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‘Think Before Including Emoji in Every Text:’ NYC Techies’ New Year’s Resolutions

2012 was quite a year for the New York tech community. Several NYC startups scored monster exits, while others raised
By Jessica Roy

Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents

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In an effort to catalog the underappreciated diversity of style in gentrified Williamsburg, a team of Brooklyn technologists have set
By Jessica Roy
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By Adrianne Jeffries

Meet OkFocus, the PR Stuntmen Behind the Fake Kanye West Site WhoDat.Biz

By Nitasha Tiku and Jessica Roy
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