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1 hr ago | Mirror.co.uk

Woolwich attack: Man arrested in malicious Facebook comments probe after soldier murder

Complaints were made to police about comments made on Facebook, which were allegedly of a racist or anti-religious nature A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments on Facebook following the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby.

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2 hrs ago | This is Lincolnshire

Lincoln man Benjamin Flatters charged over alleged racist Facebook comments

Police have charged a 22-year-old Lincoln man in relation to comments posted on the social media website Facebook.

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6 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Dothan board weighs officer's Facebook posts

The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take at least two to three weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by police.

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Related Topix: Startups, Violent Crime

8 hrs ago | University of Cambridge

Workers' strikes and Facebook likes

Social media allows access to datasets with an unprecedented range of detail, but presents a host of new challenges for researchers 25 January 2011 was the day Egypt's revolt began.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software, Activism, Twitter

12 hrs ago | Mashable

Can This 'Bike Sherpa' Get More PTAT on Facebook?

Robert Reimann watched the second plane hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept.

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Related Topix: Startups, Travel, Germany Travel, Europe Travel, Social Media Marketing, Small Business, Personal Finance

Thu May 23, 2013

CIO

Facebook Delays Home in Europe, Wants a Stronger 'First' Impression

Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First.

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The Campbell Reporter

Authorities hunting for Northern California suspect in murder of family of four

The crime was as shocking as any that investigators in the Czech Republic city of Brno had ever seen: four members of the same family murdered -- some or all with their throats slit, the home they had opened to their apparent killer set ablaze, according to wire service reports.

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Related Topix: California, Czech Republic, World News, Europe, Startups, Social Software

SiliconValley.com

Google may start bidding war with Facebook over Waze

Google , maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze, setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook , people familiar with the matter said.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, WebMD, Widevine Technologies, Social Software, AdMob

ComputerWorld

Facebook is the new religion, Ashton Kutcher says

Internet communities are more trustworthy than some big corporations, but mobile is proving a hard nut to crack even for the best of them, actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher told CTIA Wireless Thursday.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software, Twitter

Echo-news.co.uk

Teenager jumped in front of train after Facebook rumours

A "POPULAR and genuinely happy" 16-year-old sprinted in front of a train after Facebook comments were made about his relationship with a girl.

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Patch.com

Consalvo: Let's Revive the Boston Compact

Last Thursday, when I officially announced my candidacy for Mayor of Boston, I called for reviving the Boston Compact to bring back businesses, colleges and universities, unions and non-profit organizations as partners in our efforts to improve the Boston Public Schools.

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Related Topix: Startups, Mark Zuckerberg

Inside Bay Area

New computer mogul, Tumblr founder Karp, has family roots in Marin

Ken Ackerman walks down the front stairs of his mobile home on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Novato, Calif.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Novato, CA, Startups, Yahoo!, Dapper, Citizen Sports

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Facebook & Twitter impacting credit reports

Did your credit take a nose dive in the recession? Or perhaps you're young and haven't had time to build a solid financial history? We found some financial companies are using social media to connect to their customers, even using it to evaluate if they're credit worthy! For example, BMX biking is Adam Grandmaison's passion and business.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Twitter, Small Business, Personal Finance

WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Aussie minister sorry hea

An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Offbeat

KXVO

Pizza on Mars: NASA funds development of 3D printer that can knock out pizza

NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Startups, AirBnB, Space

This is Hull

Dad's suicide after Facebook slur

THE family of a man found hanged in a cemetery say he was driven to suicide by slurs on social networking site Facebook.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Labradorian

Parks & Recreation Chair blasts Town Council on facebook

Town Council meetings may be a little more tense after Arlene Michelin publicly aired her "disgust" and frustration with how council has been operating, especially with the hiring process of a new Recreation Director.

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Daily Kos

12-Year Old Girl Raped At Gunpoint By 3 Teen Boys Who Then Posted It On Facebook

In Chicago, three teenage boys have been accused of raping a 12-year girl, at gunpoint.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software, Family, Teenagers, Steubenville, OH, US News, Liberal Political News

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Pets, photos are precious finds in tornado recovery

The Oklahoma tornadoes displaced families and destroyed homes, but another facet of the tragedy saw hundreds of people separated from pets and searching in vain for family photos.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Shawnee, OK, Weather, Startups, Social Software, University of Oklahoma

ABA Journal

Judge's Facebook friendship didn't indicate bias, state appellate court rules

When are friends not really friends? Perhaps on Facebook, the Fifth District of Texas Court of Appeals recently ruled, in a matter involving a judge's social media contacts and perceived biases.

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