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Goodbye and oy vey, Yahoo Answers
Yahoo Answers, the pioneering online question-and-answer platform, will shut down permanently this May, forever erasing from the internet one of the original places for people to solicit unverified information from strangers.
WATCH: Cabinet Contender Spats With Jewish Anchor Over Putin
Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican California congressman and a candidate for Secretary of State, clashed with a Moldovan-born Jewish news anchor over Putin’s human rights record.
Yahoo Buys Israeli Start-up ClarityRay
Yahoo has purchased a small Israeli start-up company, ClarityRay, for an estimated $15 million to 25 million.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Impossible Solution
Facebook Chief Operating Officer and newly self-styled feminist leader Sheryl Sandberg wants women to “Lean In,” as the title of her new book tells us, instead of “pulling back.” Well, let me tell you — I’ve been leaning in for two decades until the point that I am almost flat on my face from exhaustion.
'Bread' Campaign Honored for Argentina Bombing
The “Bread of Memory” campaign to commemorate the 1994 bomb attack on the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires won the Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Award.
More Thoughts on Marissa Mayer's Choice
Marissa Mayer became a new mother on September 30th when her son, whose name has apparently not yet been chosen, was born. While Mayer’s labor has ended, discussion of what she means as a symbol of working motherhood has not.
Internet Cafe on Front Line of Culture War
Oppenheim’s iShop in Williamsburg is on the front lines of the ultra-Orthodox battle to block unlimited access to the web. Bowing to a Hasidic sect’s dictate, the owner blocks many sites.