Archive for January, 2009

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GVSU prof discusses social networking

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

An interview with Dr. Paul Leidig, professor and director of School of Computing & Information Systems at Grand Valley State University.

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More seniors going online

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

GROWING numbers of American seniors are going online, chipping away at the dominance of 18- to 44-year-olds who comprise half the Web population, according to a study released on Wednesday.

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Tiny Pictures Launches Radar Application for the iPhone

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Tiny Pictures, Inc. today announced the release of the iPhone application for Radar , the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures, videos and conversations between friends.

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Clinton supporters organize new online network

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

NEW YORK : Leading backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed presidential bid announced Wednesday the creation of a new online network for her supporters to stay connected and pursue policy goals she has ...

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Your online ‘friends’ may be scam artists

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Social networking Web sites are a great way to find old classmates, stay connected with friends, or even make new friends.

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Lil Wayne announces details of new album

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Lil Wayne has announced that he will release a new studio album, 'The Rebirth' , on April 6. The rapper will give fans a taster of the album by broadcasting a performance of the as-yet untitled lead single from ...

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Ita s Data Privacy Day

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Today, Jan. 28, is Data Privacy Day. Recognized by privacy professionals, corporations, government officials, academics and students around the world, Data Privacy Day is intended to remind us of the importance ...

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Websense buys Defensio to keep user-generated content clean

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Websense has acquired start-up Defensio for an undisclosed price, gaining tools to clean out spam and malware that gets posted as comments to blogs, user forums and social-networking sites.

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Facebook nixes group seeking Morales ‘liquidation’

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

The social-networking site Facebook removed a group on Tuesday whose title advocated raising money so a gunman could be hired to 'liquidate' Bolivia's leftist president, Evo Morales.

The Spanish-language group, created in August, had 8,069 members and had drawn the attention of at least one outraged blogger as of Tuesday, when The Associated Press alerted Facebook about it.

Called 'Global collection to hire a sharpshooter to liquidate Evo Morales,' the group's first description line stated, 'We need to get the money to inspire someone to do it.'

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URGENT: Distraught father slays family

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

A Lupoe family portrait taken from their Facebook page. All seven were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday morning.

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BBB warns of social network scammers

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Social networking websites are a great way to find old classmates, stay connected with friends, even make new friends.

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Hackers hit celebrity web accounts

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

"Give me a break" ... Kanye West. Asher Moses January 27, 2009 - 11:08AM In a trend that has celebrities the world over scrambling to change their online passwords, Kanye West says web miscreants hacked into ...

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Hackers Lurking in Obama’s Web Site

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama ran a successful Web 2.0 campaign last year. Now, as president, he's got to deal with a very Web 2.0 problem: hackers abusing the social-networking features of his Web site.

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Getting in touch with your past is so easya but often to the detriment of your present

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

IT USED to be that the break-up of a long term relationship would necessitate several teary phone calls to friends and family to break the news.

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No parole for wearer of ‘jail bird’ jumpsuit on Facebook

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

The Rhode Island inmate who garnered national media attention after an online photo showed him in a "jail bird" prison jumpsuit for a Halloween party two weeks after his drunken-driving crash injured a Lincoln ...