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Facebook mimics Twitter with hashtags

2013-06-13 22:15:00| CNET News.com

Facebook finally rolls out hashtags, Apple gives the green light for iOS game controllers, and Samsung reveals yet another version of the Galaxy S4. [Read more]

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Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests

2013-06-12 13:00:48| InfoWorld: Top News

Facebook and Microsoft have joined Google in asking for greater transparency in surveillance requests, following widespread criticism of the U.S. government's surveillance programs and the role of the Internet companies. Twitter's General Counsel Alex Macgillivray also wrote in a message Tuesday on the service that Twitter supports efforts for more transparency in NSLs (national security letters) used by the government to collect data.

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How Facebook and Twitter mess with DUI checkpoints

2013-04-14 21:00:00| CNET News.com

One of the more human aspects of social media is that people use Facebook and Twitter to warn their fellow men and women of DUI checkpoints. Now police are attempting to spring more surprises. [Read more]

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Reddit co-founder calls out Google, Twitter, Facebook over CISPA

2013-04-11 13:55:57| InfoWorld: Top News

A co-founder of social news site Reddit has publicly urged the heads of Twitter, Google and Facebook to support efforts to defeat a controversial cyber security bill currently under consideration in Congress. Alexis Ohanian posted a video Wednesday morning detailing his opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act -- better known as CISPA -- and his efforts to contact Google boss Larry Page:

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