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Anthony Weiner gets a new handle on Twitter

On balance, there may be worse things in life than sending someone pictures of yourself in your underpants.

However, there may be fewer more ill-advised things, especially if you've never met the recipient and you happen to be a politician held in some regard.

For his intimately twittered transgression, Anthony Weiner paid a certain price and that price was what, in some media, is defined by the word "disgrace." It seems odd that this word might be damning, as it is one so often used to describe politicians.

Some might have imagined that Weiner would seek a quieter, more contemplative life after events which saw the Democratic Representative for New York resign in 2011 for his socially networked unseemliness.

A decent amount of time has passed, however, and Weiner seems to be girding his loins for a run at the mayor's office. With this perhaps in mind, he has returned again to the place of alleged disgrace, Twitter. … Read more

LinkedIn CEO: Site will become 'economic graph' over next decade

NEW YORK -- LinkedIn will evolve quite a bit over the next five to 10 years and become even more of an "economic graphic" for professionals, according to the social networking company's CEO, Jeff Weiner.

Weiner, speaking here in a conversation with Business Insider's CEO and editor in chief, Henry Blodget, said LinkedIn will continue to focus on its current strategy over the next three years, transforming the way companies hire, market, and sell.

"As we move out five to 10 years, the vision begins to expand quite a bit," he said.

Weiner said … Read more

Anthony Weiner returns to Twitter, to Trump's dismay

Twitter has enjoyed the levels of discourse of a monstrous Roman forum over the last few days.

How odd, then, that former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, took a small step toward rehabilitating his presence on the site today.

You might remember Weiner. He got his direct and public messaging confused on Twitter last year and was exposed for, well, sending rather exposed pictures of himself to an unsuspecting woman.

A few hours ago, he posted a link to an emotional YouTube video about the devastation in the Rockaways.

Weiner used to represent New York, so his foray onto Twitter … Read more

Charlie Sheen Twitter fail: He tweets his phone number

It may not have been a tweet misfire of Anthony Weiner proportions, but Charlie Sheen's accidentally tweeting his phone number for all the world to see was certainly was a world-class Twitter fail.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, Sheen had meant to direct-message Justin Bieber with his phone number. But it appears he must have used the @ symbol instead of "D" (for direct message)--meaning that every one of Sheen's 5.5 million followers could have seen the tweet.

"310-954-7277 Call me bro. C," Sheen is said to have tweeted before … Read more

Obama, GOP try to woo Silicon Valley leaders

President Obama and a trio of House Republicans are visiting Silicon Valley today to highlight their competing proposals for boosting the U.S. economy.

Advisers had promised that Obama's town-hall style event organized by LinkedIn would address questions about jobs, the economy, and "how to move the country forward." It turns out Obama's answers amounted to a single recommendation: pass his proposed legislation known as the American Jobs Act (PDF), which includes a mix of additional government spending, temporary tax breaks, and permanent additional taxes that would take effect 16 months from now.

For their part, … Read more

The 404 841: Where we take our show in vein (podcast)

All this time we thought Justin Yu was in California--but no, in fact, he was up in Vancouver helping destroy the town after the Canucks' embarrassing loss to the Boston Bruins last night for the 2011 Stanley Cup.

Chaos is certainly in the air on The 404 today as the show welcomes longtime friends Allie and Kenley to the program. The gang discusses last night's anarchy in Canada and whether it was all a conspiracy conducted by some rogue Canadian travel agency.

Beyond riots, we'll take a look at Robin Williams' new Nintendo commercial, Steve Jobs' autobiographical comic book, and Samuel L. Jackson's foray into the world of audiobooks.

The 404 Digest for Episode 841

Shocking photos from last night's riot in Vancouver Samuel L. Jackson tells us all to "Go the F--- to Sleep" Robin Williams really loves Nintendo Steve Jobs the comic book

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Twitter gaffe sinks Congressman Weiner

Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) will resign his congressional seat later today, The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting.

Citing two people with knowledge of Weiner's plans, the Times said he will make his resignation official at 11 a.m. PT after facing pressure from colleagues in the House of Representatives to step aside.

Weiner made headlines last month when a revealing photo of a man wearing tight-fitting underwear was posted to his Twitter account. The congressman initially claimed that his Twitter account was hacked, but after more images and reports of Weiner engaging in … Read more

The 404 839: Where Obama drops the axe on Weiner (podcast)

Continuing our Justin Yu-less week, we've got Joe Kaminsky filling in. We'll ask him about his first initial impressions of the Wii U and if he thinks Nintendo's next console has the goods. We're starting to hear that it's 50 percent more powerful than the PS3, but is that even impressive?

Speaking of things that are remarkably unimpressive, Duke Nukem Forever hits stores today and we'll round up reviews from around the net. They are not positive.

Have you heard about the Airbus of 2050? It's almost transparent! Tune in to see just how terrifying this sounds to Jeff and why he'd rather be put to sleep like how Bruce Willis was in "The Fifth Element."

The 404 Digest for Episode 839

The Airbus of 2050 really freaks us out. The Wii U is supposedly 50 percent more powerful than the Xbox 360/PS3. Big deal. Duke Nukem Forever? Not so much. Odds are we know your iPhone lock password. Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 4s.

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Report: Police examine Weiner's tweeting with 17-year-old

The saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner's social networking turns another page.

The New York Times reports that the Democratic representative from New York has admitted that as part of what seems like an extensive series of correspondences with a number of women, he sent at least five private messages to a 17-year-old girl in Delaware.

The Twitter exchange reportedly came shortly after the teen was part of a high school trip to Washington and heard Weiner speak.

Both Weiner's representative and the girl's family have reportedly said that the tweeting was in no way suggestive.

However, police … Read more

How Apple's announcement enables more Weiners

Modern technology is not designed to make you think. It's designed to make you do.

There's nothing wrong with doing. Unfortunately, though, as Rep. Anthony Weiner's pained, painful press conference showed today, instant doing can be your undoing.

In Weiner's case, it seems that all it took was clicking in the wrong box. Instead of sending his sweet boxer-briefs tweet by Direct Message he simply clicked the reply button. That would be the reply button that allows everyone to see everything.

Naturally, it took some highly enterprising political opponent to click on the yfrog link and … Read more