While we can't confirm exactly how these buttons came to be on this staircase (or even how many there are), we can confirm that this photograph was actually taken at an abandoned button factory by ...

Every Thursday Stephen Speicher contributes The Clicker, a weekly column on television and technology: REN: Now, listen, Cadet. I've got a job for you. See this button? DON'T TOUCH IT!

Often there are buttons for every major credit card, ... Shiny New Button May Help Visa, Mastercard and AmEx Fight PayPal. Networks team up, merging their rival online checkout systems; ...

Gawker’s Ban on ‘Shiny Bauble’ Share Buttons Lasted One Week Three weeks ago, newly-relaunched Gawker hit the web with a curious omission: the row of social media widgets frequently attached ...