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Mission Impossibly Funny: Siri Will Self-Destruct in Five Seconds (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on April 29 at 12:38 am PT

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to laugh.

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NYTimes.com Homepage Down (And Back Up)

Drake Martinet in Media on August 16, 2011 at 10:45 pm PT

The main page of the New York Times, and other section fronts on the newspaper’s site, were down for about 40 minutes tonight. There has been no explanation from the media company, although its official Twitter account tweeted both acknowledgement of the downtime and an alert of the return to full service.

A Social Update From AllThingsD’s Social Media Editor

Drake Martinet in Social on August 15, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Today, we’re updating social media on AllThingsD, and I’ll be your guide to all the changes.

The Future of Social Media at AllThingsD

Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg in News on August 15, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

AllThingsD has undergone a few changes to the social media on our site, including adding a social media editor, Drake Martinet.

Don't Rain on Microsoft's Ad Parade (Except It's Raining in Seattle, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in News on March 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

BoomTown scrambled the All Things Digital jet (aka, United Airlines, Seat 7A) late last night to get up to Microsoft’s big event for its online advertising clients today. Called “Imagine 2011: Marketing Leadership Summit” and held at its Redmond, Wa. HQ, the two-day event is designed to wow peeps by trotting out a spate of strategery concepts those who buy advertising on Microsoft’s various digital offerings from its Bing search service to MSN to Xbox to Windows Phone 7.

Deleting a Facebook Account

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 23, 2011 at 6:19 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on deleting Facebook accounts and buying a laptop for a middle-schooler.

Verizon Upholds Tradition of Bumpy iPhone Launch

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

AT&T must be snickering into its cornflakes this morning. Verizon began taking pre-orders for the forthcoming CDMA iPhone this morning and is suffering some of the same issues for which AT&T has been taken to task in the past (though not nearly as severe).

Netflix Gets Social: "Extensive" Facebook Integration Is Coming

Liz Gannes in Social on January 27, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Netflix revealed it is in the process of implementing “an extensive Facebook integration” on Wednesday, marking a significant change from its previous absence from the social Web.