Posts Tagged ‘ Social Networks ’
Our daily roundup of Web gems includes a brain-controlled computer, the one person that Conan O'Brien follows on Twitter and a new site that broadcasts your purchase history to your followers.
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With their ubiquitous usage on social networks, the meanings of the words "like" and "friend" are starting to change. Do we need to find better words to use instead?
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The Internet is the most popular source of news after television, and reading the news is becoming increasingly social, according to a new report.
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Online dating doesn't have to be confusing. Analysis by the site OkCupid and tips from experts can help.
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Google's Buzz service scans a user's Gmail contact list to automatically create a social network. Critics say the process violates customer privacy.
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How can the New Yorker writer George Packer dismiss Twitter as "crack for media addicts" without even trying the social networking service?
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Thousands of volunteers are gathering in cities around the world to build free open-source technology tools that can help aid relief and recovery on the ground in Haiti.
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Sharing what we see on the Web has reduced the chance that we are also missing something important. Call it "controlled serendipity."
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A new book by Jaron Lanier, a Web pioneer, suggests that the "drive-by anonymity" of the Web has fostered a culture of meanness. But does it have to be that way?
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Plurk, a microblogging service, accuses Microsoft of copying its look and underlying software code for its own Club MSN service in China.
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