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The rumors have finally been put to rest — Yahoo acquired Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion Monday morning.
Many Internet users, particularly those on Tumblr, have expressed their harsh feelings toward the purchase on social media. But others are relying on the wisdom of Yahoo Answers to get to the bottom of this.
The community-based Q&A site has provided the most bizarre-yet-entertaining responses to Yahoo’s big purchase. While none…
Pinterest just got an upgrade that could make it easier for users to gather information by navigating in its site. Instead of exclusively linking back to the original source, pins from certain brands will now display information such as recipes, movie reviews and price information.
Pinterest has partnered with several brands, including eBay, Target, ModCloth, Sony and Netflix, to introduce these more descriptive pins. The content of these pins will…
A store in Australia made headlines earlier this year for charging consumers $5 to just walk through the door. The decision was made following the growth of “showrooming,” a familiar concept when a person heads into a physical store to check out merchandise before finding the same product at a cheaper price online.
Thanks to free shipping and returns, as well as low or no taxes — hello, Amazon — it makes sense for consumers to do online price comparisons before making a purchase
According to…
Creaky sounds and strange shadows are enough to unsettle most adults, but they’re especially frightening for children, who cope with overactive imaginations. This is the creative premise of Among the Sleep, a first-person horror-themed video game in which players navigate creepy environments as a two-year-old child.
Unlike many other first-person games, there is no combat. Instead, players must find places to hide (e.g. in cupboards or under furniture), and avoid confrontation to survive,…
Pinterest works best on the web, with its big images and pinning from other browser tabs. But mobile is the future and Pinterest needs to play catch up there. Today Pinterest mobile added search suggestions to make single screen pinning easier. Its iOS and Android apps also got basics like notifications and mentions. Pinterest will need to add value, not just port its website, to win on mobile.
The problem with Pinterest on mobile is that it’s fundamentally a collection site — and you need…
From clothes and shoes to smartphone cases and even guns, there seems to be no limits to what 3D printers can create. And now, you can add prosthetic hands and fingers to the mix.
Robohand is a mechanical 3D-printed hand that can be created using a MakerBot 3D printer. Richard Van As, a South Africa-based woodworker, originally conceived the idea in 2011 after losing four of his fingers in an accident. Van As soon began…
This Sunday, there’s a lot you can do in honor of the woman who raised you. There’s TheMomtract, a project out of the ad agency Mother New York to give your mother authority back over some part of your life. There are flowers and promises to let fewer of her calls go to voicemail.
But the San Francisco-based startup Samahope hopes that funds usually reserved for cross-state chocolate delivery might be used to finance medical treatments for women in need around the world. Its #HonorYourMom…
Microsoft is considering a purchase of Nook Media for $1 billion giving the company access to its e-readers, tablets and e-books, according to a report.
Citing internal documents, TechCrunch reports that Microsoft’s plan would build on its $300 million investment in Nook in 2012 and take current co-owner Barnes & Noble out of the equation. TechCrunch also reports that Barnes & Noble had planned to phase out production of its Android-based tablets in 2014 and instead let others — including…
Microsoft is considering a purchase of Nook Media for $1 billion giving the company access to its e-readers, tablets and e-books, according to a report.
Citing internal documents, TechCrunch reports that Microsoft’s plan would build on its $300 million investment in Nook in 2012 and take current co-owner Barnes & Noble out of the equation. TechCrunch also reports that Barnes & Noble had planned to phase out production of its Android-based tablets in 2014 and instead let others — including…
The latest to join the cadre of startups offering tools for more private sharing outside of Facebook’s massive footprint is not, in fact, another startup, but rather another media giant: Disney. Citing its “rich heritage in storytelling,” Disney’s Interactive division, best known for games, sites, and virtual worlds like “Where’s My Water?,” “Temple Run: Brave,” “Club Penguin,” Disney.com, and more, today launched a personal, mobile memory maker simply called “Story.”
The new app, which…
