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Crunch Your Own Facebook Data
A new online tool lets you become your own personal social scientist, deploying analytics to mine data on your social networks -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Reinventing Business
Forget GDP. Data Crunchers Measure Happy Tweets for Key Economic Indicator
The researchers hope government will use the tool in conjunction with traditional economic and emotional indicators -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
Officials in charge of responding to the tragedy took advantage of social media to counteract misinformation and secure better cooperation -
Social Media
Despite Foursquare's Struggles, Chicago's Evzdrop Isn't Scared of the Check-in, or 'Drop'
If patrons perceive Evzdrop as just a promotional pulpit for businesses, they won't use it as a social network -
Media & Marketing
How Those Dove 'Real Beauty Sketch' Ads Went Viral
While Dove's "Campaign for Real Beauty" ads on YouTube have been viewed almost 28 million times, there are some critics -
Investing
When Twitter Rogues Move Markets: A Timeline
The hacking of the AP's Twitter account was not the first time a fake tweet moved markets -
Wall Street
How Many HFT Firms Actually Use Twitter to Trade?
While investment firms now use "firehose" feeds that include data from Twitter, none has admitted to trading directly off tweets—which obviously happened -
cybersecurity
Twitter Is Rolling Out Two-Step Authorization (Finally)
The need for such an obvious security measure was driven home by the fake AP report of an explosion at the White House -
Social Media
A Fake AP Tweet Sinks the Dow for an Instant
Markets responded when Syrian hackers allegedly posted a fake tweet on the AP's Twitter account, saying the White House had blown up -
Social Media
Network Deals Put Twitter’s Future Inside Your TV
A flurry of deals to put TV content in users' Twitter streams raises the question: Is video content what they want? -
Marketing
It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
More than a million video makers have signed up for the site's ad revenue-sharing program, but ad rates have been falling -
Social Media
Why LinkedIn Is Buying Newsreader App Pulse
LinkedIn wants users to visit often and stay longer. Pulse may help -
Social Media
Buying Internet Fame: You Get What You Pay For
An MIT tech pioneer paid $50 for 90,000 Twitter followers—most of them fake
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Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
Officials in charge of responding to the tragedy took advantage of social media to counteract misinformation and secure better cooperation -
cybersecurity
Twitter Is Rolling Out Two-Step Authorization (Finally)
The need for such an obvious security measure was driven home by the fake AP report of an explosion at the White House -
Investing
When Twitter Rogues Move Markets: A Timeline
The hacking of the AP's Twitter account was not the first time a fake tweet moved markets -
Social Media
A Fake AP Tweet Sinks the Dow for an Instant
Markets responded when Syrian hackers allegedly posted a fake tweet on the AP's Twitter account, saying the White House had blown up -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Workplace
The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'
The fratty brogrammer meme is a reaction to tech’s nerd stereotype -
Facebook
Facebook vs. Twitter: Want Your Feed Filtered or Unfiltered?
Twitter's unfiltered method can be overwhelming; Facebook's is secretive and invasive but helps with the oceans of content -
Apps & Software
Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
The world's hottest photo-sharing app, which features self-destructing pictures, isn't just a better way to flirt. It's about taking control of your digital self -
Facebook
Facebook: The Making of 1 Billion Users
The social network never would have reached a billion users without its greatest strength—and weakness: Mark Zuckerberg's "move fast, break things" philosophy -
Social Media
Inside Operation InVersion, the Code Freeze That Saved LinkedIn
The company now develops advanced coding tools that give its engineers the ability to add new features on the fly -
Social Media
Why LinkedIn Is Buying Newsreader App Pulse
LinkedIn wants users to visit often and stay longer. Pulse may help -
Social Media
Despite Foursquare's Struggles, Chicago's Evzdrop Isn't Scared of the Check-in, or 'Drop'
If patrons perceive Evzdrop as just a promotional pulpit for businesses, they won't use it as a social network -
Apps & Software
Cracking China's Skype Surveillance Software
A New Mexico graduate student unlocked a secret word list employed to monitor Chinese Skype users -
Social Media
Everyone’s a Critic: Prison Reviews on Yelp
Thanks to popular review sites, now you can find out which detention center is “the crappiest place on earth”
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Social Media
A Fake AP Tweet Sinks the Dow for an Instant
Markets responded when Syrian hackers allegedly posted a fake tweet on the AP's Twitter account, saying the White House had blown up -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
Officials in charge of responding to the tragedy took advantage of social media to counteract misinformation and secure better cooperation -
cybersecurity
Twitter Is Rolling Out Two-Step Authorization (Finally)
The need for such an obvious security measure was driven home by the fake AP report of an explosion at the White House -
Investing
When Twitter Rogues Move Markets: A Timeline
The hacking of the AP's Twitter account was not the first time a fake tweet moved markets -
Social Media
Buying Internet Fame: You Get What You Pay For
An MIT tech pioneer paid $50 for 90,000 Twitter followers—most of them fake -
Social Media
Why LinkedIn Is Buying Newsreader App Pulse
LinkedIn wants users to visit often and stay longer. Pulse may help -
Social Media
Network Deals Put Twitter’s Future Inside Your TV
A flurry of deals to put TV content in users' Twitter streams raises the question: Is video content what they want? -
Social Media
The Future of Online Etiquette Is Already Here—It's Just Unevenly Distributed
Given that we are all at different stages of adapting to e-mail, voice mail, texting, Facebook, and Twitter, patience may be the device we all need -
Social Media
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks
How a technophobic Oxford primatologist became Silicon Valley's social networking sage -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Apps & Software
Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
The world's hottest photo-sharing app, which features self-destructing pictures, isn't just a better way to flirt. It's about taking control of your digital self -
Facebook
You Can't Hide From Facebook Graph Search
What we thought remained obscure online is becoming increasingly public. Get used to it -
Social Media
Inside Operation InVersion, the Code Freeze That Saved LinkedIn
The company now develops advanced coding tools that give its engineers the ability to add new features on the fly -
Social Media
Would You Tweet This Article if It Earned You Points?
A young Korean tech entrepreneur is relaunching her grandfather's magazine on an innovative new platform
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Social Media
A Fake AP Tweet Sinks the Dow for an Instant
Markets responded when Syrian hackers allegedly posted a fake tweet on the AP's Twitter account, saying the White House had blown up -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Investing
When Twitter Rogues Move Markets: A Timeline
The hacking of the AP's Twitter account was not the first time a fake tweet moved markets -
Social Media
How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
Officials in charge of responding to the tragedy took advantage of social media to counteract misinformation and secure better cooperation -
Social Media
Buying Internet Fame: You Get What You Pay For
An MIT tech pioneer paid $50 for 90,000 Twitter followers—most of them fake -
cybersecurity
Twitter Is Rolling Out Two-Step Authorization (Finally)
The need for such an obvious security measure was driven home by the fake AP report of an explosion at the White House -
Social Media
Meet Nick D’Aloisio, 17, Who Just Sold His Startup for Millions
The young creator of Summly, an app that summarizes news content for mobile devices, tells us he's eager to help Marissa Meyer turn Yahoo! around -
Social Media
Despite Foursquare's Struggles, Chicago's Evzdrop Isn't Scared of the Check-in, or 'Drop'
If patrons perceive Evzdrop as just a promotional pulpit for businesses, they won't use it as a social network -
Apps & Software
Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
The world's hottest photo-sharing app, which features self-destructing pictures, isn't just a better way to flirt. It's about taking control of your digital self -
Workplace
The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'
The fratty brogrammer meme is a reaction to tech’s nerd stereotype -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Social Media
Would You Tweet This Article if It Earned You Points?
A young Korean tech entrepreneur is relaunching her grandfather's magazine on an innovative new platform -
Social Media
Network Deals Put Twitter’s Future Inside Your TV
A flurry of deals to put TV content in users' Twitter streams raises the question: Is video content what they want? -
Apps & Software
How to Make a Vine Video, by Actor Adam Goldberg
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Innovation
How to Get into TED? It's Like Applying to College—Again and Again
The annual Technology, Entertainment, Design fest features an audition process that now reaches to cities in Africa, Asia, and South America
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