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Police Officer Forced to Resign Over Old MySpace Pics
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social NetworkingThis February, Abigail Keller -- a 27-year-old, full-time reserve officer on Altoona, Iowa's police force -- resigned over controversy surrounding...
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Morning Xtra: The Pope's HandyCam, Twittering From Space
Filed under: Editor's Picks Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... In a visit to Rome, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (one of Japan's few Roman Catholics) stopped by the Vatican...
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Facebook, MySpace Cause Teen Suicide, Says Archbishop
Filed under: Web, Social Networking Social networking sites may have finally met their match. The head of the UK Roman Catholic Church Vincent Nichols warns that social networking sites' emphasis on...
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Young Hipsters Leaving Social Networking Sites, Research Says
Filed under: Web, Social Networking "Since when did Facebook become Mombook?" a friend asked us not too long ago, in regards to the social networking site's increasingly aging clientele. It's been...
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MySpace In Talks to Purchase iLike Music Service?
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social NetworkingMySpace may have finally figured out its niche for combating the Facebook onslaught: music, which the almost-obsolete site nails, way better than its shinier...
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Facebook Being Used to Track Down Tax Evaders
Filed under: Web, Social Networking At this point, after years of warnings, everyone should be firmly aware of the dangers of publicly posting incriminating photos or status updates on social...
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Facebook Users Are Richer Than MySpace Users, Study Finds
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social Networking We can hear the schoolyard taunts already: "You're so poor, you can't even afford to use Facebook!" Strangely enough, this statement might be pretty close...
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Girls, ACLU Sue School Over Punishment for Racy MySpace Photos
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social NetworkingTwo teenage Indiana girls have sued their high school after the administration punished them for posting sexually suggestive photos of themselves on MySpace,...
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AT&T Slashes BackBerry Prices, Pope Claims Westside With 2Pac
Filed under: BlackBerry, BlackBerry 101 Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Call it BlackBerry Friday. Beginning today, all AT&T BlackBerrys with a two-year contract will be...
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NY Sex Offenders Stymied on 13 Social Networking Sites
Filed under: Computers For the past few years, social network mega-sites Facebook and MySpace have been getting a little safer thanks to each making efforts to block sex offenders. Now, much of the...
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Best Buy Generously Gives Away Free App... For Free!
Filed under: Social Networking We've spent a decent amount of time ragging on Best Buy for its rather questionable business practices, but we've got to hand it to the retailer this time. It's offering...
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Android to Serve Up 'Froyo,' Uncle Sam Wants You (to be a Geek)
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apparently, the Android marketing department suffers from a collective case of the munchies whenever it hold its brainstorming sessions....
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Romantic Profile Pic Study: Sneer, and Remove the Ed Hardy Shirt
Filed under: Web, Social Networking Share When trying to attract future romantic partners, colorful adornments and displays of athletic prowess tend to be the accepted and expected methods for animals...
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'Delete Your Account' Helps You End Your Facebook, Myspace Account
Filed under: Web, Social NetworkingOnline companies have slowly made account deletion exasperatingly difficult (if not impossible) to accomplish, and success may only follow hours of...
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Judge Rules Students Can Be Suspended for Fake MySpace Pages
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social NetworkingA U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday that schools can legally suspend students for creating fake MySpace profiles, but only if the fabricated online personas...
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Facebook Infidelity Used By Lawyers in Divorce Cases
Filed under: Web, Social NetworkingThere's no question that the social networking boom has led to an increase in cheating spouses. But what might be surprising is that social networking is being more...
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Steve Jobs Authorizes Biographer, Tom Ditches MySpace
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The first authorized Steve Jobs biography is reportedly in the works, and Jobs has apparently (and somewhat surprisingly) cooperated with...
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Average Social Networking Gamer in the U.S.? Your Mom.
Filed under: Web, Social Networking Share Who do you think is most likely to send new livestock or crops your way on Farmville? According to GigaOM, your friend's mom (or even your own) is the typical...
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LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace Coming to Outlook
Filed under: Web, Social Networking There has been some grumbling around the Internet about how Google's Buzz merely adds noise to the sanctity of your Gmail inbox. But, like it or not, combining...
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Packed With Tweens and Bands, MySpace Not Dead, Just Slow
Filed under: MySpace, Web, Social Networking Admit it. You'd pretty much given up on MySpace. Struggling to keep pace with the two-headed monster of Facebook and Twitter, the once proud social network...
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