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Facebook’s Unspoken, Intrademographic Culture War
7:35PM Andrew Belonsky | In what may be a sign of an impending generational civil war, a growing number of 20 and 30-somethings are avoiding Facebook. They’re called refuseniks. But, living in the 21st century, many of them can’t truly refuse. Traitors! More »
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Facebook On Top
5:59PM Andrew Belonsky | Facebook commands 60 percent of the social networking market, up 200% from last year.
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Cyrus Tweeted Out
2:39PM Andrew Belonsky | Brace yourself, internet: Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account. How ever will we go on?!
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Did Your Email Get Hacked? Maybe.
1:24AM Hamilton Nolan | The bad news is that 30,000 Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and other email accounts have had all their login info posted online, by hackers. The good news is, it’s their own dumb fault. More »
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Watchful Eye…
4:55PM Andrew Belonsky | Living up to its status as a new god, Facebook knows your emotions.
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Repent!
7:24PM Andrew Belonsky | A Rabbi says atoning on Twitter and Facebook doesn’t work for Yom Kippur. God agrees.
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Respect Facebook’s Crime Fighting Abilities, Or Pay The Price
8:15AM Andrew Belonsky | Some people claim that Facebook makes you easy prey for criminals, good-for-nothings and other unseemly characters. But that’s not always true. Sometimes the site helps put people behind bars, as it did this week. More »
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Twitter Officially A Fundraising Juggernaut
9:31AM Andrew Belonsky | Twitter’s become quite the superstar, and it will only get bigger now that the company will soon wrap a round of funding that will bring its value to the $US1 billion mark. Are ads the next step? [Reuters]
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The Internet Faces Frightening, Market Driven Future
7:27PM Andrew Belonsky | Happy Birthday, Internet! This September marks the 40th anniversary of our virtual god, and, as happens with the marching of time, it faces some changes. The scope and impact of those potential changes remains to be seen, but they’re scary! More »
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