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Hey, D.C., Guess What? It's Time to Write for PolicyMic!

Hey, D.C., Guess What? It's Time to Write for PolicyMic!

PolicyMic's first ever city-inspired challenge kicks off in June. Apply today to become one of our new Washington D.C. pundits.

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7 Huge Computer Hacks Which Are Getting the Members Of LulzSec Serious Jail Time

7 Huge Computer Hacks Which Are Getting the Members Of LulzSec Serious Jail Time

Most of the members of the hacker collective known as LulzSec have been sentenced to serve time in prison. From the CIA to PBS to Rupert Murdoch, these hackers spare no one.

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Tumblr Sale: For $1.1 Billion, Yahoo Might Buy a Major Porn Problem With Tumblr

Tumblr Sale: For $1.1 Billion, Yahoo Might Buy a Major Porn Problem With Tumblr

Yahoo is reportedly in talks to acquire the blogging website Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Yahoo would gain a foothold into the millennial demographic but also acquire acquire a porn problem.

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Google Maps Helped This Abducted Man Find His Way Home After 23 Years

Google Maps Helped This Abducted Man Find His Way Home After 23 Years

Luo Gang only had scant memories of his hometown as a child, going off of what he remembered he used Google Maps to locate his birth parents who he was taken from when he was just 5 years old.

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Can Social Media Totally Kill the Marketing Industry?

Can Social Media Totally Kill the Marketing Industry?

Gone are the days of relying on only hot leads, foot traffic, and word-of-mouth through a human being.

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Can Women Dominate the Tech World the Way They Dominate Social Media?

Can Women Dominate the Tech World the Way They Dominate Social Media?

Will the idea of gender be eliminated through the dominance of female users in the social media space or will men continue to be deemed as the iconic leaders of technology?

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Google Wallet Needs Millennials to Save Its Business

Google Wallet Needs Millennials to Save Its Business

Google launched a new system that allows users to perform credit cards payments through their smartphone and send money through email. But they need millenials to take the plunge with them.

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Yahoo (YHOO) Stock: Company Buys Tumblr For $1.1 Billion

Yahoo (YHOO) Stock: Company Buys Tumblr For $1.1 Billion

In the words of Grumpy Cat: NO.

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