Nicholas Ciarelli

Nicholas Ciarelli is the former publisher of Think Secret, an Apple news Web site. He currently works on the product team at The Daily Beast.

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How Visa Predicts Divorce

By scrutinizing your purchases, credit companies try to figure out if your life is about to change—so they’ll know what to sell you.

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5 Secrets of the iPad

The biggest product launch of the year has set in motion changes for tech devices everywhere. The Daily Beast’s Nick Ciarelli on five iPad developments you need to know about. Plus, love it or loathe it? Read our roundup of 8 early iPad reviews from around the Web.

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The iTunes Killer Heads to the U.S.

Seven million people use Spotify to play songs for free, completely legally—but most of them are overseas. Nicholas Ciarelli reports on how its 26-year-old CEO aims to conquer America.

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Twitter Tries Too Hard to Be Awesome

Instead of sharing details of Twitter's plans to generate revenue, CEO Evan Williams disappointed techies at SXSW with yet another slick feature. Nicholas Ciarelli on why he's risking the future of his business.

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The Great E-book War

Books were pulled from Amazon this week in a dispute with publishers over the price of e-books. Nicholas Ciarelli on why the book industry is making the same mistake as the record labels.

Nicholas Ciarelli

Nicholas Ciarelli

How Visa Predicts Divorce

5 Secrets of the iPad

The iTunes Killer Heads to the U.S.

Twitter Tries Too Hard to Be Awesome

The Great E-book War

My Paperless Life

The Myth of Wikipedia Democracy

Google's Drool-Worthy Smartphone Software

Is This the Device That Will Revolutionize Reading?

The Coming Internet Shutdown?