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Facebook Goes Polar With Data Center Near the Arctic CircleFacebook’s latest data center is being built in North Carolina — its next one will be built closer to the North Pole. The company confirmed Thursday that it plans to build a server center in Lulea, Sweden, about 60 miles outside of the Arctic Circle. The new center will be Facebook... Microsoft Sketches Its Vision for the Near Future [VIDEO]Microsoft has laid out its vision for the next few years, and it’s a visual feast for techies and futurists. The dialogue-less video follows a woman taking a business trip, her daughter doing homework and a man in Hong Kong taking the subway to work all against the backdrop of a pulsing ele... RIM Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over BlackBerry OutageRIM’s apology and peace offering of free apps after a four-day service outage in early October did not appease all unhappy BlackBerry owners. Two separate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. and Canada, both on behalf of all BlackBerry owners with an active service agreement at the time of... Rainn Wilson Caught in $12K Tweet For Pay? [VIRAL EMBARRASSMENT]Does actor and comedian Rainn Wilson really love fast food eatery Del Taco? Take a look at this trio of tweets Wilson sent, and tell us if you think he really does believe that the Del Taco Macho Bellgrande Burrito is actually as “Beeftacular™” as he tweets. Just before Wilson, ... United States Plans “Virtual Embassy” for IranThe United States is planning to open an embassy for Iran for the first time since 1980 — but only on the Internet. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the BBC that the “virtual embassy” would open by the end of 2011 and give Iranians information about visas and student exch... 5 Foundations Supporting Social Good EntrepreneurshipThe Commerce With a Conscience Series is supported by Fedex. FedEx does more than shipping. They offer solutions like transporting heart valves to those in need and helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. See how. Social entrepreneurs create ventures that further societal goals —... Motorola Droid Razr Goes on Pre-Order at VerizonThe super-thin, super-light, 4G-sporting Motorola Droid Razr officially goes on sale this morning at Verizon Wireless, but you’ll need at least $299 to grab it and then you’ll have to wait until sometime next month before it arrives. Motorola launched its latest Android phone last mon... Bloomberg TV Begins Live Streaming to the iPadBloomberg is bringing its 24-hour live broadcast to the iPad, the financial media conglomerate announced Thursday. Unlike CNN or ESPN, which make their live feeds available only to select subscribers, Bloomberg is boldly making its broadcast available to anyone with an iPad. Viewers will be able ... YouTube Trolls Power Insult-Generating Search EngineCat Insults Click here to view this gallery.YouTube is pretty great, but YouTube commenters? Not so much. For every smart, insightful, useful comment below a YouTube video, there are usually 25 trolls either talking about genitalia, belittling the content or belit... Social Consumers and the Science of Sharing [INFOGRAPHIC]If you’re buying a car, do you check Facebook? Or do you read up on Kelley Blue Book values and scour the company website for every spec, from horsepower to miles per gallon? What about music — do you check Top 40 radio charts or scope out what your Facebook friends are actually listenin... |