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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you … Continue reading →

Facebook, following a year of whirlwind growth, overtook Orkut as Brazil’s most-popular social network in December. Orkut is a social network that Google launched in 2004. Its popularity in Brazil, where 60% of Orkut’s users are based, led to it … Continue reading →

Apple is scheduled to host an education-related event on January 19 – shrouded with a veil of mystery, as always. A new report from Ars Technica says the company is about to unveil a set of tools to create interactive … Continue reading →

Apple is scheduled to host an education-related event Jan. 19 — shrouded with a veil of mystery, as always. A new report from Ars Technica says the company is about to unveil a set of tools to create interactive ebooks. … Continue reading →

The architect of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith, has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. In a markup session, a bill is opened to members of the House Judicial Committee for debate, amendments and … Continue reading →

The Honey Badger has fearlessly faced down a cobra and a jackal, but now is on to a bigger challenge: TV executives. A Canadian production company called Six Eleven Media is shopping an animation/live action hybrid called Honey Badger U. … Continue reading →

Twitter has suspended the popular tweet-filtering app Proxlet for “violating terms” of its API rules. Proxlet – which can be downloaded and installed as either a web extension or as a mobile app, including Twitter for iPhone, TweetDeck, Twidroyd and … Continue reading →

Researchers have exposed a security hole in the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The vulnerability has to do with the BlackBerry Bridge software that links the device with a user’s phone. This software could be used to get unauthorized access to corporate … Continue reading →

General Assembly is unique among coworking spaces. In addition to providing a meeting and working space for entrepreneurs, founders Brad Hargreaves, Adam Pritzker, Jake Schwartz and Matthew Brimer deliberately built the space using a campus model. Their goal was to … Continue reading →

Riley Gibson is the CEO and co-founder of Napkin Labs, a startup that helps companies discover insights from their fans, followers and customers. Follow Riley on Twitter or check out the company blog. It seems like everyone talks about the … Continue reading →