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 Movie Site IDs Best Time 
 for Bathroom Breaks 

Website says when to empty your bladder at the movies

Aug 8, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’re in the theater, watching the latest Harry Potter flick, when suddenly nature calls. What to do? Technology finally has the answer: A website called RunPee.com identifies scenes you can stand to miss when you jog off to the bathroom, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Harry Potter,... More »

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film • website • bathroom • movie theaters • urine

Pa. Gym, Va. Tech Shooters Shopped on Same Website

Site rep: This proves people need to protect themselves

Aug 7, 09 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pennsylvania health club shooter and the Virginia Tech killer purchased gun equipment from the same website, WPXI Pittsburgh reports. George Sodini bought accessories from TGSCOM, which sold a gun to Seung-Hui Cho. “We deal with police and government agencies as customers,” said a rep for the firm,... More »

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Seung-Hui Cho • murder • Pennsylvania • website • Virginia Tech shootings • firearms • shooting • gym • guns • health club • George Sodini

(Newser) - In a possible first for Twitter, a malicious attack shut down the service entirely today, Wired reports. The denial-of-service assault flooded the site's server with requests, overloading it and blocking legitimate users from gaining access for about three hours; Tweeters are now slowly regaining access. More »

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social networking • Internet • cyberattack • website • hackers • Twitter • denial of service attack • Biz Stone

OPINION


 Take Those 
 Tunes Beyond 
 Your iPod 

At least five sites can help

Aug 5, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, you can listen to the hundreds of gigs of music you have on your computer—but why limit yourself? Mashable lists the top Web sites and applications to help you really utilize your audio library:
  • Last.fm: One of the Web’s most popular music social
... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • iPod • website • digital music • online music • iPhone applications • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - When the editors and writers at the Onion AV Club aren’t working—which appears to be often—they have their own “favorite time-wasting” websites to frequent. A sampling:
  • CNN: "They’ve got some news there that you can read and junk," Nathan Rabin
... More »

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blogosphere • Internet • CNN • Andrew Sullivan • website • The Onion • procrastination • The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse • Geekologie • Fuckyeahanimalswithcasts

OPINION

 Best Sites for Foodies 

Whether you're looking to buy, cook, or just eat, the Internet has something for you

Aug 2, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aspiring foodies have thousands of resources available to them on the Internet, and Mashable lists 15 of the best sites for buying, cooking, and eating food:
  • For locavores: Foodzie and Foodoro are online marketplaces for small, independent producers. Local Harvest connects users with farms in their area, while
... More »

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food • organic food • recipes • website • Food Network • gourmet • locally grown food • Jay-ZTV • food trends

OPINION roundup

 Abrams' 
 'Gossip Cop' 
 Worst of Both Worlds 

Media weigh in on new site

Jul 30, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - It seems that Dan Abrams just launched Mediaite, but he’s already back with another venture: Gossip Cop. The initial post compared it to "TMZ meets Smoking Gun," but Laura Schreffler, in the New York Daily News, deems it “sort of like TMZ meets the Huffington Post.... More »

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entertainment • tabloids • celebrity • gossip • website • Dan Abrams • Mediaite

(Newser) - Women's "infidelity blogs" have surged in number in recent years and they're attracting a large and loyal following, the Independent reports. The bloggers say they're not trying to flaunt their affairs, but rather to use anonymity to share details of their secret lives and find support among like-minded people.... More »

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Internet • blogging • blog • infidelity • website • extramarital affair

(Newser) - Under new ownership, the beleaguered file-sharing powerhouse Pirate Bay is going legit through an innovative payment model, the AP reports. The new system will involve user fees, but users can work those off—or even earn a profit—in part by sharing their computers' storage capacity with the Pirate Bay... More »

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file sharing • website • P2P • The Pirate Bay

(Newser) - North Korean hackers have been fingered for the July 4 cyberattack that took down the websites of the Treasury, Secret Service, and other US government agencies, reports the AP. Another cyberattack hit sites in South Korea, including the president's website, and intelligence officials there said today that the North was... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • cyberwarfare • cyberattack • hacker • US government • website • denial of service attack

Cyber Attack
Hits Federal
Websites

Several were
knocked out over the holiday weekend

Jul 7, 09 9:30 PM CDT
(AP) - A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the websites of several government agencies, including some responsible for fighting cyber crime. The Treasury Department, Secret Service, FTC, and Transportation Department sites were down at varying points, and some were still experiencing problems this evening. It's... More »

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cyberattack • website • hackers

(Newser) - Facebook is starting a pilot program to test a more user-friendly version of its sprawling privacy controls, CNET reports. The 40 different settings now occupy six separate pages, and are so complicated that many users ignore them completely. “These can add up and pile up and not be as... More »

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social networking • online advertising • Facebook • online privacy • privacy settings • website • Internet security • World Wide Web

 Swedish Firm Nabs 
 Pirate Bay for $7.7M 

Buyers to remodel site so content providers 'get paid'

Jun 30, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Swedish software company has purchased file-sharing site Pirate Bay for $7.7 million after the site was fined $3.6 million, the Register reports. “We would like to introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site,... More »

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file sharing • Sweden • website • The Pirate Bay • sale

 On the Fence? 
 Play a Hunch.com 

Site asks questions, then makes recommendations

Jun 16, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new website is ready to answer your queries, but it wants to get to know you first. Hunch.com, created by MIT scientists, asks a series of questions before making a recommendation—say, which car to buy, where to go on vacation, what campy movie to watch. It offers... More »

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Internet • MIT • website • decision • hunch.com

(Newser) - Facebook will now offer users an alternative to the clumsy random URLs currently assigned for personal pages, Mashable reports. Starting Friday, users can apply for an actual named website to supplant a mix of numbers, such as facebook.com/john.q.public. The “vanity URL” system has been available on... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • website • URL • personalization

One Susan Boyle Cashes In on Another

US Boyle offers URL
for $25K after flood of visitors seeking singer

May 29, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle is selling susanboyle.com for $25,000. A possible purchaser? Singing sensation Susan Boyle. The Boyle who currently owns the site is an American painter who bears the same name as the British star, Mashable reports. The US Boyle has been getting a lot of visitors to her... More »

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entertainment • music • domain names • singing • painter • website • singer • Susan Boyle

Teachers Fret as Students Flock to Study Sites

Online answers spark cheating fears

Apr 9, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offering class notes, old exams, and homework answers, study websites are a big hit with students, but teachers are less excited about the technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instructors worry sites like Cramster, which has sold twice as many $10 monthly subscriptions in 2009 compared to a year ago,... More »

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study • website • exam • cheating • teachers • students • homework

 While Dad's Away, Brit Will Play 

Plus, Jamie cracks whip on fan site

Mar 31, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jamie Spears’ legal conservatorship over daughter Britney is fraught with tension, the New York Daily News reports. Brit let loose recently while Jamie was away, hooking up with a 21-year-old backup dancer. “Britney was a bad girl,” a source says. The fling “wasn’t serious,” but... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • website • Jamie Spears • conservatorship

(Newser) - The concept of Twitter, widely copied in the US and abroad, has found a home at a mommy-centric website, the Wall Street Journal reports. The site Today’s Mama hosts a new microblog called “Connect," which, unlike Twitter, allows users to join groups by region or... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • Web 2.0 • mothers • website • Twitter • moms

 Users Push Facebook 
 to Tweak Redesign 

Backlash prompts changes to unpopular new features

Mar 25, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook is giving its redesign a redesign in response to a chorus of user complaints, the Wall Street Journal reports. Users griped that the Twitter-like real-time feed featured in the new format was crowding out the information they really wanted to see. A company blog acknowledged the negative feedback and... More »

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social networking • Facebook • website • Twitter • redesign

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