Internet
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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...
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To 'Infinity' and beyond!Aug 14, 2013 6:00 am - Disney has invested a lot of money in promoting their new, expansive, multiplatform video game experience, and now they're hoping devoted fans of the Mouse (and their pa...
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Buying a car online can easier for womenAug 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When I wrote last spring about the ways the auto industry still fails to understand women — especially at car dealerships — I didn't realize that a few months...
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Twitter buzz helps boost TV-show ratings, Nielsen findsAug 10, 2013 7:11 am - Twitter Inc. users, sending status updates in 140-character bursts on the social-networking site, can increase television ratings by sharing their thoughts while a show ...
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Twitter abuse stirs unease in BritainAug 10, 2013 6:12 am - LONDON — Hours after successfully campaigning to have a woman — Jane Austen — featured on a new British banknote, Caroline Criado-Perez was bombarded with rape and death...
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Cast your vote for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentAug 06, 2013 5:30 am - Suburban Chicago's Got Talent is winding down, but there's still time to cast your vote for the online Fan Favorite. Voting starts at 9 a.m. today at dailyherald.com/con...
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Get in the ‘Doctor Who’ loopAug 06, 2013 5:13 am - Some of us, myself included, were very excited Sunday to hear that Peter Capaldi has been chosen to succeed Matt Smith later this year as the star of “Doctor Who.&#...
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Facebook said to plan to sell tv-style ads for $2.5 MillionAug 03, 2013 7:43 am - Facebook Inc., seeking to break the long-held dominance of television over advertising budgets, plans to sell TV-style commercials on its site for as much as $2.5 millio...
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Facebook draws more young prime-time viewers than major networksAug 03, 2013 7:42 am - Facebook Inc., the largest social- networking company, attracts more 18- to 24-year-old people during prime-time viewing hours than any of four major television networks...