Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes I have only recently played around on a penny auction site, and let me tell you, it can become addicting. Basically, how it works is: you buy a rewards package and use the points to bid on really awesome prizes. The draw is that you can get expensive stuff [...]

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Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote and Paul François Fournier, EVP at Orange, took to the stage at LeWeb 2011 to announce the service's very first European partnership which will see the...

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If you've been having BlackBerry problems for the past few days, you're far from alone. Canada-based Research In Motion has been having some serious server issues and, in a conference...

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Ever wondered what it’s like to work at YouTube?  Your wondering days are over.  YouTube has launched a brand new series that gives viewers an inside look at life at YouTube.  Meet the employees, check out the San Bruno office, and get a taste of what it would be like to work at the one and only YouTube.


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For his latest hilariously awesome video, NYC comedian Mark Malkoff decided to give out free cab rides to New Yorkers for 14 hours.  He spent the day driving around NYC picking people up and dropping them off when they Tweeted or Facebook messaged him for rides.  At the end of 14 hours, Mark had racked up a $486.10 tab, had travelled 60.2 miles with New York cab driver Sean Kean, and had a ton of amazing video footage to show for his work.


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Our tablets and smartphones already make apps widely available while on-the-go in the car or on a hike — but still, TomTom's new Go Live GPS device has added apps, including Twitter, to its arsenal of functions. That is, now your Personal Navigation Device could be capable of tweeting for you as you travel. The device also features apps like Yelp and TripAdvisor as well as real-time updated traffic updates.

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Well folks, you’ve made it halfway through the workweek and the weekend is so close you can smell it…but it’s not quite here.  We’ve got just the boost to get you through the second half of the week—it’s our Weekly Dose Of WTF!  This week we’ve got seven amazingly wacky videos that will make you tilt your head, raise an eyebrow and ask, "WTF?!"  This week’s roundup includes a keyboard-playing horse, an amazing swimming pool feat, fried butter on a stick (seriously!), a spider, a cow and…SILENCE! [...]

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The next phase of growth for local deals will be mobile.  Groupon knows this, and so does Yelp, which today is rolling out Yelp Deals to its iPhone and Android apps.  An update to its mobile apps that is getting pushed out today will add a new deals icon to the app.  When you click on it you can see a list of nearby Yelp Deals for discounts at restaurants, spas, and other businesses.  (These are in addition to Yelp Special Offers and Check-In Offers, which already appear on mobile).

With Yelp [...]

Read More: Yelp Brings Local Deals To Mobile And Gives Groupon Now A Run For Its Money