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Friday, 24 October 2014

Queen sends her first tweet, signed 'Elizabeth R'

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 Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first tweet — though she kept things traditional, signing off with "Elizabeth R." The 88-year-old monarch tried her hand at Twitter as she opened a new gallery Friday in central London's Science Museum, taking off a glove to press a tablet screen...
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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Google's streaming music service adds mood to mix

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Google's music-subscription service will try to anticipate its listeners' mood swings as it amplifies its competition with Pandora, Spotify and other popular services that play tunes over the Internet. Starting Tuesday, the $10-a-month All Access service will make music suggestions...
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Monday, 20 October 2014

Monica Lewinsky Joins Twitter, Vows to Fight Cyberbullying

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Shortly after joining Twitter, Monica Lewinsky received a standing ovation on Monday, vowing to put an end to cyberbullying. In what was billed as her first ever public address, the former White House intern — whose relationship with President Bill Clinton led to his...
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Facebook sues law firms, claims fraud

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(AP) — Facebook is suing several law firms that represented a man who claimed he owned half of the social network and was entitled to billions of dollars from the company and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The case was dismissed in April and the man, Paul Ceglia, is facing related criminal...
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Sunday, 19 October 2014

Daum Kakao snooped on citizens, pledges to stop after users protest

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For better or for worse, Korea is one of the world’s most connected nations, with about 85 percent of their population on the internet as of last year. Local KakaoTalk users – who make up three-quarters of the almost 50 million monthly active users – recently found out the downside...
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Saturday, 18 October 2014

Snapchat’s First Ads Are Coming This Weekend

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Snapchat on Friday said it will begin weaving ads into the popular service for sending ephemeral smartphone messages, but promised not to be “rude” to its members. The first Snapchat ads were to appear in the United States this weekend in a section of the service devoted to “recent...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Twitter Could Fix Gamergate. Why Doesn’t It?

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Three times in the past several weeks, women have felt compelled to leave their homes after being targeted on Twitter with rape and death threats personalized with their home addresses — all because they voiced contrary opinions about the video-game industry while possessing two X...
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