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Comedian Patrice O'Neal Suffers Stroke

Comedian Patrice O'Neal suffered a stroke last week, according to Jim Norton, a fellow comic on the Opie and Anthony show. We don't know how he is. We don't know how he's going to be, said Norton on Wednesday.

Unthink: New Network Bills Itself as the Anti-Facebook

Unthink: "Social Revolution"
Unthink, which launched a beta version of its web site yesterday, bills itself as everything Facebook is not: it won't make deals with ad companies, it won't invade your privacy, and it will let you dictate terms of use. The site is swamped with users responding to Unthink's message of social media revolution, but will it garner enough followers to really challenge Facebook?
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber performs during his ''My World Tour'' concert in Caracas

Would Justin Bieber Have Gone to Jail Under Anti-Piracy Bill S 978?

A proposed federal law has sparked fears that people like Justin Bieber, who got his start performing cover songs on YouTube could end up in jail. The Commercial Felony Streaming Act would make unauthorized Web streaming of copyrighted content a felony punishable by up to five years.
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New York Creates Sex Offender Facebook App

Whether they are on the social network or not, New York's convicted sex offenders have de facto Facebook profiles, as the state has released a Facebook app that gives access to its sex offender registry.
Unthink

Unthink, the ‘Anti-Facebook’: A Social Networking Revolution

Unthink says it is starting a social networking revolution. And it is serious. The Unthink homepage even features black and white photos from the Civil Rights Movement as its background. According to CNET, Unthink promises to emancipate social media and unleash people's extraordinary potential. It will be the anti-Facebook. Unthink backs this proclamation by stating that, as an online social networking hub, it will be free of privacy issues, endless redesig...
Stuart Walker

After Stuart Walker Death, Tributes Pour Forth

The death of Stuart Walker, the openly gay 28-year-old who was murdered in Scotland over the weekend, has sent a shock wave through the small-town community of Cumnock in Ayrshire county.
Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice: Columbia University’s Sex Ed Forum Under Fire

Go Ask Alice is a sex education forum run by Columbia University' health services department. The site gives students a platform to ask health and sex-related questions and receive responses from educated health professionals who use the penname Alice. It is an internet resource produced by the Alice Health Promotion Program at Columbia University. However, the site is coming under fire for its methods of sex education.
The Nasdaq Composite stock market index is seen inside its studios at Times Square in New York in this file image

Is Israel's romance with Nasdaq over?

Israeli technology companies, once the darlings of New York's Nasdaq, have turned their backs on the exchange and are looking for suitors to acquire them.
McRib Returns

The McDonlad’s McRib: A Love Affair

McDonald's has brought back one of its cult classics - the McRib. The McRib is making its return on Nov. 2 in a big way. This is the first time in 16 years McDonald's will introduce the sandwich nationwide.
Google Music Beta

Google Getting Ready to Launch Music Service

Google Inc. is reportedly gearing up to launch a music downloading service sometime in the next two weeks that it will link to its Google+ social network. The application - currently referred to as Google Music - will be an extension of Google Music Beta, a free service that allows users to store their existing music collection in the cloud.
Zynga will reportedly go public on Nov. 17, just one week before Thanksgiving. The company will attempt to raise $1 billion before then.

Zynga IPO Date is Week of Nov. 17 [REPORT]

Zynga, the social gaming company behind hits like FarmVille, CityVille and Words with Friends, has reportedly set its IPO date for Nov. 17, just a week before Thanksgiving.
Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony’s Jurors' Names to be Released Tuesday, Potential for Threats

The names of the jurors in Casey Anthony's trial will be released Tuesday, three months after her acquittal on the charge of the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008.Orange-Osceola County Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr., presiding over the Casey Anthony trial, ordered the names of the jurors to remain sealed for three months to allow for a cooling off period. There are fears that the public release of the jurors' names will now open up the possibility for harassment f...
McRib Returns

Return of the McRib: 10 Best (and Worst) McDonald's Cash Ploys and Comebacks

McDonald's announced Oct. 23 that its boneless barbeque sandwich, the (in)famous McRib, will make a comeback this year, joining the continued success of cash ploys like McDonald's Monopoly as it storms U.S. locations through Nov. 14, 2011. Here, see ten of the best and the worst of McDonald's product ideas, from surefire hits like McDonald's Monopoly to PR disasters like the infamous McAfrica Burger.

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