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Science of attracting new Twitter followers revealed!

Posted May 3, 2013 - 12:24 pm

A large Twitter following can be yours if you follow these guidelines determined by a Georgia Institute of Technology study.
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The Weekly Hash - May 3, 2013

Posted May 3, 2013 - 11:28 am

Tip-toeing through the tulips of topical tech tales
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EFF: Trust Twitter -- but not Apple or Verizon -- to protect your privacy

Posted May 1, 2013 - 1:41 pm

Verizon and MySpace scored a zero out of a possible six stars in a test of how far 18 technology service providers will go to protect user data from government data demands.
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Make your Twitter feed less annoying in 3 simple steps

Posted April 29, 2013 - 1:21 pm

A combination of lists and software clients can help you manage the social and informational irritants of Twitter.
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A brief history of the White House on social media

Posted April 29, 2013 - 11:48 am

By joining Tumblr, the Obama White House is continuing its own tradition of participating in social media networks
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Faking it on Foursquare: Beware of bogus beauties bearing spam

Posted April 29, 2013 - 10:20 am

Foursquare fakes are being used to promote travel apps, and the tools to fight them are virtually nonexistent. Get ready for a GPS spamdemic.
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The Weekly Hash - April 26, 2013

Posted April 26, 2013 - 11:19 am

Having a few laughs at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week including Apple, Facebook and Pizza Hut
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How to recover from a Twitter hack

Posted April 26, 2013 - 10:57 am

Do you know what to do if your Twitter account is hacked? Here are four steps to take to regain control of your account and ensure it doesn't happen again.
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Twitter plans two-step authentication to prevent hacks

Posted April 25, 2013 - 12:04 pm

Following Tuesday's hacking of the Associated Press' Twitter account, the microblogging site is reportedly working on a two-step authentication security solution to help prevent future hijackings.
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey becomes Comic Book Hero

Posted April 24, 2013 - 10:43 am

Bang! Pow! Zap! Tweet! Twitter co-founder gets a graphic novel treatment.
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Crowdsourcing a crisis: How to use Twitter in a tragedy

Posted April 23, 2013 - 2:27 pm

A few major missteps following the Boston Marathon bombing provide a helpful guide of dos and don'ts.
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Hands on: Twitter Music finds fresh tunes, but lacks crucial features

Posted April 22, 2013 - 4:31 pm

Twitter Music is finally here, bringing along a slick interface, excellent music discovery chops, and--alas--a very short memory.
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Millennials do care about Internet privacy, they’re just smarter about it

Posted April 22, 2013 - 3:25 pm

An Annenberg Center survey reveals younger folks are more willing to share personal data -- but also more likely to demand something in return
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Visit famous tech sites via Google Street View Hyperlapse

Posted April 22, 2013 - 11:57 am

Using a fun new tool to take virtual trips to the headquarters and birthplaces of famous technology companies
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Don't have enough sources for breaking news? Try Wikipedia

Posted April 16, 2013 - 12:12 pm

The Wikipedia Live Monitor can identify breaking news stories almost as quickly - and more reliably - than social networks
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Twitter smartly builds anticipation for its music app

Posted April 15, 2013 - 11:43 am

By releasing its music app to a small but diverse group of music "influencers", Twitter has succeeded in generating excitement for its upcoming music discovery service
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Twitter bots, fake retweets rake in big bucks

Posted April 11, 2013 - 3:04 pm

A growing number of Twitter accounts are fake, created to generate links and drive traffic to the highest bidder.
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Reddit co-founder calls out Google, Twitter, Facebook over CISPA

Posted April 11, 2013 - 2:57 pm

A co-founder of social news site Reddit has publicly urged the heads of Twitter, Google and Facebook to support efforts to defeat a controversial cyber security bill currently under consideration in Congress.
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Twitter OAuth feature can be abused to hijack accounts, researcher says

Posted April 11, 2013 - 12:03 pm

A feature in the Twitter API (application programming interface) can be abused by attackers to launch credible social engineering attacks that would give them a high chance of hijacking user accounts, a mobile application developer revealed Wednesday at the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam.
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San Diego: home of beaches, babes and web-savvy small businesses

Posted April 11, 2013 - 11:41 am

When it comes to small businesses using social media and the web, San Diego, Austin and Phoenix lead all other U.S. cities
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Fake Twitter followers: One more thing Justin Bieber and Bill Gates have in common

Posted April 10, 2013 - 11:05 am

More followers on Twitter also means a higher percentage of your followers are probably fake accounts
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Republicans in Congress tweet more often than Democrats

Posted April 8, 2013 - 11:43 am

Almost all member of Congress now use social media, but Republicans use it more often than Democrats - and with more snark
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The Weekly Hash - April 5, 2013

Posted April 5, 2013 - 10:53 am

A goofy romp through this week’s top tech stories and, also, the only time today (or probably ever) that Justin Bieber and Harvard University will be mentioned in the same article
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How to tell if your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn efforts are paying off

Posted April 1, 2013 - 12:50 pm

Expion wins our test of eight enterprise-grade social media monitoring tools
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Should we be concerned that Janet Napolitano doesn’t do email?

Posted March 27, 2013 - 11:13 am

The Homeland Security Secretary appears to not be technically inclined and that might not be a good thing
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