Internet
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Yahoo redesign aims to make site more invitingFeb 23, 2013 6:56 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and stay longer. The long-awaited makeover of Yah...
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Woman, 104, forced to lie about age on FacebookFeb 23, 2013 5:57 am - GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. — Marguerite Joseph can be forgiven for lying about her age on Facebook. The 104-year-old Michigan woman’s granddaughter says Joseph is unabl...
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On Twitter, a peanut gallery mocks the OscarsFeb 23, 2013 5:22 am - NEW YORK — You can simply tune into the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter. While Hollywood parades in tuxedos and gowns, grandly celebrat...
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Review: Microsoft email better, not revolutionaryFeb 23, 2013 5:15 am - NEW YORK — Longtime users of Hotmail, MSN and other Microsoft email services will start noticing a big change: When they sign in to check messages, they’ll be sent to a ...
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Netflix:‘House of Cards’ is most watched streaming programFeb 16, 2013 6:38 am - “House of Cards,” the Netflix Inc. online television program that made its debut this month, is the streaming service’s most-watched series, executive Ted Sarandos said....
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Twitter becomes instant megaphone for lobbyists, big companiesFeb 16, 2013 6:16 am - On television, President Barack Obama spent a commercial-free hour delivering his State of the Union speech. But on Twitter, the nation’s biggest lobbying groups and cor...
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'Sesame Street' nears 1 billion views on YouTubeFeb 14, 2013 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, “Sesame Street” is headed for Justin Bieber territory. The children's program is closing in on the kind of rarefied digit...
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Is Facebook the third wheel in your relationship?Feb 13, 2013 9:35 am - A Valentine’s Day survey conducted by Abine, Inc., the makers of DoNotTrackMe, found that, like a third wheel on your date night out, the Internet now has a front row se...
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Internet cat stars scratch the surface for fame<Feb 09, 2013 6:13 am - NEW YORK — They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play pia...
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Almost everybody is rooting for the 49ers, Facebook data showsFeb 02, 2013 6:15 am - Facebook’s data science team dived into the social network’s data on NFL fandom and came back with some revealing findings. For one thing, pro football fans are shameles...