Author Archives: MG Siegler

Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just Screwed Us On Mobile Net Neutrality?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by MG Siegler

We’ve already covered the FCC Net Neutrality vote earlier today, but something new has come to light. Something that’s very odd. Something that’s quite frankly a little terrifying.
Engadget dug up the FCC’s release [PDF] and found the following… Continue reading →

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Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just Screwed Us On Mobile Net Neutrality?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by MG Siegler

We’ve already covered the FCC Net Neutrality vote earlier today, but something new has come to light. Something that’s very odd. Something that’s quite frankly a little terrifying.
Engadget dug up the FCC’s release [PDF] and found the following… Continue reading →

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Stalkers. Creeps. Weirdos. Terror. Welcome To Location, Facebook

Posted on August 20, 2010 by MG Siegler

The countdown is officially on for the big Facebook location backlash. How long will it be? One week? Two weeks? We all know it’s coming, it’s just a matter of when. And that’s too bad because I think Places is actually pretty great — potential… Continue reading →

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A Nice Side Effect Of The Tweet Button: Real URLs Back In The Stream

Posted on August 12, 2010 by MG Siegler

The link shortening revolution that has taken place the past few years has been interesting for a number of reasons. But one of the most interesting aspects is that we’re all now trained to click on a URL even if we have no idea what it actually is…. Continue reading →

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Drunken Tweets To Plummet Tomorrow Night As Twitter Will Be Down

Posted on July 30, 2010 by MG Siegler

Tomorrow night, July 31, Twitter has announced they are having some planned downtime. Beginning at 11 PM PT, Twitter will likely be down on and off for up to 5 hours, Twitter warns.
The reason for the downtime? NTT America, Twitter’s hosting provider… Continue reading →

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Rumor: Apple Has Another Tablet In The Works. More Like A Mac Than An iPhone.

Posted on February 1, 2010 by MG Siegler

In the movie Contact, when revealing to main character Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) that there is actually a second space travel machine that was being built at the same time as the first one, but in secret, S.R. Hadden (John Hurt) says, “why build o… Continue reading →

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