Facebook said the problem was tied to its Download Your Information tool. Source: AFP Facebook says a bug in its system caused six million users' contact information to be inadvertently exposed. The social media company said the bug led ...
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Tweeting has become so popular that the Oxford English Dictionary broke one of its own rules to add 'tweet' to its lexicon this month. "Tweet" is listed as both a noun and a verb that's used in social networking. The addition of stands ...
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According to a report by market research firm YouGov, the use of Facebook in the UK has declined by nine per cent year-on-year. This fall coincides with the social media site's advertising push, which has seen promotions jump over the ...
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New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or those in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses. While the laws generally limit companies from asking job seekers and ...
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Even as several states have put in place, or are planning, new laws barring employers from monitoring the social media activities of their employees, one Wall Street regulator is seeking exemptions to such rules for some financial services ...
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Have you been Pinteresting? If not, you should seriously consider this. Pinterest, the up-and-coming social media site, is now all the rage. And like other social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, not to mention ...
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Eastern US coal producer Consol Energy has halted production at its Blacksville No. 2 underground mine on the border between Pennsylvania and West Virginia border until it determines the source of smoke detected near a shaft on the ...
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The Google Glass project is generating a significant amount of buzz. Really, it is scary how amped up people are about the product. But, why shouldn’t they be? It is a whole new technology. If you don’t know, Google Glass is the ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro engineers recently hinted at plans for a detachable battery or keyboard dock unit, during an ’Ask Me Anything’ session on social media site Reddit. Led by Microsoft general manager and “Surface ...
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The blocked Facebook friend-search feature on Twitter's new Vine mobile video app may be an annoyance for users, but it's all part of the social networking game. Vine, a service launched Thursday by Twitter that allows users to quickly ...
With Thanksgiving now just days away, many of us are already thinking about turkey and football. But others—and you know who you are—are contemplating a different contact sport: Black Friday shopping. And this year the deals are ...
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Computerworld - Employers in Illinois and California cannot ask for usernames and passwords to the personal social media accounts of employees and job seekers under laws that took effect on Jan. 1. Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn in August ...
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Amazon Web Services confirmed that its Elastic Block Storage (EBS) service experienced degraded service, leading sites across the Internet to experience downtime, including Reddit, Imgur and many others. AWS confirmed on its status page ...
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Pinterest, a social pinboard site, has thrown open its doors to anyone who wants to join. "We're thrilled to announce open registration," Pinterest said in a blog post Wednesday. "For those of you who haven't joined Pinterest yet, this ...
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After backing off a controversial change to its Terms of Use policy,Instagram may have avoided a debacle but is still taking a big hit to its once glossy image. Analysts,however,say users are probably too addicted to what is becoming one ...
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