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You can now take a stroll down Memolane

Mar 9, 2011
It's a new start up based in San Francisco and Denmark. Here's how it works. Users can allow Memolane to troll accounts on Facebook, Twitter,...

Tweets From Tahrir

Mar 7, 2011
Two political activists have gathered tweets from the Egyptian revolution and put them in a book called Tweets From Tahrir. It's scheduled to be...

Global Network Initiative is withering on the vine

Mar 7, 2011
Three years ago, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft signed on to a code of conduct designed to protect free speech and protect privacy online. The Global...

Twitter makes changes that screws things up for researchers

Mar 4, 2011
Twitter is changing its terms of service. Might not make a big difference to you and me as we tweet about the tv show we're watching or what we're...

Twitter harvesting the Charlie Sheen Crazy Dollars

Mar 4, 2011
Check this out. So Charlie Sheen goes nuts and starts talking about how he's "winning". Uses the term a lot. And it's hilarious because he's having...

Ashton Kutcher twitter account hacked

Mar 3, 2011
Twitter pioneer and Dude Where's My Car star (there's an odd combination) Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account was apparently hacked at the TED...

#Tigerblood #Winning #PublicNervousBreakdown

Mar 2, 2011
Whether you think the whole Charlie Sheen thing is a delightful bit of comedic gawking or whether you think it's a depressing spectacle as the...

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Schumer wants a more secure WiFi

Feb 28, 2011
Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) called on website operators like Amazon and Twitter to encrypt their sites, change from HTTP to HTTPS addresses...

Tweet becomes a Robocop social phenomenon

Feb 11, 2011
It all started with a tweet from a guy in Philadelphia named @MT. It was directed at Detroit mayor Dave Bing: "@mayordavebing Philadelphia has a...

Kenneth Cole has a Twitter fail

Feb 3, 2011
A final note, from the Marketplace "Oh no they didn't!" file. I really can't say it any better than this tweet I spotted this afternoon: "Bet it ...