Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today:
When police ran Occupy Wall Street protestors out of Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, there was really only one way to watch it live: On Tim Pool's "TheOther99" video stream, filmed with a cellphone and donated backup batteries.
Meanwhile, the park is clear but the economic problems remain. The "Chocolate Rain" guy breaks them down for you in his new YouTube video, "Mama Economy."
Google is launching a music download story —finally —today at 5 p.m. ET.
Facebook continues to investigate the gore and porn infecting your Newsfeed.
Speaking of Facebook, a recent survey of 4,000 parents found that 11 is the age at which they would allow their children to enter into the world of social media, a full two years before Facebook officially allows them to be a part of the giant social network.
Spoiler alert! The B&N Nook Simple Touch and the Amazon Kindle Touch are basically the same.
Oh! And here's how your online dating lies could land you in jail.
And get this -- Steve Jobs considered using WiFi to crush wireless carriers.
In other news, celluloid 35mm film has been a key fixture in movie theater projection rooms for over 120 years, but — according to one report — its reign will soon be over.
In closing, get that dog some leaves. Dogs love leaves!
— compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.
