Friday, March 9, 2012

Twitter Catches the 'SPDY' Train

Twitter Catches the 'SPDY' Train

Twitter is now serving up pages over Google's improved web protocol, making the site a bit speedier in Chrome and (soon) Firefox. Google is hoping that its SPDY protocol, pronounced "speedy," will one day speed up not just Google and Twitter, but the entire web.

Why 'Game Change' Chose Julianne Moore Over Tina Fey for Sarah Palin

Why 'Game Change' Chose Julianne Moore Over Tina Fey for Sarah Palin



Jordan Zakarin
While the "30 Rock" star was famous for her impression, it wasn't the tone the HBO film wanted to present.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

With Google Play, the Cloud Goes Prime Time

With Google Play, the Cloud Goes Prime Time

If you've dismissed Google Play as just a rebranding of various Google media sites, Wired.com's Mike Isaac dispels that notion, calling it "Google?s iTunes moment." But a bigger takeaway on Google Play is that the cloud has gone prime time on Channel G, making for a critical mass of cloud consumers.

Your Kinect Is Watching You

Your Kinect Is Watching You

There is a wave of concern—completely justified, to my mind—over the privacy implications of our increasing reliance on Facebook and Google. What most people don’t realize, however, is that these issues are dwarfed by the potential for privacy invasion that’s presented by a seemingly innocuous platform: video games.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Lickers, Crunchers, Chocolate-Cookie Dunkers: Oreos Are 100

Lickers, Crunchers, Chocolate-Cookie Dunkers: Oreos Are 100

Lickers, Crunchers, Chocolate-Cookie Dunkers: Oreos Are 100

Are you a licker, a muncher, or a dunker? Hey, now: We're talking about how you eat your creme sandwich cookies! Sheesh.

On March 6, 1912, the Oreo cookie was first made by the Nabisco company in New York, so today marks the 100th birthday of the famous chocolate sandwich creme cookie. [ more › ]


'It's a Small World' Songwriter Robert Sherman Dies at 86

'It's a Small World' Songwriter Robert Sherman Dies at 86


Sophie A. Schillaci
The late musician penned many tracks for Disney, including songs from “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”

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