The coveted blue check mark that indicates you're a Very Important Person on Twitter is now making its way to Facebook. You can get verified on Facebook as of Wednesday. But you can't request a blue badge, as Facebook will verify users ...
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has once again warned the government against "knee-jerk" efforts to revive the Communications Data Bill in the wake of the murder of drummer Lee Rigby. Dubbed by critics the "snooper's charter", the ...
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Just like on Twitter, Facebook is now putting a small, blue check mark next to the names of celebrities and other high-profile people and businesses on the site to signify their authenticity. The feature, called Verified Pages, will apply ...
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Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to offensive content on the site. The campaigns were put on hold in the U.K. just as Facebook rolled out new ...
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In a leaked letter to home secretary Theresa May, five US web giants have warned that they will not cooperate with the proposed Communications Data Bill, widely known as the "snooper's charter". In the letter, dated 18 April, which was ...
Threats from malware specifically targeting social media and the number of spam emails have both risen significantly in the first quarter of this year. That's according to the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2013, which reveals that ...
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If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, fear not: The social network for professionals has at last added two-factor authentication to prevent ...
Google will not add facial recognition software to its futuristic-looking computerized eyeglasses at this point due to privacy concerns. The company announced late Friday that Glass won't include facial recognition technologies. Google ...
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The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples of the Koobface social networking worm and master boot record (MBR) infecting malware, according to antivirus vendor McAfee. After ...
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A little more than four months after Twitter unveiled its video service, Vine, the company has launched Vine for Android. "Starting today, you can begin to shoot, share and watch short looping videos," wrote Sara Haider, an Android ...
Zynga, the social gaming services company, is laying off 18 percent of its employees in an effort to reduce its cost structure. CEO Mark Pincus announced the layoffs Monday in a note to employees posted on the company's blog. Zynga, as of ...
In putting together this year's special report on kitchen remodeling trends, Consumer Reports spoke to designers, architects, remodeling contractors, among other professionals. But we also checked in with our Facebook fans to learn what ...
It’s more than a catalog; it’s time-refined and it’s a fashion statement … it’s the new Harris Wood Magazine. The magazine format provides easy reading, informative information and beautiful photos of thewood ...
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. is excited to unveil its newest tool catalog. The Master Tool Catalog is a new concept for the company and includes all the tools available under the QEP umbrella, regardless of brand. This new style catalog is divided ...
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Cisco has raised the stakes in its fight against Microsoft's $8.5bn (£5.3bn) acquisition of Skype, claiming that European Union regulators who approved the deal have effectively created a monopoly in internet voice communications. ...
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