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Top Stories of the Day // November 16, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Nov 16, 2012

Facebook Has Decreased Page Reach, And Here's Why

Editors note: This is a guest post by Robin Grant, Global Managing Director of We Are Social, a social-media agency with offices in New York, London, Paris,... read more

Ev Williams Takes To Medium To Discuss The True Purpose Of His New Publishing Tool

You might have heard a few things about Ev Williams and crew's new product, Medium. To some, it seems like "just another blogging platform," but if you think... read more

Sony Mobile Chief Acknowledges Its Smartphones Suck, Promises An iPhone, Galaxy S III Competitor Soon

Sony makes a lot of really nice things, but it has never taken smartphones seriously. That's to change if Sony Mobile's sales chief, Dennis van Schie, is to be... read more

Gift Guide: Jimmyjane Form 6 Massager

There are strange dynamics associated with giving sex toys as gifts. So let's get that out of the way first. You really have to know a person well before you... read more

2U One-Ups MOOCs, Coursera, Now Offers Online Undergrad Courses From Top Schools For Credit

Four years after it announced its first graduate program with USC, 2U today has announced its foray into undergraduate education through a new program... read more

Court Adds iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1 And Galaxy S III To Patent Lawsuit, Signals iPad Mini Could Be Added, Too

In an ongoing California court case between Apple and Samsung, a judge on Thursday granted the requests of both companies to add recently released hardware to... read more

Facebook Gifts Available To Tens Of Millions Of Users In Time For The Holidays — Fab, Lindt, Pandora And Others On Board

Tonight at the Facebook Gifts event at giant toy store Fao Schwartz in New York, the company announced that Facebook Gifts is available to tens of millions of... read more

Kickstarter: Spark Connects Your Lightbulbs To The Internets

The Internet is a many-splendored thing. For some it is a fount of knowledge and others a fount of porn. But for those with the Spark, it is a fount of... read more

Sony PlayStation 3 Sales Hit 70 Million Worldwide After ~Six Years, Move Controller Clocks Up 15 Million In ~Two Years

Latest missive from the games console wars: Sony has announced cumulative sales of its PlayStation 3 reached 70 million units on November 4, a few days short of... read more

3 Pillars Of The New Business World: APIs, Identity, and Data

At the Defrag conference in Broomfield, Colo., this week, three themes came in the forefront: APIs, identity and data. The themes reflect the tenor of the... read more

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