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  Twitter buys Spindle to thread in location discovery tools

  Twitter has bought Spindle, a search technology company that informs users about what's happening with local businesses and organizations around them.

  By Zach Miners | 19 June, 2013 23:56

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Spindle, social networking, twitter, social media, internet

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  iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending June 18

  As last week's Apple WWDC faded in the rear view mirror, the iOSphere hungered for more. And the hunger gave birth to hope, and hope to more rumors, including the one that predicts iPad 5 will be announced this week to foil and foul Samsung's scheduled London news.

  By John Cox | 19 June, 2013 18:40

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, EE, PC, WD, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, twitter, Data Center, anti-malware, Apple

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  The panic is over. Facebook is back up

  Facebook suffered a service disruption for about four hours Tuesday night, giving users error messages or long response times.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 19 June, 2013 16:31

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, disaster recovery, applications, software, twitter, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Don't panic! It's just that Facebook has been down

  Facebook has been down on Tuesday night, giving users error messages or long response times.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 19 June, 2013 03:48

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, twitter, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Startup beams your text msgs to extraterrestrials

  For 25 cents, would you send a short message deep into outer space in the hopes that an alien race might receive it?

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 June, 2013 19:55

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Emerging Technologies, hardware systems, twitter, social media, internet

• Should I protect my tweets?

  When I signed up for a Twitter account in the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking about whether or not I should protect my tweets. As a novice Twitter user, I had to decide whether the benefits of protecting my tweets outweighed the drawbacks. Looking back, I do not regret my decision to protect my tweets, and I'll tell you why.

  By Phil Shapiro | 23 February, 2011 09:14

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, LinkedIn, Consumer Advice, social networking, twitter, internet, Facebook

• How to get 150,000 Twitter followers

  Despite sharing every banal aspect of my life in mind-numbing detail, I remain some way short of 150,000 Twitter followers.

  By Matt Egan | 27 August, 2010 03:39

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, twitter, Internet & broadband, social media, internet

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  Get started with Twitter in three easy steps

  Twitter may have become a household name, but it remains a mystery to many people. Perhaps even most people. For the next few days, I'm going to put on my teacher's cap and show you how to set up a Twitter account, how to put that account to good use, and how to read your incoming "tweets" (i.e. messages) from just about anywhere.

  By Rick Broida | 08 April, 2010 02:59

  Tags: twitter

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  Access your Twitter account on the run

  Over the last couple days you've learned how to set up a Twitter account and make fun and practical use of the service. Now let's look at ways you can access Twitter without being tied to your PC.

  By Rick Broida | 09 April, 2010 05:33

  Tags: twitter

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  How to access Twitter while you pretend to work

  Yesterday you learned how to access your Twitter account on the run. Ah, but what about at the office? What if you can't get a good cell signal at your desk? And what if the big bosses block your browser from connecting to Twitter? How will you tweet? HOW?!

  By Rick Broida | 10 April, 2010 06:02

  Tags: twitter

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  The social network wars are over. The winner: email!

  With every new social network and social service, with every new instant and not-so-instant way to communicate, email rises in importance. Columnist Mile Elgan explains how innovation has transformed email into the best social network.

  By Mike Elgan | 01 June, 2013 11:17

  Tags: web apps, Internet-based applications and services, social business, Google, twitter, Path, social media, internet, Facebook, Pinterest

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  Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013

  Just a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 21 May, 2013 10:15

  Tags: cnn, Mobile/Wireless, Emerging Technologies, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, mobile, Internet Search, internet, search engines, Facebook, BBC, Google, twitter

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  State social media privacy laws a mixed bag for businesses

  New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or are in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 15 May, 2013 10:10

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, security, LinkedIn, twitter, social media, internet, privacy, Facebook

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  Opinion: More innovation means less control. Is that bad?

  Innovation in mobile computing, search and social media increasingly means taking control away from users, but at what cost?

  By Mike Elgan | 16 March, 2013 11:13

  Tags: web apps, Internet-based applications and services, Google, twitter, Internet Search, social media, internet, search engines

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  Analytics boost social marketing efforts

  Big-name companies including General Electric and Best Western are maturing their social marketing programs and integrating social metrics with back-end systems.

  By Sandra Gittlen | 28 February, 2013 11:54

  Tags: applications, LinkedIn, software, twitter, Facebook, youtube, business intelligence, analytics, Pinterest, Business Intelligence/Analytics, social business, Google, general electric

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  Risk and Reward: Business Opportunities and the IT Security Challenge

  SonicWALL and CIO magazine’s custom solutions group recently conducted a series of facilitated conversations with dozens of CIOs and senior IT executives throughout the United States. The upshot: Most IT leaders are now building their technology infrastructure for growth. Their issue: How to seize new business opportunities while mitigating risk.