Andrew Keen describes social media as a relentless digital blob that feeds on our friendships. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Digital commentator Andrew Keen says social networking is a virus that feeds on intimate data He says hysteria over apps that surreptitiously

Finding companies that have done something different is not that difficult. Finding firms that have been both innovative and successful is somewhat harder. We’re pleased to have found no less than eight such companies. This year, in a break with our trad

Just stay away from NYJ/Balt Peyton. Check out the NFC. Lots of good situations for you there. If only he had followed the Ted Thompson model on how to handle these things…always keep your mouth shut Will Peyton have to put on a Pro Day sort of workout f

Last week, Arun Thampi, a programmer in Singapore, discovered that the mobile social network Path was surreptitiously copying address book information from users’ iPhones without notifying them. David Morin, Path’s voluble chief executive, quickly commen

The cause of her death were unclear. News of Houston’s death came on the eve of music’s biggest night – the Grammy Awards. Initial reports say that the six time Grammy Awards winner, was found dead by her on/off boyfriend Ray J at the Beverly Hilton Hote

Judith Light -- best known as uptight ad exec Angela Bower on "Who's the Boss?" The New Jersey native began her TV career on the soap "One Life To Live," which won her two Daytime Emmy Awards. Since her days on the

Meet Walk off the Earth, the ultra-talented quintet that turned its version of a sleeper hit into a viral phenomenon on YouTube and earned itself a record deal. The Canadian indie band posted a video covering Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” last m

Path CEO Dave Morin sent a reply to Arun, explaining that the data is used only to help users connect to their friends and family and nothing more. He also said that they “proactively rolled out an opt-in for this” on their Android client a few weeks ago

The micro-blogging site Twitter was abuzz throughout last night's Super Bowl, with football fans across the country typing 12,233 tweets per second as the Giants bested the New England Patriots. Numerous celebrities were among those picking up their smar

The stars have descended upon Indianapolis ahead of tonight's Super Bowl. And while they're in town, the city is putting on a host of glittering parties for the A-listers to let their hair down. Twilight star Nikki Reed and her husband Paul McDonald were

As the New York Giants prepare to take on the New England Patriots Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI, celebs came out in full force to show their pigskin pride. Here are just a few of the stars who'll be glued to the TV in hopes that the G-Men -- or the Pats --

There are times when my love for you is tested to its limits—when you boo a politician whose beliefs you don’t agree with during a pregame ceremony, renting billboard space to proclaim demands of your favorite team, being Alyssa Milano and sucking out th

This story is from the January 23, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone. A month to the day after the release of his solo album, Justified, which has sold more than 1 million copies, and ten days after the debut of his controversial ex-girl-friend-slamming "Cry M

It's easy to keep in touch with us: On Glee, Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry, just about the most put-together and preppy teenager ever. In the latest ad campaign for Candie's, the 25-year-old actress is throwing her Mary Janes to the side and channeling

First of all, it should be completely appalling to you that Justin Bieber wants to remake any movie at all. Do you remember his work on CSI? It wasn’t that good, and he was just a guest star on a television show. Can you imagine how completely awful he w

Remember back in the day (1996, to be precise) when everyone was awfully surprised that Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg wasn’t just a goofy rap star and could actually act? He convincingly showed off his menacing side in Fear before playing a pr0n star in Boo

Mark Wahlberg had many memorables movies at the beginning of his acting career. Biebs doesn't want to remake any of th0se. He wants to remake Fear!!! Mark's character carved tattoos in his chest, killed puppies, and even raped Alyssa Milano's character.

In the wake of Etta James' death on Friday at age 73, Beyonce and other celebrities expressed their sympathies over the singer's passing. "This is a huge loss," Beyonce, who played James in the movie Cadillac Records, said in a statement on her website.

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