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How Today’s Kids Relate to Technology

A massive new study of 18,000 kids from 16 different countries revealed some surprising details about how the next generation thinks about technology, and how it's impacting their lives. Conducted by...

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MySpace Deletes 29,000 Sex Offenders

Ever wonder if sexual predators might make use of social networking sites like MySpace? Well the answer is a big, enormous, resounding, Yes. The site, which pulls in 60 million unique users each...

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Hitwise Hearts Soulja Boy

My favorite moment at the Web 2.0 Summit so far happened this afternoon, when Bill Tancer, the global research manager of online research firm Hitwise, described how five months ago, his company...

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Election 2008: Measuring the Power of "Netroots"

by John B. Carnett John B. Carnett During the last presidential election, Andrew Rasiej was busy advising Howard Dean on his campaign´s use of technology. Micah Sifry was a journalist covering the...

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A New Huddle

Huddle Agile Sports What Facebook is to the original AOL Instant Messenger, Huddle is to football players analyzing game footage in the video room. Developed by a team of Nebraska Cornhuskers, and...

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Scan Someone's License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App

Claim Your Plate A new Web service called Bump allows drivers to connect their license plates with an e-mail address or phone number, enabling communication with other motorists. Bump.com A new Web...

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To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely

Egyptian Protests Locals pray in the street in front of The l-Istiqama Mosque watched by riot police in Giza on January 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Add "shutting down the...

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Social Media and Biometric Software Could Make Future Undercover Policing...

Google's New Facial Recognition App Will Use Pictures To Search the Web For Personal Details Hello Turkey To via FlickrSocial media can be problematic for professionals who don't want their bosses to...

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Live Map Shows Every Foursquare User Who's Voting Today, Where and When

Foursquare Voting Ivotedmap Happy election day! Surely you're not already tired of social media updates about politics, or the self-congratulatory Twitter messages from your friends who got up earlier...

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For More Twitter Followers, Try More Information, Less Negativity

The Science Of Twitter Twitter Desperate to up your Twitter follower account? Rather than staging a fake account hack or pulling a Mitt Romney and buying followers, you could do what we always do:...

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How Today’s Kids Relate to Technology

A massive new study of 18,000 kids from 16 different countries revealed some surprising details about how the next generation thinks about technology, and how its impacting…

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MySpace Deletes 29,000 Sex Offenders

Ever wonder if sexual predators might make use of social networking sites like MySpace? Well the answer is a big, enormous, resounding, Yes. The site, which pulls in 60…

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Hitwise Hearts Soulja Boy

My favorite moment at the Web 2.0 Summit so far happened this afternoon, when Bill Tancer, the global research manager of online research firm Hitwise, described how five…

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Facebook Founder Apologizes for Ad System

The social-networking site Facebook may have to find another way to cash in on its huge user base. The company's new "social ads" program, called Beacon, has been…

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A New Huddle

What Facebook is to the original AOL Instant Messenger, Huddle is to football players analyzing game footage in the video room. Developed by a team of Nebraska Cornhuskers,…

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Scan Someone's License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App

A new Web site and smartphone app connect license plates with an e-mail address, allowing businesses to track customers, drivers to connect with each other, and road rage to…

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To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely

Add “shutting down the Internet” to batons and tear gas as the protest-silencing methods of the modern era. In response to protests simmering throughout Egypt this week, with…

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Social Media and Biometric Software Could Make Future Undercover Policing...

Social media can be problematic for professionals who don't want their bosses to see unflattering college party photos. But it’s even worse for people whose livelihood…

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Live Map Shows Every Foursquare User Who's Voting Today, Where and When

Happy election day! Surely you're not already tired of social media updates about politics, or the self-congratulatory Twitter messages from your friends who got up earlier…

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For More Twitter Followers, Try More Information, Less Negativity

Desperate to up your Twitter follower account? Rather than staging a fake account hack or pulling a Mitt Romney and buying followers, you could do what we always do: turn…

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