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Woman murdered over Facebook photo

Friday, March 5th, 2010

A woman is stabbed to death by her ex-lover who flew from Trinidad after seeing a picture of her with her new boyfriend on Facebook.

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Jon Stewart Plays ChatRoulette, And We All Win [MediaMemo]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

We’ve done a pretty good job of avoiding ChatRoulette talk here. But this is worth breaking our unofficial ban: Jon Stewart’s take on the voyeur site — and, of course, the media’s obsession about it. (Which, by the way, is a good time to point out that the media loves stories like ChatRoulette, because they require nothing more than visiting a Web site.

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Facebook Message Glitch Sends Messages To Wrong People

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Last night, in an embarrassing glitch for Facebook that raises questions about privacy on the site, some users of the social-networking service began getting hundreds of personal messages that weren’t intended for them. More on Facebook

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Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood Bail Set At $1 Million For Deer Creek School Shooting

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

LITTLETON, Colo. — The math teacher who has become a national hero after breaking up a potentially deadly school shooting near the site of the Columbine massacre said Wednesday that he was simply doing his job to protect his students from danger during his now-famous scuffle with the gunman. Schools in Littleton have gone through extensive emergency drills after the Columbine tragedy, and David Benke said he always thought about what he’d do if a school shooting broke out.

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Bird Turd App Lets Users ‘Poop’ On Tweets They Hate

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Wake up Facebook: Twitter just got a dislike button–in the form of virtual feces. The Bird Turd iPhone app lets you take a strong, scatological take on tweets you don’t like (see screenshot below). The app’s official description reads: Bird Turd makes Twitter a game.

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Have Keyboard, Will Travel: The Plight Of The Laid-Off Journalist

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

YOU can tell when a print journalist has lost his full-time job because of the digital markings that suddenly appear, like the tail of a fading comet. First, he joins Facebook. A Gmail address is promptly obtained

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Palo Alto Power Outage: Widespread Electricity Issues Reported After Palo Alto Plane Crash

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

A Palo Alto power outage is being reported across the city, apparently caused by a plane crash in the area . Traffic lights are out and many are reporting an eerie scene in Palo Alto, a California city between San Francisco and San Jose. Based in Palo Alto, Facebook posted the following status update about the incident on Facebook and Twitter : It’s one of those days at the office: The power is out in our home city of Palo Alto, but we’re still working

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Facebook launch ‘Zero’ for mobile

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The social network reveals details of a stripped-down, text-only version of its mobile site called Facebook Zero.

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Facebook launch ‘Zero’ for mobile

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The social network reveals details of a stripped-down, text-only version of its mobile site called Facebook Zero.

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Kenya ministers ‘boycott cabinet’

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Ministers loyal to Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga announce a cabinet boycott, amid a power struggle with the president.

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New Google social network

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Google takes the wraps off its latest social network – known as Buzz – pitting it directly against rival sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Euro bounces back against dollar

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The euro strengthens against the pound and the dollar ahead of a meeting of EU leaders later this week.

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Disability Advocates Accept Rahm Emanuel’s Apology For ‘Retarded’ Comment

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Special Olympics Chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver personally accepted an apology from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday, days after comments surfaced in which Emanuel used the word “retarded” to describe a proposal made by a group of liberal Democrats. According to a joint statement from Shriver and five other disability advocates who attended a meeting at the White House, Emanuel “sincerely apologized for his mistake and the pain it caused in our community.” Emanuel also committed to signing an online pledge to make the word obsolete. “We are thankful to Mr.

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Trash Talk

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Neat freaks, beware of Brownsville, steer clear of Morrisania and forget about Chinatown. These are some of the neighborhoods that received the worst ratings for street or sidewalk cleanliness, according to data from the Bloomberg administration’s Office of Operations

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Criminal Colin Gunn Used Facebook To Threaten Enemies From Jail

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Colin Gunn, called ‘ one of Britain’s most dangerous gangsters ,’ used Facebook to threaten enemies and run his organized crime cartel from inside a maximum security prison. While serving a 35-year sentence for ordering the execution of two grandparents, the ‘underworld godfather’ was granted access to Facebook, and has used the social networking site for the past two months to correspond with his over 500 Facebook ‘friends,’ as well as intimidate others while in jail. Britain has been plagued by Facebook-ing criminals.

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