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Launching Frictionless, a Chrome extension that bypasses Facebook's social reader apps and takes you directly to the original article without sharing your activity
Debunking the viral "Google+ traffic drops 60%" story based on flawed Chitika statistics with no published methodology - and misunderstanding launch bumps
The Apple logo character U+F8FF only renders on Mac - on Windows it shows as boxes, Elvish, Tibetan, or embarrassingly as the Windows logo in Wingdings
Facebook quietly re-enabled the datr tracking cookie on third-party sites after previously removing it, setting cookies on users who never visited Facebook
Step-by-step guide to securing your Facebook account with two-factor authentication, disabling tracking features, and setting up private browsing
Follow-up on Facebook's response to the logout cookie tracking issue, detailing the fixes they made and their explanation of how each cookie is used
When it comes to losing track of Facebook online and preserving your digital privacy - being logged out is far from enough. We find some privacy issues with Facebook and report them.
Using HTTP headers as unblockable super-cookies
Releasing BlockPlus, a Chrome extension that removes Google+ links and notifications from the nav bar to prevent the constant distraction of the new social network
What i18n and l10n have in common with a16z - the history and rising popularity of numeronyms where letters between first and last are replaced with a count