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Yahoo-Tumblr: It’s Not What You Buy, but What You Do With It
When Yahoo first approached us eons ago, we were pretty skeptical. But after meeting the people on the Yahoo team and getting a picture of where they were going,...

The 10 Most Popular Google Doodles of 2012
Google’s homepage is known for its uncluttered design: just the company’s signature four-color logo and a search box. But that doesn’t mean they can’t have fun...



Top 10 Google Earth Finds
Columbus and Magellan had it rough. Exploration these days is quite literally an armchair activity, as high-resolution satellite images and tools like Google...

Top 10 Failed Futuristic Predictions
Google has been testing a self-driving car on the highways of California. But cool ideas such as these have often not panned out. TIME takes a look at visions of...

A Brief History of Quirky Geographical Name Changes
From Google, Kans. — which Topeka is temporarily changing its name to in an attempt to win a competition run by the Internet giant — to Truth or Consequences,...

Tech Buyers' Guide 2010
From portable hard drives and the Motorola Defy to the Samsung Focus and Google TV, TIME showcases 20 new gadgets that techies will crave this holiday season

25 Sites We Can't Live Without
From Amazon and Google to Craigslist and Wikipedia, here are the sites that we keep bookmarked year after year


