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<title><![CDATA[Facebook shutting down March 15 (or April 1)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[All hail the Web's Caesar. All hail the power of the rumor. Facebook is closing down. The Roman Emperor of social networking is tired of it all. He is heading for pastures new. Oh, and you might never be able to get your photos (or your pokes) back.Such was the story printed by the venerable Weekly World News in order to allay the boredom of standing in line at Albertson's.The fateful day of Facebook's going away was said to be March 15, the Ides. The tides of sadness immediately crashed over the Web, as the hurt, the bewildered, the forlorn, and, no doubt, the Schadenfreunds of freunds lamented, jeered, and cheered.With just a few clicks from the cities and the sticks, the twig of a rumor began to sprout a trunk.&quot;Hope it's not true, but if it is, we'll have to accept it,&quot; typed one Facebookian through tears of woe.The reaction, no doubt, was fueled by the Weekly World News quoting Zuckerberg as saying: &quot;Facebook has gotten out of control. And the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.&quot;Yes, there really exist people who haven't seen &quot;The Social Network.&quot;Even IT security site Sophos, a sane mind in a frightening world, felt compelled to offer its own frisson of fright that such a thought had gained any traction at all on the Web.Suddenly Wi-Fi became short for wild-fire as panic buttons were depressed and the depressed began to panic that their online friends would disappear into the cloud with no GPS home. Many will, no doubt, opine that the spreading of such a rumor shows how gullible people can be and how much damage can be done through the Web's stunning immediacy.Some, however, might consider that the greater sadness lies in the fact that people seem incapable of distinguishing not between rumor and fact, but between the Weekly World News and the National Enquirer.Just because both are seen at supermarket checkouts doesn't mean both espouse the same principles of subterfuge.The Weekly World News has long peddled tales of nonsense, such as the idea that George Clooney will run for president (he's not that silly), or that Michael Jackson faked his own death (he wasn't that devious).The Enquirer, on the other hand, is the publication that revealed John Edwards' relationship with Rielle Hunter.If people can't distinguish between these two similarly shaped publications, how can we expect them to distinguish between the rumor that Facebook is shutting down and the rumor that it's now worth $50 billion<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qwiki&'s Wall-E style narrated online encyclopedia goes live for everyone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Much-lauded startup Qwiki a4&quot; an online Wikipedia-esque service that throws displays information with computer-generated voices, images and video a4&quot;is coming out of private alpha and opening up to everyone today.The service basically feels like ita4a4s from the future. Actors asking like questions to a computer and getting large swaths of information back is basically a sci-fi trope in movies like Wall-E at this point, and thata4a4s exactly what Qwiki does a4&quot; though sans Sigourney Weaver. Users simply type in something in Qwikia4a4s search bar and get a two- to three-minute clip of spoken information and a few pictures or videos.Qwiki launched its private alpha at TechCrunch Disrupt, an industry conference, in September last year raised $9.5 million from thelikes of Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin in a short few months. The service got more than a hundred thousand requests to join the private alpha, according to a spokesperson for the company.Qwiki has around 3 million topics in its database, ranging from geographic locations like San Francisco to actresses like Natalie Portman (though being a math nerd, I went straight to pages with information on meromorphic functions and the Riemann-Zeta function.) The information presented is surprisingly comprehensive without throwing out a tsunami of facts that might pop up on some of the largest Wikipedia pages.Doug Imbruce, the companya4a4s co-founder, said the service was going to make its way to smartphones and tablets at Disrupt in the fall. The idea would be to wake up in the morning to a quick feed of some of the most interesting news, weather and traffic data presented in the same style as the rest of Qwikia4a4s pages. Other website owners can also embed Qwiki widgets on their pages for specific topics.Qwikia4a4s largest investment actually came from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, Juniper Networks co-founder Pradeep Sindhu, Lerer Media Ventures, Tugboat Ventures and Contour Venture Partners also invested in the company.The new live alpha wona4a4t require any kind of special account to execute searches, but users can still sign up and leave some feedback if they like. There wona4a4t be any kind of cap on the number of users visiting the site or signing up.Qwiki was the darling of last falla4a4s TechCrunch Disrupt 2010 competition for start-ups, winning a $50,000 prize and the Disrupt Cup. Qwiki was also the runner-up for best technological achievement at this yeara4a4s Crunchies awards a4&quot;an academy award-style ceremony for start-ups and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.Next Story: RIM&amp;'s BlackBerry Balance software to help users manage work and personal data Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: Mazda to launch electric car, BYD and Daimler finalize China electric car designPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: informationCompanies: Qwiki, Wikipedia          Tags: informationCompanies: Qwiki, WikipediaMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francsico, Calif. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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