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Tsu: The New Social Network That Pays You for Posts, Friends

There’s a saying in high tech that if you’re not paying for a service, then you’re the product. That’s how social networks like Twitter and Facebook generally work. Users get access, while the companies that run the platforms use the personal data they acquire to better target marketing from advertisers for a price.

Some startups such as Ello have tried to break this mold and offer privacy to…

The Game of Thrones video game

One of the first things you do in the Game of Thrones video game is slowly wipe blood off of a sword. A few minutes later you’re trying to avoid being stabbed in the neck with one.

The new Game of Thrones game is created by Telltale, the same developer behind the acclaimed Walking Dead series, and much like the rest of Telltale’s line-up, it plays out sort of like an interactive movie: the focus…

The 6 best moments of the AMAs 2014

Taylor Swift and her pack of glamorous gal pals ruled Sunday night’s American Music Awards. Swift, Lorde and Selena Gomez’s performances at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles were some of the most talked about moments of the night.

While Swift was the only one of her pals to snag an award — the inaugural Dick Clark Award for Excellence — it was clear that the girls in her clique were the stars of…

the First-Person Sex in ‘Grand Theft Auto’

Minutes into the rerelease of Grand Theft Auto V, I inadvertently stomped a cat to death. Still acclimating to the controls, I pressed the attack button, which caused my character to run forward 10 feet and smash his foot down onto a cat that had just jumped off of a trashcan. It was a shocking moment. I was the one stomping that cat to death, because the update of GTA V, released this week for…

22 Famous People Rejected by Saturday Night Live

The history of Saturday Night Live is littered with thousands of sketches, hundreds of guest hosts, and even more Not Ready for Prime Time Player wannabes—some more memorable than others. In fact, the list of now-famous folks who auditioned and were denied access to a permanent spot in 30 Rock’s Studio 8H is long enough to fill multiple casts on their own.

1. JIM CARREY Hollywood’s original $20…

“Do They Know It’s Christmas” : Who Sings What In The New Version

Bob Geldof said on the show that ebola

“is the most anti-human disease, but we can stop it, and we will stop it…” He recommended that you shouldn’t listen to the song for free, but instead you should purchase it. “Buy this thing. Don’t get it free, buy five, by ten.”

Here’s the official video:

Some of the lyrics have changed, with…

Aaliyah Movie: Six Reasons Why The TV Biopic Is Not Worth Seeing

Aaliyah: Princess of R&B premiered on Lifetime on Saturday night. The biopic starred Alexandra Shipp in the titular role and a host of other actors and actresses that portrayed Aaliyah’s family members and the celebrities that played pivotal roles in the success of her blossoming music and film career.

If you did not get a chance to see the movie, here are six reasons why you did not miss very…

Reality star Diem Brown dies after cancer battle

Diem Brown, a star of MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge, has died. She was 32. People, US Weekly and others reported her death Friday.

People said she died in New York and the cause was cancer. Brown had first been diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 23, and it had returned twice, in 2006 and in 2012, and a third time earlier this year. Brown had chronicled her fight against the disease in a…

Louis Tomlinson supports gay Apple CEO Tim Cook

Days after Harry Styles’ comment about gender and sexuality became a viral talking point, his bandmate Louis Tomlinson showed his support for the recently out Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Cook publicly addressed his sexuality for the first time in a moving open letter, published by Bloomberg Businessweek at the end of October. In it, he declared himself “proud to be gay” and considers being gay “among the…