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- Google Doodle: How Rosalind Franklin photographed DNA
Thursday's Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Rosalind Franklin, the first photographer of DNA.
- Amar Bose, inventor of Bose speakers, dies
The inventor of Bose speakers, Amar Bose, on Friday.
- Rembrandt van Rijn: The story behind the Google Doodle
Google features a self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn in celebration of the Dutch artist's 407th birthday on Monday.
- Apple's App Store marks fifth anniversary
Apple's App Store opened online five years ago Wednesday, dramatically changing the way consumers get their software.
- Roswell UFO incident: Why we love alien visitors
Google commemorates the 1947 Roswell UFO incident on its homepage Monday, with an interactive homage to pop culture's friendly extraterrestrials.
- Franz Kafka: Why a cockroach crawled into the Google doodle
A Google doodle Wednesday honors Franz Kafka, author of “The Metamorphosis." But this cartoon cockroach is more than just an insect.
- Google Reader is dead. Here are five alternatives. Google Reader officially closed on Monday, leaving a void in the information aggregation market. Check out our list of Google Reader replacements.
- Are you savvy about social networks? Take our quiz to find out.
Do you share snapshots of your life on Instagram? Check in on friends through Facebook? Follow the world on Twitter? Social media sites provide platforms for previously unheard voices – from friends and family members to Occupy Wall Street and anti-government protesters in China. There seems to be a place for nearly everyone to say something about anything.
So, are you savvy about social networks? Take our web culture quiz to find out how much you know about where the Web has gone in the past decade.
- Top 5 weather apps Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
- Top 10 fitness apps With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
- George Takei: Why we care that his Facebook is 'fake'
George Takei: The Star Trek actor allegedly paid a journalist to pen his Facebook jokes. Why are we surprised by George Takei, and why are we upset?
- Quick guide: iTunes Radio vs. Pandora vs. Spotify vs. Rdio vs. Google Play Music Click through our list of five music streaming sites to see what Apple's new iTunes radio has to live up to.
- Why Maurice Sendak's stories were so scary
Maurice Sendak's imaginative children's books, honored on Monday with a Google doodle, let children go 'where the wild things are.'
- Meet the Wisconsin teen behind today's Doodle 4 Google
Doodle 4 Google featured 'Coming Home,' an emotional piece of art by a Wisconsin teenager.
- You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
- How Saul Bass changed design
In his deceptively simple designs, Saul Bass created art forms from seemingly artless banalities. Tech culture owes at least some of its penchant for clean icons and minimalist designs to Saul Bass and his iconic works.
- Ella Fitzgerald: From runaway pauper to Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 96 today, Google has honored her with her own doodle
- Do you know Web culture? Take our quiz!
Social networks, catchphrases, and what's the deal with cats wanting cheeseburgers? Do you know your Web culture? Find out!
- Online dating on the go: Apps shake up traditional dating websites
Why users have fallen in love with online-dating apps.
- Douglas Adams: The hitchhiker's guide to humor and science
Google celebrates Douglas Adams, author of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," with a reference-packed doodle.