Attack of the Flappy Bird Clones

FEBRUARY 10, 2014, 6:02 PM  2 Comments

Attack of the Flappy Bird Clones

By NICK BILTON

Legend has it that Pablo Picasso once said, “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.”

In the case of Flappy Bird, the highly popular game that vanished from the Apple App Store over the weekend, it seems a lot of people are stealing. Read more of this post

Yes, You Can Make Six Figures As A YouTube Star … And Still End Up Poor

Yes, You Can Make Six Figures As A YouTube Star … And Still End Up Poor

JIM EDWARDS

FEB. 10, 2014, 5:39 PM 3,522 2

It’s the new American Dream: Quitting your job to become famous on YouTube.

Dozens, possibly hundreds of people, have built up huge audiences on Google’s video upload site, and the media is full of stories of their success. The archetype is Jenna Marbles, who has millions of fans and makes an estimated $350,000 a year from her self-deprecating takes on life as an American female. Read more of this post

Marc Andreessen Praises An App Called Slack: ‘I Have Never Seen’ A Business App Go Viral Like This

Marc Andreessen Praises An App Called Slack: ‘I Have Never Seen’ A Business App Go Viral Like This

JULIE BORT

FEB. 10, 2014, 3:41 PM 12,563 12

A new business app created by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield is creating a ton of buzz in Silicon Valley right now.

It’s called Slack. Read more of this post

The Vietnamese Dong joins our Big Mac index

The Vietnamese Dong joins our Big Mac index

Feb 10th 2014, 16:55 by R.L.W.

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TRAFFIC was heavier than normal in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday February 10th as McDonald’s opened its first branch in Vietnam. Mostly motorbikes queued in the new “drive-thru”, while hundreds waited under the golden arches and Ronald McDonald posed with customers. Read more of this post