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Arianna Huffington Gets the Finger from Her Entertainment Writers
Ryan Tate · 10/04/11 08:06PMHear a Defector's Shocking 180 on 'Cult Like' Zappos
Ryan Tate · 09/29/11 08:58PMZappos employee Christina Gomez sounded like an opiated zombie when she first talked to Freakonomics Radio. "This job is worth more than a million dollars, definitely," she said. "It's kind of like the Wizard of Oz, and we're in the Emerald City." A week later, Gomez was wondering what she had been smoking — and raising questions about life at the Amazon shoe subsidiary.
Enormous Dorks Discovered in Facebook's New York Office
Ryan Tate · 09/28/11 05:10PMGoogle Snitches About How We Actually Use the Internet
Ryan Tate · 08/24/11 05:47PMGoogle has updated its list of the most visited sites on the web, and it looks like Facebook got one trillion pageviews in a single month. Gee, all the hard core internet research we've all been doing at work and all the serious essays and poetry we've been reading at home must be in Google's statistics somewhere, right?
Facebook Is Building an Eerie Cult Temple
Ryan Tate · 08/23/11 02:08PMFacebook just filed plans to massively expand its campus into a largely self sufficient complex, complete with doctor's offices, laundry services, tribal "garages," and an open pit for roasting dead animals. Just in case the social network and its 27-year-old CEO didn't resemble Lord of the Flies enough already.
Amazon's Creepy Tax Dodge Training
Ryan Tate · 08/03/11 01:41PMAmazon.com really, really does not want to collect sales tax from its customers. But that's not just the online retailer's problem: If you work for Amazon, the tax obsession means you need permission to visit certain states, and might not be able to send certain emails when you get there. In some instances, you won't even be able to identify yourself as working for Amazon.com.