The 404 1,327: Where Yahoo and Google are 'Trading Places' (podcast)

A single-serving Tumblr of the most facepalm-inducing Kickstarter campaigns, Yahoo overtakes Google, a resurgence of cassette tapes lead to the first Cassette Store Day next month, and a NY programmer plays "Trading Places" with a homeless man.

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There's still a big market for cassette tapes, so much in fact that next month will celebrate the first annual Cassette Store Day on September 7. http://brokenshins.tumblr.com/

Leaked from today's 404 episode:

- A single-serving Tumblr dedicated to the worst Kickstarter campaigns ever.

- Wait, what? Yahoo tops Google in US traffic.

- Cassette tapes are almost cool again.

- NYC programmer turns homeless man into startup experiment.

- SXSW in a nutshell: homeless people as hot spots.

- Snapchat beta tested with homeless people.


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