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Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

There’s been a lot of focus, especially in the past year, on internet censorship. From the battle against online piracy...

NYPD social media: a touching tribute to fallen brothers

NYPD social media: a touching tribute to fallen brothers

On a recent post on Mashable, New York’s finest are commemorating their fallen brothers of September 11th with Twitter. The...

Twitter closes the gates further on 3rd parties, removes posting source attribution

Twitter closes the gates further on 3rd parties, removes posting source attribution

The great Twitter breakup is continuing. After kicking Instagram and Tumblr to the curb and closing the doors on developers,...

Twitter does to Tumblr what it did to Instagram last month

Twitter does to Tumblr what it did to Instagram last month

A little less than a month ago, Twitter blocked API privileges for Instagram making it unable to allow users to...

Twitter: another example of why you never build a service around someone else’s service

Twitter: another example of why you never build a service around someone else’s service

It was recently revealed that Twitter has over 500 million users. Now the fat birds of microblogging are planning to...

How 140 characters has defined our world

How 140 characters has defined our world

It's one of the top 10 most visited sites in the world. It is both the subject of addiction and...

As Gizmodo learned, you should change your company passwords regularly

As Gizmodo learned, you should change your company passwords regularly

It's understandable when a Twitter account or other social media profile is hacked when a current employee gets their computer...

Celebrities read the mean Tweets sent to them on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Celebrities read the mean Tweets sent to them on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Celebrities are people, too. That's the premise behind this skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live where celebrities such as Katy Perry,...

Twitter blocks Instagram’s API access for friend finder

Twitter blocks Instagram’s API access for friend finder

Is Twitter closing down their open API infrastructure to make competitive moves against threats? That certainly seems like a possibility...

Geotagging: the way of the now

Geotagging: the way of the now

As technology advances, the amount of information shared increases dramatically as well. No longer is just sharing pictures something of...

How Much Time Do We Spend Each Month On Social Networks?

How Much Time Do We Spend Each Month On Social Networks?

Did you know that on average we spend only 3 minutes per month on Google+? The number is somewhat shocking...

Back to the Future history being rewritten on Twitter, Facebook

Back to the Future history being rewritten on Twitter, Facebook

There are two sides to the social media coin. On one side, it's the perfect way to get the most...