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The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman goes from comics to crowdfunding

SXSW Interactive is winding down, but "The Oatmeal" creator Matthew Inman discussed how to keep crowdfunding efforts and online comedy going indefinitely.
vimeo launches video school to help you make awesome videos

Vimeo’s new on-demand feature gives creators a chance to sell their work

outlook com leaves preview

Microsoft grappling with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive disruption lasting 7+ hours

Google Street View

Google reportedly close to settlement with 30+ states over Street View’s collection of personal data

Staff Picks 3/9

Lad bombs, Mario wall art, and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Big data meets big dunks on the cutting ‘edge’ of sports

Street View update: Google pushes out a ton of new data for European locations

google to map deserted town evacuated after fukushima disaster japan street view

Street View: Google to map deserted town evacuated after Fukushima disaster

googles public alerts service launches in japan

Google’s Public Alerts service launches in Japan, offers up-to-date information during natural disasters

The Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay’s virtual asylum in North Korea story is a hoax – for now

The Pirate Bay has found virtual asylum in North Korea, at least that's what it has lead people to believe. Turns out, the story is a hoax.

Kim Dotcom is one step closer to being forced back to the U.S.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom loses his extradition battle when NZ Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the US government.
vimeo launches looks lets creators add filters to videos

Vimeo launches ‘Looks’, lets creators add filters to videos

dropbox login hacked

Dropbox investigating user reports of spam emails, sounds similar to last year’s security breach

space tourist dennis tito wants to send married couple mars inspiration

Mission to Mars: Space tourist Dennis Tito intends to send married couple to the Red Planet (and bring them back again)

PayPal on Coinstar machines

Coinstar now offers deposits directly into a PayPal account

The Pirate Bay sails to Spain and Norway

Under threat of legal action, the Pirate Bay has been forced out of Swedish (Internet) waters and into new shores in Norway and Spain.

Billionaire unveils plans for Titanic replica, can’t promise it won’t sink

Chris Christie

New Jersey lawmakers move to legalize online gambling

Outbox takes all your snail mail and converts it to a digital format

Google Chrome might help find the tab with the annoying video ad

Google is testing out a new feature that turns on an animation if a Chrome tab is playing audio or video.

BBC accuses, condemns China of blocking World Service broadcasts

BBC World Service's English language shortwave broadcasts are being jammed in China, with the corporation going on to accuse Chinese authorities of the act.

Terms & Conditions: The Pirate Bay’s fine print is still punk rock

Considered the world's most illegal website by the establishment, The Pirate Bay does adhere to one traditional business norm: It has a terms of service.
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Lawyers suing robots, Harlem Shake backlash, and more in this week’s Staff Picks

millionaire space tourist dennis tito planning 2018 trip to mars

Millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito planning 2018 trip to Mars

Adblock Plus Shake Down

Media mafiosos: Is Adblock Plus shaking down websites for cash to let ads through?

Adblock Plus, the world's most popular ad-blocking browser extension, has been accused of using its 200+ million members to shake down big websites for cash

Judge overrules the request to ban CNET’s P2P coverage

CNET may continue to link to and write about P2P file-sharing software after a District Court judge rejects the request for an injunction against the site.
goal line technology to be used at 2014 world cup in brazil

Goal-line technology to be used at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

China is waging cyberwar

China is waging an undeclared cyberwar on the US … but now what?

Mandiant's report on cyber attacks allegedly carried out by the Chinese government should have us all asking, what does this mean for the Web?

Fox partners with YouTube channel for new female-friendly original programming

Fox has partnered with the YouTube channel WIGS which will see the broadcaster invest money in the channel and develop new shows geared at women.

Terms & Conditions: Mailbox app is worth the wait

All you need to know about Washington’s big cybersecurity push

Obama has signed an executive order on cybersecurity, and CISPA is back in the House. Here's everything you need to know.
Best Buy

Best Buy makes price matching Internet retailers a permanent policy

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Space shenanigans, pizza art and more in this week’s Staff Picks

google announces youtube studio plans for london creator space

YouTube opens new ‘creator space’ in Tokyo, its first in Asia