Watching hours of TV coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings daily for a week was akin to the stress experienced by those at or near the race, researchers say. "We were very surprised at the degree to which repeated media exposure was so ...
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Some level of government surveillance is “essential” if the nation is to minimize the incidence of terrorist strikes like the Boston Marathon bombing, according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. In a rare interview with CBS This ...
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Moderate Muslims and other people concerned with online radicalization efforts need to counter the extremist propaganda young Muslims are getting on the Web with more positive messages, members of the U.S. Islamic community said. Muslims ...
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The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search. French police will no longer search for adults reported missing by their families unless there are signs that the person is ...
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The stolen vehicle tracking system fitted to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class carjacked by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev helped police hunt down the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Industry journal Automotive News reports authorities ...
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NJO Technology MD Annie Rawlinson with statue of Eric Morecambe by Morecambe Bay The managing director of lighting company NJO Technology has danced her way through the London Marathon playing Bring Me Sunshine on her trumpet to the ...
Companies using social networks like Twitter and Facebook need to face what to do during a national crisis like the Boston Marathon bombing. Do you tweet or post a statement about the crisis, continue on with your normal social media ...
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In a testament to the issues surrounding the appropriate use of social media during a tragedy, Reddit is publicly apologizing for the role that it played last week in fueling an online witch hunt that led to identifying an innocent Brown ...
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Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates and snapping photos and recording videos that officials said ...
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THE Australian market has opened higher, with gains in all sectors but retail. RBS Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said the market was off to a promising start considering it had only received modest overseas leads. "Here, we ...
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Dzhokar Tsarnaev, one of the suspects in the marathon bombing, is still on the run. (Image: FBI) Computerworld - Boston police today used Twitter and Facebook to reach out to residents during a manhunt for one of the men suspected of ...
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Bike shops near Boston were closed Friday morning during a manhunt for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. Landry's Boston store was closed, while the retail chain's locations in Natick, Norwood and Westborough were open, ...
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The Australian dollar fell to a one-month low during overnight trading as bombings in Boston and disappointing Chinese economic growth weighed on market sentiment. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 103.15 US cents, down from ...
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A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday has reportedly been identified, according to numerous news agencies. CNN was the first to report that a suspect had been identified in the bombing, which killed three people and left more ...
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With federal and state investigators searching for clues about the person or organization behind the Boston Marathon bombing, social networks could hold a treasure trove of information. "I would imagine that the authorities are casting a ...
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