Study Sees Way to Win Spam Fight

By JOHN MARKOFF 2 minutes ago

If a handful of companies refused to authorize online credit card payments for spam-advertised products, the money supporting the system would be cut off, a researcher said.

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Jeff Weiner, chief executive of Linkedin, took a picture with his phone after the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

LinkedIn Soars in Market Debut

By EVELYN M. RUSLI 4:42 PM ET

The social network’s stock more than doubled its offering price of $45 a share, closing at $94.25.

Susan Orlean, author of the new e-book “Animalish,” about her interest in animals, at her home in Columbia County, N.Y., with some of her brood.

At Home on the Farm and in E-Books

By JULIE BOSMAN

Susan Orlean’s new book, a long essay called “Animalish,” about her love of animals, was written for Amazon’s Kindle Singles collection.

May 19, 2011 8:22 PM ET

Worth Reading: LinkedIn Traded for $14.50 a Share Last Year

LinkedIn traded for $14.50 a share in April of last year. After going public Thursday, it closed at $94.25.

May 19, 2011 7:06 PM ET

The Sensors Are Coming!

Our smartphones seem pretty smart these days, but the next generation of mobile devices will make today's gadgets look dumb, due in part to sensor technology.

May 18, 2011

Worth Reading: Aaron Sorkin on Yahoo

Aaron Sorkin, the writer of the movie "The Social Network," writes about what he reads and snarks at Yahoo.

May 18, 2011

This Is Your Brain on Twitter

Is Twitter making you stupid? It depends entirely on how you use it.

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Advertising

Networks Try a Social Media Spin at the Upfronts

By BRIAN STELTER and BILL CARTER

Initiatives from the CW network will let advertisers follow viewers onto social media Web sites and reward them for watching.

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Toshiba to Acquire Swiss Electronics Maker

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Toshiba is buying Landis & Gyr for $2.3 billion to bolster its presence in energy and infrastructure technology solutions.

Online

Turning Photos Into Paint-by-Numbers Art

By DAVID COLMAN

Upload a photo and receive a canvas to paint, bringing manual fun to the digital age.

Watchlist

Brian Gallivan plays the title character in “Sassy Gay Friend!,” a series on Second City's YouTube channel.

Second City’s Testing Ground in Cyberspace

By MIKE HALE

Second City expands its programming on its YouTube channel; “Miyuki” and “My Future Girlfriend” are rewarding offerings online.

Telomeres are structures on the tips of chromosomes that shorten as people age.

A Blood Test Offers Clues to Longevity

By ANDREW POLLACK

Some experts say that blood tests that seek to tell people their biological age do not provide useful information.

Personal Tech

State of the Art

Ins and Outs of Using Gadgetry

By DAVID POGUE

Presenting some basics of modern technology that may help any BlackBerry or PC user.

Pogue’s Posts Blog: 25 More Tech Tips and Tricks

Female Programmers in History

The ENIAC Programmers Project; iDrive cloud storage; Slacker Radio; news.

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I Sing the Gadget Electronic

By DOROTHY SPEARS

Cory Arcangel specializes in modifying old videogames and other electronic detritus into statements about our relationship with technology.

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The Twitter Trap

By BILL KELLER

What thinking in 140 characters does to our brains.

Bits Blog: This Is Your Brain on Twitter

Noticed

Best Wishes Turn Middling

By AIMEE LEE BALL

Facebook makes it easy to remember birthdays, but does it count as much now?

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LinkedIn Nearly Doubles in IPO

Reuters

Verizon to offer family data plans

9 to 5 Mac

Apple Store 2.0 revealed: Startup Sessions, interactive iPad signage, new sound/display systems, new app?

Twitter Blog

Mission: Permission

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Tablets, Compared

2010 was supposed to be the Year of the Tablet, a prediction that did not quite pan out. So, once more, with feeling: 2011 will be the Year of the Tablet. Sort through the offerings.

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