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The forgotten social networks
Facebook may be the biggest social network, but it wasn't the first. You might remember MySpace and Friendster. You may have had accounts on those sites. But when was the last time you visited them?...
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Is Facebook a must-buy for journalism?
Now that Facebook is friends with Wall Street, this journalist is giving her timeline a rethink. I rejoiced when it launched Facebook Pages, as this was a chance to build a professional presence on the...
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Pulling the Plug
AFP/Getty Images Paul Miller will never see this. OK, never is overstating it. Paul Miller will not see this until May 2013. That's because he has voluntarily cut himself off from the Internet. For a...
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The unbearable lightness of the Internet
Hong Kong (CNN) – This just in: Male Beliebers Exist. I know this thanks to a monitor installed in the newsroom that flashes the very latest trending topics on Twitter. What's trending, as I write this...
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Checking out Kickstarter's stats
Kickstarter calls itself "the world's largest funding platform for creative projects." And last month, it rolled out a new page to share its data. The site says its numbers are updated at least once a...
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Can you "Like" a candidate enough to vote?
Social media has become an important tool for candidates seeking political office. Just look at Barack Obama taking questions on Reddit. But how much will it impact the outcome of the U.S. presidential...
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Looking back at 2012
Technology isn't just part of News Stream, it's also something we love to cover. So when we were asked to put together a special edition of the show with the top tech stories of the year, it was both...
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A year of living Internet-free
Tech blogger Paul Miller of the Verge is back online after being off the Internet for an entire year. That's right. No surfing (not even shoulder surfing). And not a single text message was sent. His...
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How accountable are social networks?
Should Facebook or Twitter do more to clean up their platforms from bullying or direct threats? Yes... and no, says News Stream contributor Nicholas Thompson. In the case of Twitter, he says its...
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Zuck: Facebook's code to success
Ten years ago, only students at Harvard University could use "The Facebook." Today, Facebook has more than 1.2 billion monthly active users and, according to Alexa, is the second most popular website...
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