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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

BuzzFeed FWD: The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2012 [NSFW] And More!


The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2012 [NSFW]

We spent 2012 scouring the Internet for the worst possible things. This is it. Serious NSFW warning.

One-A-Day Gift Guide: Internet Anywhere (Practically)

Because's everybody's had a moment where they really wished they had Wi-Fi for their laptop.

2012: The Year The Desktop App Died

We've seen the last of the great desktop apps. The end of one of computing's longest eras.

See The Pope Tweet On His Papal iPad

Meanwhile, #SexIsGoodWhen is trending.

Here's What The Next BlackBerry Phones Are Going To Look Like

This is how RIM plans on getting people to switch back to BlackBerry. Uh-oh.

Fox News' Giant Middle Finger To MSNBC And CNN

Fox News has never been shy when it comes to boasting about their status as the reigning #1 cable-news network, but this web page from 2009 dedicated to taunting their competitors takes the cake.

The Year In You

The real year-end review for 2012 is a review of ourselves. And auto-nostalgia has its limits.

The Price Of All Your Sexts: About $50 Million

Conceptually problematic and laden with troubling privacy flaws, SnapChat is rumored to be receiving $8m in VC funding. That would make it worth about $50m dollars.

Our Long National TV Nightmare Is Coming To An End

On December 13th, obnoxiously loud commercials will become illegal. Here are 11 reasons why this is great, great news.

Instagram Filters Vs. Twitter Filters

Let's see the difference, starring my cat Clive!

Google Builds A Porn Wall

For years, Google image searches for almost any term would turn up at least a few boobs. Today, Google made it much harder to find smut with its search engine. (The workaround, according to an official statement: be very, very specific.)

Apple Is Testing TV Designs, But Do Not Freak Out

The Wall Street Journal: "Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several TV-set designs, people familiar with the situation said." OoooOOooOOOoo. A word of caution, though. Apple, and every other tech company, often designs, tests and even patents (!) products that it never actually releases. But there is some nice stuff in this piece about backdoor component wheeling and dealing, vis-a-vis Foxconn, Sharp and Apple.

More Privacy On Facebook (And Less)

"But when Facebook giveth, Facebook taketh away," says Nick Bilton, explaining Facebook's new privacy changes — while some of Facebook's privacy controls are now more visible than ever, you're no long able to hide your profile from Facebook's search tools. You can be more private, but you cannot be invisible.

Looking To Pay For Sex On OkCupid

Online dating can get lonely. But OkCupid isn't Craigslist.

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