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List of Sites Planning SOPA Protests Continues to Grow

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 17 at 3:40 pm PT

As many as 7,000 Web sites are thought to be participating in tomorrow’s anti-SOPA protest by going dark. Here are a few who will — or may — be among them.

The Three Ventureers: Andreessen Horowitz Joining Conway and Milner in Y Combinator Start Fund

Kara Swisher in News on October 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

The high-profile venture firm is in for $50,000 per start-up. What cash crunch?

Conde Nast Spins Out Reddit, Without Letting Go

Peter Kafka in Media on September 6, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

This is the move we told you about in March: The publisher gives the social news site its independence, but keeps all of its equity, for now.

Fark Fends Off a Patent Troll

Peter Kafka in Media on August 10, 2011 at 10:14 am PT

Good news for people who hate stupid lawsuits, and for those who like entertaining and sorta-NSFW headlines.

Social File Sharing Start-Up Minus Raises a Mini-Round, but Hopes to Go Plus-Sized

Drake Martinet in Social on July 29, 2011 at 9:14 am PT

The slick little start-up that lets users share files by dragging them into their Web browser has raised some cash and is looking to some pretty nerdy Web sites for inspiration in getting social.

Family Site Makes Paying for Subscriptions Social

Liz Gannes in News on July 5, 2011 at 11:31 am PT

Social media companies like Reddit, Facebook and, recently, LinkedIn have found it makes sense to make their advertising social, too. This means building ads into the function of their sites and making them shareable and personalized. Now, the family history site MyHeritage is doing something similar with its paid services.

Hulu Hands Its Home Page Over to Reddit, Which Delivers Carl Sagan

Peter Kafka in News on June 24, 2011 at 6:43 am PT

News that has nothing to do with a sale that may or may not happen: “Cosmos” and “Mystery Science Theater” come to the video site.

I’ve Looked at Clouds From Both Sides Now…

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on April 27, 2011 at 3:35 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Amazon's Cloud Crashed Overnight, And Brought Several Other Companies Down Too

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 21, 2011 at 5:17 am PT

One part of Amazon’s cloud came to a screeching halt overnight, and brought Foursquare, Quora, Hootsuite, Reddit and scores of other companies down with it.