new research has found. 75% of ad agency executives say that online video ads are more effective than traditional TV ads, compared with … Continue reading →

NASA’s Curiosity rover, the 1-ton mobile laboratory that’s been tooling around Mars since August 2012, has sent tens of thousands of images of the remote planet back to Earth. Now, thanks to one YouTube user, you can see nine months’ … Continue reading →

Battery life is always a huge concern with any smartphone. If you’re not careful, especially with Android devices, you can wind up with quite a few applications running in the background, which drains battery. Several smartphones now come with built-in … Continue reading →

If you’ve always wanted to work for a hot new startup, but you aren’t sure if you’ve got the necessary experience, don’t give up just yetMax Crowley is the senior community manager for Uber in Chicago, and he was able … Continue reading →

Brad Carter undergoes surgery to treat Parkinson’s disease and inadvertently invents a new Hospital Hardcore genre. SEE ALSO: UCLA Surgeons Live Vine Brain Surgery Image via iStockphoto, Digital_Diva Read more… More about Viral Video, Vine, Watercooler, Videos, and Surgery

Twitter is only as useful as the people you’re following. For many of us, that involves a gaggle of accounts from members of our industry: entrepreneurs, marketing pros, journalists and developers. But the premiere micro-blogging platform is a far cry … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. CNN is partnering with BuzzFeed to … Continue reading →

Gawker successfully raised $200,000 on Monday to bankroll the purchase of an iPhone video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. But with an AWOL seller, the media company is losing faith in completing the transaction At the time … Continue reading →

Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky will shake hands with top executives at Facebook, Google and eBay on a fundraising tour through Silicon Valley later this week. Paul will begin his trip Thursday at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., … Continue reading →