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Is Soundhalo a Spotify killer or just a concert-goer buzzkill?

Can upcoming app Soundhalo ease some of artists' gripes with digital music coverage and consumption and keep users happy?
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WTF Internet? If you need an app to tell you when to have sex, it’s over

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of apps that are trying to help busy users get busy a la push notification.
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My friends got lost in the woods and these are the apps that got them out

After meandering off the right trail and into a sticky situation, these hikers use the only tools as their disposal - their phones - to get help. Here's how they did it, and the apps they used.
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Twitter who? Facebook wants you to brush shoulders with celebrities, too

Facebook is courting celebrity users and introducing trending topics; sound familiar?
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Facebook is trying to fix its News Feed relevancy problems – here’s how

Yesterday Facebook announced it would be telling us more about whats behind the News Feed algorithm, including some recent changes.

WTF, Internet? The cost of a viral Vine is too high

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the viral Vine meme, SmackCam - in which you hit someone in the face.
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Facebook gets on board with embedding, and here’s why the Web is better for it

Yesterday Facebook introduced embed support, and now nearly all the big social players are giving us the tools to create a more interesting Internet.
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MoMA’s Rain Room is gone, but it lives on in Instagram: Our favorite Rain Room photos

The Rain Room is no more, but it will get more life thanks to these Instagram images from the last few days of the exhibit.
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Chipotle, the product of a system: Twitter, lying liars, and the nature of ambition

Chipotle was recently outed as faking its way to Twitter fame - but before we vilify the brand, look at all the fakery going on inside Twitter.
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WTF, Internet? An app is not an acceptable way to end a relationship

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the hot new trend in dumping your significant other, breakup texts!
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This is how users really feel about the social Web

A new survey says social networks don't satisfy us - but we keep crawling back.
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Flipboard is the latest app proving mobile-first doesn’t mean forever

As mobile continues to challenge desktops, popular apps are still popping up on the "traditional" Web.

11 Royal Baby tweets that prove brands have lost their damn minds

Today two people had a baby - to be specific, the royal baby. And then Twitter lost its mind - here's how.
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WTF, Internet? Being the first to do something stupid doesn’t make it less stupid

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of everyone who thinks they're reinventing a platform ... when they're just being obnoxious.
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Instagram lawsuit dismissed in part because woman who filed loves Instagram too much

After Instagram changed its terms of service, one user filed a lawsuit. Her inability to stop using the service may have cost the prosecution the case.
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Can you spot the differences between these two Instagram displays?

An Instagram spokesperson tells us the Web viewer has been updated to look more like the mobile UI - so what's changed?
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RT this @Pontifex! 4 even more ridiculous ways to digitize the church

Catholic? Want to get as close to a skip purgatory and go straight to heaven card? Then you're in luck: Just start following the Pope on Twitter.
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Before we start to ask Facebook for more, how about fixing these things first?

We're asking Facebook for more, when maybe we should just be fine-tuning the things we already have.
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WTF, Internet? Social-media Luddites, you don’t get to live vicariously through me

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of everyone who hates social media - but then just makes me use it for them.
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Instagram has been peer-pressured into giving us its precious embed code

Now you can embed Instagram images and video whenever you want – for better or for worse.
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Weird Twitter who? Weird Instagram has arrived

It's a strange, strange world: You've heard of Weird Twitter? Now meet Weird Instagram.
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Does Instagram’s landscape-friendly update mean the app’s ready to bail on its boxy format?

Instagram only allows you to upload square images, but concessions in its latest update could signal some new versatility heading to the platform.
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WTF, Internet? Facebook’s congratulatory overload is giving me a guilt complex

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of Facebook and it's obsession with the 'congratulations.'
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Spammers can make your Instagram account automatically follow them [UPDATE]

Did a strange new account show up in your Instagram feed recently? It appears a new spam attack is plaguing the platform.

Obviously, we need to talk about ousted Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s new album

The artist formally known as Andrew Mason, ousted Groupon CEO, has released an album that defies definition.
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Is Spotify Discover the music-social mashup we’ve been waiting for?

Spotify has taken over the streaming scene, but it's still missing that certain something that propels it into a higher social status. Could Discover be it?
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WTF, Internet? It’s not OK to turn a murder into a meme

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of Hernandezing - the meme that should never have existed.
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‘Catfish’ is back and fueling our addiction to watching Internet love go wrong

'Catfish' Season Two is started, and it's time to revisit everything we love and love to hate about the show.
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Video killed the Instagram star? The 5 features video for Instagram needs to fix

Video for Instagram is still in its infancy, but in all our early excitement we've pinpointed a few things that need a'fixin'.
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WTF, Internet? Stop dangling carrots in front of a social-media treadmill

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the new pressure artists are putting on us to grab their music.
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The social video wars have begun: Instagram vs. Vine vs. Viddy

Now that video for Instagram is here, you need to weight your options about which social video app is meant for you.
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Hands on: Instavideo? Videogram? Whatever it is, it’s here, and this is how it works

Video for Instagram is officially here, and we took a deep dive into everything the new feature has to offer. Check out our first impressions.
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Last minute questions about this whole video for Instagram thing

Facebook is purportedly announcing video for Instagram today - but let's get a few last minute questions out of the way.
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Do we really want our Instagram with a side of video? (Because we’re getting it either way)

Facebook is all set to announce a video feature for Instagram. While we definitely know why (ahem, Vine), plenty of questions and concerns remain.