Archive for October, 2011

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Girlfriend hurt by internet stalker

Monday, October 31st, 2011

The former girlfriend of an internet stalker jailed for posting sexual images of her online in a year-long campaign of harassment has said his sentence “will never make up for the hurt he has put me through”. Shane Webber, 23, from Nottingham, was jailed for four months at Southampton Magistrates’ Court after admitting he harassed Ruth Jeffery by … (more)

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More Than Facebook: The Time Is Right For Social Business

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Companies are increasingly adopting social media technologies, using Facebook to reach out to customers or YouTube to demonstrate new products.

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The IPO market, an engine of job growth, stalls

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Two companies with quirky names, Ubiquiti Networks and Zeltiq Aesthetics, made their public debuts earlier this month with listings on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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Luke Perry in online death hoax - Realbollywood.com

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

It was reported that the ‘Beverly Hills 90210′ star died in Switzerland while snowboarding.

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Poundland backs down over poppy ban

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Budget retailer Poundland has been forced to review its dress code after a row erupted on social networking sites following claims that it had banned staff from wearing remembrance poppies.

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Arctic Chill Brings Facebook Data Center to Sweden

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

An artists drawing made available Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 in Lulea, Sweden, showing Facebook’s new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle Facebook is to build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle - its first outside the United States - to improve performance for European users, officials of the social networking site said … (more)

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Winfrey looks to the Web to energize her network

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The 57-year-old mogul is connecting with viewers through her weekly webcasts, and she says it’s “the most fun I’ve had ever.” Winfrey’s live webcast discussions about her new show, “Oprah’s Lifeclass,” have been so popular, they’ve been added to the lineup on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Attackers trick Facebook users into exposing secret security codes

Friday, October 28th, 2011

New social engineering attacks are tricking Facebook users into exposing anti-CSRF tokens associated with their sessions.

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Arctic chill brings Facebook data center to Sweden

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Facebook will build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle — its first outside the U.S. — that will improve performance for European users of the social networking site, officials said Thursday.

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Protests give birth to new catchphrase

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Occupy Wall Street has inspired campaigns, spoofs and headlines that have nothing to do with the social protest in Manhattan.

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Austrian student takes on Facebook over privacy

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Max Schrems wasn’t sure what he would get when he asked Facebook to send him a record of his personal data from three years of using the site.

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Blissoma Skincare Inaugurates New Sample Program for Fans

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Blissoma is offering a new way for fans to stay connected to the brand they trust for seriously natural and effective skincare and apothecary products.

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Teens ‘value net use more than TV’

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Teenagers would be more willing to give up watching TV than to stop using their mobiles or the internet, according to new research.

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Pew study: 11 percent of US adults have tablets

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Although tablet owners spend more time consuming news than poking around on Facebook, they’re reluctant to pay for news content.

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The IPO market, an engine of job growth, stalls

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Two companies with quirky names, Ubiquiti Networks and Zeltiq Aesthetics, made their public debuts earlier this month with listings on the Nasdaq Stock Market.