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When you smell a ripe strawberry or your morning coffee, what you're really smelling are hundreds of molecules, says fine fragrance perfumer Chistophe Laudamiel. But that doesn't mean the brain […]
"For the most part, a lot of those early users were actually Steve and me with aliases. We had silly user names that we just generated in order to make […]
Squeezing a quick update on Sinabung between classes ... here goes! With the ongoing volcanic crisis at Sinabung in Indonesia, the United States has pledged funds to help those who […]
The White House message machine went into over drive this weekend as President Obama in public remarks emphasized the need for national unity and tolerance of others, especially for Americans […]
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Ohanian’s new company raises money for the developing world by marketing products aimed at "geek" culture. The company’s first high-profile project has generated enough revenue to open a new school […]
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How to tailor a link so that it soars to the top of the site.
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In a highly-publicized episode, Reddit defied its parent company Conde Nast and ran pro-marijuana-legalization ads on the site—for free.
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After being purchased in 2006 by publisher Conde Nast, the company has walked a fine line between attempting to monetize its traffic and remaining true to its community.
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Alexis Ohanian calls the world of web community sites "a kind of brotherhood"—and pokes a little bit of fun at his company’s rivals.
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Reddit’s co-founders were impressed—and deeply proud—when good intentions online started translating into real-world results.
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In Reddit’s early days, the site’s co-founders submitted content under a variety of fake identities in order to make it look like there were more users than there actually were.
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When Reddit’s co-founders approached seed venture fund Y-Combinator to ask for money, they were unceremoniously dismissed. Half a train-ride later, they re-invented the company and created a social news giant.
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A conversation with the co-founder of Reddit.
Because whatever becomes of the allocation of electronic rights, the death of chain stores, or (even) the recurring flirtations of this novelist or that poet with risky new forms, we […]
JUST how committed is the new British Coalition Government to Human Rights – and in particular the much trampled human rights of the Chagossians who have spent the best part […]
"The tools used by the commercial industry to detect our thoughts and brain states are very different, and somewhat limited, compared to those used in the research lab."
"While eating a varied and balanced diet is the best way to get the micronutrients the body requires, some essential vitamins are difficult to come into contact with naturally."
"Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his college dorm room six years ago. Five hundred million people have joined since." The New Yorker profiles the young Internet entrepreneur.
"New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy." MIT News on where renewable energy and nanotechnology intersect.
"The world’s humanitarian aid organizations may do more harm than good, argues Linda Polman." The writer has a new book on the unintended consequences of humanitarian aid.