tabletWhy It’s Time for Facebook to Offer a ‘Pay for Privacy’ Feature (GigaOM)
Facebook’s privacy policies are back in the news again, and they reflect a major improvement — to the company’s PR strategy. Otherwise, it’s just the same old deal in which Facebook users agree to hand over more personal information in exchange for the right to use the service for free.
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Can Reading Local Cure my Amazon Addiction? (Book Riot)
Here’s my confession. I buy 90% of my books from Amazon (gulp!), even as I diligently link to Indiebound.org on my blog to spur readers to shop indie.
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Do You Still Use Your Tablet? (Lifehacker)
It seems like tablet sales are slowing down and while that might just be a sign that people don’t always need the next new thing immediately, we’re curious: do you still use your tablet very often?
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Laura Numeroff Turns to Kickstarter For the ‘Work for Biscuits’ Series (GalleyCat)
Laura has always wanted to write this series. Her publishers turned down an early manuscript about a therapy dog, one suggesting it was more suitable for the ASPCA to publish. Laura soon discovered Kickstarter through a friend, Sean Hanrahan, co-creator of theWork for Biscuits series.
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