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Can social influence sites be trusted?

a shared story    4 weeks 1 day 16 hours 50 minutes ago
Identifying influential voices on social networks 




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9-year-old's blog shames school into changing food

a shared story    23 hours 50 minutes ago
Martha Payne is disappointed by the food her school serves her. So she begins to write about it. Her blog gains the attention of TV chef Jamie Oliver. Just a few posts cause national uproar. [Read more] 



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Internet domain name project relaunches after software bug

a shared story    22 hours 49 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - A project to allow companies to set up a website with almost any address has relaunched after a software glitch exposed sensitive details of applications last month, forcing it to shut down. In the most ambitious expansion of the Internet so far, the...(more) 



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EFF: Prosecutors want location data via a Twitter shortcut

a shared story    1 week 5 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago
A subpoena for a protestor's Twitter account information could reveal location data without forcing authorities to obtain a search warrant, privacy advocates at the EFF note. [Read more] 



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Bing gets more social about search with its makeover

a shared story    1 week 6 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago
Microsoft's Bing is taking an in-your-Facebook approach to search with a big overhaul to incorporate the expertise of the people in your social networking circle.  



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NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case

a shared story    1 week 6 days 9 hours 50 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge delayed the sentencing of an eyewear website operator who intimidated customers, saying he first wants to hear testimony from dozens of victims who reported they were threatened with violence, including murder and rape.... 



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Organising against the enemies of internet freedom

a shared story    3 weeks 5 days 10 hours 50 minutes ago
There are powerful state and corporate interests ranged against an open internet. We need a global movement to check themOn 24 April, a group of internet entrepreneurs sought to get the future into a single conference room in Chelsea, and have it talk. "Hacking Society" was...(more) 




Spammers invade social media to sidestep e-mail

a shared story    1 week 22 hours 49 minutes ago
For 10 days, jewelry maker Michelle Espinoza thought a single photo on the social website Pinterest was going to ruin her business. It was an image of one of the pearl cuff bracelets she designs and sells, nestled among...  




The boast with the most: Bragging on Facebook 'can feel as good as sex'

a shared story    1 week 6 days 21 hours 50 minutes ago
A team from Harvard University found that talking about ourselves triggers the same sensation of pleasure in the brain as food, money and even sex. 




Mom found son on Facebook for sex

a shared story    3 weeks 2 hours 50 minutes ago
The northern California mom accused of having sex with her teen son had been estranged from the boy almost his entire life when she hunted him down on Facebook last year, a law enforcement source told the Daily News.  

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Cispa cybersecurity bill passed by US Senate

a shared story    3 weeks 5 days 19 hours 50 minutes ago
Senate defies Obama to approve controversial legislation to prevent electronic attacks on US infrastructure and firmsThe House of Representatives has ignored objection from Barack Obama's administration and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical US infrastructure and private companies.On a bipartisan vote of...(more) 




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