Google goes Gaga for Gaga, a nerd finds a way to hack into Times Square billboards via iPhones, and Mozilla 4 has officially won the browser wars. Plus, Apple removes the “gay cure” app, and check out some nerds traded the elevator pitch for the ski lifts. MORE>>>
1. Browser Wars. Mozilla’s Firefox 4 browser managed to double Internet Explorer 9’s first day downloads in less than 24 hours. I have been using Firefox 4 all day, and, I have to say, it’s blowing me out of the water with it’s slickness. [VentureBeat]
CNet noted that Firefox 4 had 4.7 million downloads a few hours before the end of the browser’s first day of release, compared to IE9’s 2.3 million downloads.
2. Google goes Gaga. Lady Gaga visited the Google offices and sat down for an hour long Q&A session with VP Marissa Mayer. Watch it here:
3. This is why you shouldn’t steal a computer from a nerd. (You idiot). [Gawker]
4. This big geek decided it was about time to develop a program that makes it possible for people to hack into the screens in Times Square from their iPhone. Watch him in action: [BetaBeat]
5. Apple has responded to the outcry over an app from Christian group Exodus International aimed at “homosexual strugglers” by removing it from iTunes. Some 145,000 people signed an online petition demanding it be removed. [cultofmac]
6. Heartsy is like Groupon for Etsy users. It’s totally addictive and totally cool. [Heartsy]
7. The New York Times is offering certain online mavens a free access account and they cleverly are tying it into an ad campaign with Lincoln. Check out Soup Soup’s Anthony De Rosa’s invitation: [SoupSoup]
8. Royal wedding soundtrack set for instant iTunes release. An audio recording of the Royal wedding is made available to download within hours of the service ending. [Telegraph]
9. Jennifer 8. Lee (@jenny8lee) Fascinating. Front page of NYT has an American Express ad which pulls tweets (do you guys see the same ad). [NYT]
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11. Finally, check out some nerds on skis. “How one group of startups and investors traded the elevator pitch for the ski lift.” [Mashable]
