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7 Backstories Behind Everyday Technology Terms

Mashable - Mouse, cookie, spam — all of these words are double agents.

The common terms take on a second meaning when it comes to the tech world. Everyday words are lifted from the dictionary and crafted to have entirely different meanings to represent their computer counterparts.

Then there's the terminology flip-side, where words like "meme" or "weblog" are completely made up to define new Internet advancements.

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Twitter Blue problems? How to sign up for verification despite error messages

Signing up for the new Twitter Blue has caused problems for some folks. The Shortcut details the roadblocks you may hit trying to sign up and how to get around them.

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EvilCackle497d ago (Edited 497d ago )

Good thing I signed up at launch so people know I'm the real evilcackle

CurrentDigital497d ago

Huge loss for those who don't know where else to spend their surplus $8 a month

SwiderMan496d ago

Still haven't been approved for Twitter Blue :/

gatewayinternational493d ago

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Steve Jobs's Apple-1 prototype computer sold at auction for about $700,000

Steve Jobs's Apple-1 prototype computer sold at auction for about $700,000. Paul Terrell, the proprietor of one of the earliest computer stores in the world,

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Thousands of top websites collect your data in real-time as you type

Websites are harvesting our data even before we

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