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Editor’s Note: Semil Shah is a contributor to TechCrunch. You can follow him on Twitter at @semil.
There is an interesting shift occurring in consumer websites and apps where users perform microwork that reshapes experiences. Classic examples of this are how Pinterest users are grabbing images from the web, personally reorganizing them, and, in the process, building a new image search engine, much like Google Images…

What if you had control over millions of Internet users’ personal data? Players of a new game called Data Dealer can experience that first-hand by running their own “Smoogle” and “Tracebook,” while collecting and selling user data.
Described on its official site as “PRISM as a game,” Data Dealer is a satirical take on the National Security Agency’s covert surveillance program…

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Finding good content to consume on the Internet can be tedious at times, so it’s not difficult to see why a site like Upworthy is currently experiencing impressive growth.
The site, is cofounded by Peter Koechley (formerly of The Onion) and former MoveOn…

This week on Sprout Insights we tackled guides for Facebook, Twitter, and to help you better reach your customers with the social media tools that make a difference.
Check out our articles below to find out more about each one and how they can help you with your social media goals. And check in every day to Sprout Insights for more how to guides and breaking social media news…

Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes a look at how important social media has become to SEO, news that 59 percent of journalists worldwide now use Twitter, how burglars are using social media, how social media increases productivity and how to get your fix of Twitter, Facebook and more in just 60 minutes a day…

The first half of 2013′s browser war is now over. June saw the third full month of IE10 availability on Windows 7, as well as the release of Firefox 22 and first full month of Chrome 27 availability. The latest market share numbers from Net Applications show Firefox was the biggest loser and Chrome was the biggest winner last month…