Archive for January, 2012

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Nerds Mourn Passing of Social Network that Isn’t Facebook and Isn’t Even Dead [Internet]

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

What is a “Bebo?” Is it a) a new Internet nickname for Justin Bieber or b) a social network you have never heard of as a result of its stint as an AOL property that was sold at an $840 million loss ? According to a lot of unexpected weeping on Twitter, it’s the second of these two things.

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After Opponent’s Taunt, Feinstein Takes To Twitter

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

She created a Twitter account and tweeted for the first time after a Republican challenger accused her of being out of touch with voters because she wasn’t active on Facebook or Twitter.

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Video: Facebook IPO expected to raise $10 billion

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Facebook, the number one social network, is expected to it’s ready to sell stock.

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Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland after lull

Monday, January 30th, 2012

It started peacefully enough: A midday rally at City Hall and a march. But as the day wore on, Oakland was hit by the most turbulent protests in weeks as Occupy demonstrators clashed repeatedly with police, leaving more than 400 people arrested.

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Firing of TV host a victory for Pakistani liberals

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

In this May 25, 2010 file photo, a Pakistani couple walk by the sea on Clinfton beach in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Before IPO, Facebook Takes the Fight Against Clickjacking to the Courts

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Facebook is turning to the courts to fight the “clickjacking” scourge which sometimes plagues the social networking site.

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New executive for B.C. Fruit Growers Association

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Kirpal Boparai of Kelowna has been elected president during the BCFGA’s 123rd annual general meeting in Kelowna Friday, while Vernon’s Jeet Dukhia is the vice-president. COMMENTING ETIQUETTE: To encourage open exchange of ideas in the BCLocalNews.com community, we ask that you follow our guidelines and respect standards.

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Photo: Food Network Chef Guy Fieri visits UNLV’s culinary

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Food Network Chef Guy Fieri visits UNLV’s culinary department while filming his show “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” on Thursday, Jan.

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Nation remembers Challenger heroes on 26th anniversary

Friday, January 27th, 2012

HOUSTON - Twenty-six years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after lifting off its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, engulfing the entire nation in a wave of tragedy.

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St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War’s end

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Niliah Banks, foreground, works with other students in her fifth grade class at Ross Elementary create hand-made signs Wednesday, Jan.

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Ill. GOP Politician: I Pray for ‘Homosexuals to Repent’

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Don Castella, a Republican hopeful for state Senate, took to Facebook last weekend and posted that he prays “for homosexuals to repent,” the Chicago newspaper the Daily Herald reported in a Jan.

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Fifty New Tech Tools You Should Know About

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn’t mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips.

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‘Right to disappear’ online proposed for EU

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

A senior European Union official plans to unveil proposed EU-wide rules on protecting data that her office says would save businesses money and safeguard privacy.

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Obama: Renewed American leadership felt worldwide

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The president gives a flag-waving defense of American power and influence as part of the State of the Union address.

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Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo set to release 4Q report

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Yahoo Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings are expected to show the troubled Internet company is still losing ground to Google and Facebook in the battle for online advertising.