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Twitter has become the new "school-yard playground," where people can hash out their beef with an individual or more broadly, the world. Celebrities are notorious for their rants, causing trending topics world-wide. Including Charlie Sheen's #winning, Alec Baldwin's "Word's With Friends" outburst with American Airlines, and Rio Ferdinand's vendetta against Liverpool, check out the rest of the top 10 celebrity outbursts. More»
Yesterday, NYC residents rallied in front of the offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand to urge them to withdraw their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Check out the photos! MORE>>
24 hour blackout of various sites in protest of SOPA, the new iPhone may be released in March 2012, Internet usage reached an all-time high in 2011, 24 million users on Zappos.com are in danger of credit card fraud, all that and more in today's Tech Roundup. More»
Today, the NYC tech community rallied in front of the offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand to urge them to withdraw their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). The protest went exceedingly well considering Senator Schumer had to take his phone off the hook... More»
Max Fischer anti-Sopa ad
Today, many major websites are partaking in the largest online protest in history to stop internet censorship bills (known as SOPA and PIPA) from being enacted in the United States. So far, U.S. Representitives have put the brakes on SOPA, however PIPA (Protect-IP Act) is still a real threat to our rights as Americans and the principles we uphold as a country. If this piece of legislation passes, it will dampen the creative innovators and severely inhibit people's access to information around the world. Major sites, like Google, Tumblr, and Wikipedia, are taking a stand by blacking out their sites. More»
In the coming weeks, Congress is going to vote on the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and its companion, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). If passed, this legislation would redefine copyright infringement and give government and corporations unprecedented control over the definition of internet censorship. So what is NY Tech doing in protest? Rallying!! See more info after the jump. MORE>>
Ever sing a Beyoncé cover for a YouTube video? You could soon be facing some serious jail time, according to the organizers of NY Tech Meetup. In the coming weeks, Congress is going to vote on the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and its companion, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). If passed, this legislation would redefine copyright infringement and give government and corporations unprecedented control over the definition of internet censorship. So what is NY Tech doing in protest? Rallying!! More»
Can you believe some jerk left his iPhone ringing during the NY Philharmonic last night? It's making news today along with Michelle Obama joining Facebook and Blue Ivy Carter hitting the Billboard chart before even speaking. Plus, there's the outrageous details on Facebook's IPO, Sh*t Nobody is Saying and photos from the basement of the Louvre.
Noah Wyle and George Clooney compete to be the next Steve Jobs; Tumblr fights Congress over the phone; Mozilla wants a piece of the smart phone universe and Dr Dre has revolutionized the world of headphones. All this and more in today's tech news round up! More»
Interview With Creative Time's Anne Pasternak Who Is Changing The Way We View Our Public Art
We sat down with Anne Pasternak for a few questions about Creative Time's past and future, as well as the importance of having an awareness about public art in the city.
