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Fear Factor is back! Five years after being booted off the air, NBC’s gross-out stunt show returned to TV Monday night and dominated the social TV conversation. Viewers generated more than 403,000 comments across social media websites during the two-hour … Continue reading →

Some we mourned, others we shrugged off. Whatever the customer reaction, every year we wave goodbye to companies and gadgets gone south. This year was no different. In 2011, the tech industry saw tablets fail, daily deal services fizzle and … Continue reading →

Video sharing site Vimeo has opened up submissions for its second Vimeo Festival + Awards — and it’s adding new categories, new judges and new prizes. Part awards ceremony and part film festival, the Vimeo Festival + Awards is designed … Continue reading →

Major companies, websites and everyday protesters are continuing to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) as the bill nears its day for debate in the House. Tumblr has joined the fight by creating Fight For the Future, a site … Continue reading →

Self-hosted WordPress users, get your update engines running: WordPress 3.3 is now available. The culmination of five months of hard work, WordPress 3.3 offers a number of new updates and tweaked features. The first of these is a redesigned dashboard, … Continue reading →

We’re pleased to announce that San Francisco-based DJ duo A Plus D — a.k.a. Adrian and Mysterious D — will be spinning their world famous mashups at MashBash! No, we’re not talking about your typical mashups, this time it’s all … Continue reading →

1. Christmas List Gift Planner Was it Tom who wanted the iPod touch? Or was it Kristy? Never leave home without your wishlist, thanks to The Christmas List Gift Planner for Android. Create profiles for all the good little boys … Continue reading →

Do you describe yourself as professionally creative and motivated? Then a new list from LinkedIn suggests another descriptor for you too: Unimaginative. LinkedIn has analyzed the 135 million accounts on its network to reveal the top 10 most-overused buzzwords that … Continue reading →

10 “Strong” Parodies and Lip Dubs GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry’s recent “Strong” campaign commercial frowns upon gays serving in the military and schools not letting children openly celebrate Christmas. Perry’s controversial message incited a wave of parodies and lip … Continue reading →