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By Jessica Roy 1/08 10:03am

"Oh, okay, NOW I'll study." (Photo: Gregor Richardson, ODT)

Teen Pulls Train’s Emergency Brake Because He Dropped His iPhone

When not creating their own forum on Reddit where they can break their parents’ rules and listen to their music as loud as they want, teens have resorted to inconveniencing everyone around them because of their addiction to smartphones. The future, ladies and gents. Read More

By Ben Popper 10/26/11 2:05pm

Social Juice

Flash Crash: Klout’s New Scoring Model Sends Users Influence Plummeting

Yesterday we reported that Klout, a service that measures users social media influence and reach, had signed a term sheet to raise a big new round of capital.

Today, Klout released a new scoring model, and the impact on some loyal users was dramatic: Read More

Across the Wire

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Michael Hastings Dies In Car Accident
Housing for All

Alms for the Upper Middle Class: Subsidized Apartments Aim at $200K Earners
Up & Down the Street

The Return of Wall Street’s Cassandra: In Armani and Pearls, Meredith Whitney Smacks Back
theater

To Error Is Human: The Slapstick Shakespeare in the Park Is Irresistible
Race to Gracie Mansion 2013

55% of New Yorkers Can't Name a Single Mayoral Candidate