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  Eight realities about location-based apps

  The desire to be cool and embrace new technologies definitely overtook the desire to be safe with the very buzzy mobile, location-based apps on view at South by Southwest this year . You've got to love a smartphone app that broadcasts all sorts of information about you -- your likes, your age, your job -- to everyone within sight who has the same app. Because it reduces friction, right? It makes it easier to meet that good-looking guy or girl right over there who shares your love of kiteboarding and Gorillaz. You can cut down lame conversations about things you have no interest in at all.

  By Ira Winkler | 23 March, 2012 03:10

  Tags: cnn, Glancee, Mobile and Wireless, privacy, security

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  Speculation split on CNN buying Mashable

  CNN may be in the process of buying Mashable, depending on which line of speculation you believe.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 13 March, 2012 06:12

  Tags: applications, cnn, collaboration, e-business, e-commerce, Enterprise Web 2.0/Collaboration, internet, new york times, Reuters, software, The New York Times, Web 2.0 and Web Apps

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  Big Bird Tweets: How corporations use social media to gauge public persona

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Social media sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ are playing an increasing role in IT as corporations set up and monitor the sites to learn about their public image.

  By Lucas Mearian | 07 March, 2012 22:15

  Tags: cnn, Emerging Technologies, Facebook, Google, hardware systems, IT industry, twitter, Web 2.0 and Web Apps, youtube

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  Facebook malware scam takes hold

  A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.

  By Cameron Scott | 04 February, 2012 08:25

  Tags: cnn, Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, malware, security, social networking

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  Costolo says 2012 is 'Twitter election' year

  If political candidates want to make any traction in this year's election, they better use Twitter, says Dick Costolo, CEO of the social networking firm.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 01 February, 2012 05:58

  Tags: cnn, Facebook, Google, government, Government/Industries, internet, twitter, Web 2.0 and Web Apps, youtube

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  Cyberattacks a top national security concern, GOP candidates say

  Three Republican presidential candidates at Tuesday's CNN-sponsored GOP debate said that cyberattacks pose an emerging national security threat to the United States.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 24 November, 2011 03:13

  Tags: cnn, Cybercrime and Hacking, government, Government use of IT, IT in Government, security

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  Are Oprah, Ashton Kutcher taking the geek out of Twitter?

  With Ashton Kutcher racing CNN to be the first to have 1 million Twitter followers, and Twitter's CEO Evan Williams sitting down with the ladies on Oprah Friday, what is becoming of the Web site that's garnered such techie love?
  

  By Sharon Gaudin | 20 April, 2009 08:42

  Tags: ashton kutcher, biz stone, cnn, geek, oprah, social networking, twitter, web 2.0