Daily Archives: February 23, 2011

Feb 23

It’s not plagiarism, it’s ‘random similarities’

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tom

Teddy Wayne is a freelance writer who posted a fictional story online about a rich kids’ party in NYC back in 2007. To his surprise, a “CSI:NY” episode in 2008 lifted almost the entire story with only minor changes. Attempts … Read More →

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Feb 23

What happens after Yahoo acquires you

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tom

For a lot of tech startups, getting acquired by Yahoo! seemed like a beginning of a beautiful friendship. But for almost all of them, it was really the beginning of the end. Take a look at the list of companies … Read More →