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Thursday, October 18, 2012

BuzzFeed FWD: Why Google Could Be In Serious Trouble And More!


Why Google Could Be In Serious Trouble

The company's leaked earnings have sent its stock tumbling — shares have even been halted. Google isn't losing money yet, but it is losing its main moneymaker. A dire outlook for one of the tech greats.

How Facebook Ruined Dating (and Breaking Up Too)

The Facebook Relationship Effect is real: research shows that Facebook is changing the way we meet, date and also slowly rip each others hearts out.

Scientists Have Invented Dissolvable Strips That Instantly Relieve Burns From Eating Hot Food

Thank you, science. THANK YOU.

Did You Know You Have Your Very Own Subreddit?

There's pretty much a subreddit for everyone. What's the top post for your subreddit? (Tread lightly, there might be some NSFW ones...)

Beautiful Video Of Shuttle Endeavor's Final Journey

Watch the 155,000-lb spaceship make a 12-mile journey through the streets of Los Angeles over the course of three days.

Don't Blame Tina Brown

The magazine cover is dead. Next: homepages?

There's Less "Dark Social" Than Meets The Eye

A lot of the referral data that's been lumped into the category actually has been miscategorized — but the data also reveals that how old you are influences how you share a story.

12 Board Games That Should Not Exist

Internet memes, "Jersey Shore," and ESPECIALLY Zynga ripoffs-of-board-games-turned-back-into-board-games are an affront to gaming. They must be stopped.

Romney Voters Love Lady Gaga, Obama Voters Love "The Dark Knight"

That and other revelations from StumbleUpon's data mine. Republican and Democrats differ on pop culture, media, and entertainment as much as they do on their candidates.

Blackboards Of Quantum Mechanics Institutions

Photographer Alejandro Guijarro visited famous quantum mechanics institutions across the world and photographed the blackboards he found there.

Greatest R/C Car Chase Ever Might Just Be Best Car Chase, Period

From the folks who brought you First Person World War II.

Is Intel The Next RIM?

I only agree with about four of these seven reasons that Intel is allegedly in "a fight for its life," but still: that's a lot of reasons! It is astounding just how completely the largest chipmaker in the world missed out on mobile.

Twitter Censors Its First Account

Twitter has closed countless accounts for breaking its own rules, but the blocking of a neo-Nazi account within Germany (it will continue to be visible in other countries) is a first. Twitter won't break much of a sweat defending this one; the first real test of its "witholding" policy will come when a politically repressive country attempts to censor something widely seen as good. When, not if.

How Often Should You Upgrade Your Gadgets?

It all hinges on the Lam Quotient: the cost of a gadget, divided by the number of hours you'll use it over its lifetime. That's good news for smartphones and bad news for tablets — and in the case of a laptop, you're often better off upgrading components.

It Wasn't Just Google That Took A Hit Today

After Google's panic-inducing earnings report, both Facebook and Amazon took a tumble too. Microsoft is having a pretty bad day too.

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