Internet
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China in big push against opinion-leading blogsAug 24, 2013 7:23 am - BEIJING — Best-selling Chinese author Murong Xuecun had nearly 4 million followers on his Twitter-like microblog. One day in May his account disappeared. So did his prof...
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In Britain, grocer Tesco takes aim at Netflix with BlinkboxAug 24, 2013 7:17 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — As it expands abroad, Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video service, has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s...
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Going gaga for football seasonAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - They live for the applause MTV's annual train wreck known as the Video Music Awards airs at 8 p.m. Sunday. Those Moonman statues mean next to nothing, but the show will...
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Facebook aims to get more people onlineAug 21, 2013 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Food, water and the Internet? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to get all of the world’s 7 billion people online through a partnership with some of the larg...
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Gun control advocates battle online salesAug 18, 2013 6:43 am - A private seller from Pensacola, Florida, is offering to trade an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle for a jet ski or a riding lawn mower. Another in Huntsville, Alabama, will b...
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Video of Wheaton teen's 3-point shooting goes viralAug 17, 2013 11:00 pm - You see Josh Ruggles take one three-point shot, you've seen him take them all. Fingers cradling the ball, shoulders square, elbow in, the Wheaton Academy basketball pla...
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Have teens really stopped using Facebook?Aug 17, 2013 7:49 am - NEW YORK — In baseball, trend-spotting tends to be based on statistical analysis. In fashion, it’s driven by runway shows. And when it comes to social networks, the asce...
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How tech is creating new digital democracyAug 17, 2013 7:33 am - Digital democracy is here. We no longer passively watch our leaders on television and register our opinions on Election Day. Modern politics happens when somebody commen...
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Get used to data-mining on social mediaAug 17, 2013 7:30 am - WASHINGTON — Ever heard of Raptor X, a specialized computer tool that when used with a privately developed plug-in called “Social Bubble” can display the geographic loca...
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Why you shouldn’t trust Internet recommendationsAug 17, 2013 6:45 am - The “wisdom of crowds” has become a mantra of the Internet age. Need to choose a new vacuum cleaner? Check out the reviews on Amazon. Is that restaurant any good? See wh...