From the Life-Is-Unfair Files: You’re Welcome, Winklevii. Love, Zuck.

That’s right, folks, the rich do get richer, especially if they pursue their case well past the point of shame.
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Crying “Nonsense,” Google Does Not +1 Murdoch Tweets

If you thought the Twitter war started by News Corp.’s majordomo Rupert Murdoch versus Google would be the gift that keeps on giving, you would be right. After the tweet-happy media mogul — who owns this Web site — accused the search giant of being a content “piracy leader,” Google told CNET that Murdoch’s 140-character observations were “nonsense.” More to come (hopefully).

The Case of the Unfortunate Underscore: How Twitter Verified the Fake Wendi Over the Real Wendi

The butler didn’t do it. It was the punctuation, in the email, with the @.
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Damn the Tweet-pedoes, Full Rupe Ahead!

Oh joy — my boss is on Twitter. I guess I have to watch myself now. Or not!
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Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.
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Yahoo Shares Melt as Rumors Collide (Plus, I Add Another Log to the Fire)

The Hamlet of Internet companies asks: To be or not to be? That is the question. Or maybe something else.
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There Are Seven Billion People on Planet Earth Right Now (Try to Keep Up, Facebook!)

It’s official: Seven billion people are alive in the world at this moment, a high population point of all time. And they are more digital than ever.
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Exclusive: Twitter’s VP Engineering Mike Abbott Departs

According to sources close to the situation, Twitter VP of Engineering Mike Abbott has left the company. He is apparently interested in doing more investing.
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I Am Number 4S? — No Sparkly iPhone 5 Disappoints Apple Fans (and Wall Street)

Be nice to Mac fanboys today. Apple rolled out a new iPhone today. Sort of.
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Even If He’s Not at Apple Event, Steve Jobs Sure Knows How to Put on a Show

Remember: Anything can happen. Anything can be.
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