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Tax Collectors Use MySpace, Google to Find Deadbeats
Aug 27, 2009 3:31 PM CDT
Tax Collectors Use MySpace, Google to Find Deadbeats
Public profiles can provide valuable income information for revenue agents
(Newser)
- Internet-savvy state tax collectors are using a new tool in tracking down evaders: social networking websites. Tax collectors are taking advantage of the fact that an individual’s MySpace or Facebook profile often contains quite a bit of professional information, the
Wall Street Journal
reports. Agents in Nebraska, for example,...
Apple Will
Roll Out
iPods With
Cameras
Aug 27, 2009 1:22 PM CDT
Apple Will Roll Out iPods With Cameras
(Newser)
- Apple will unveil a new line of iPods complete with point-and-click cameras on Sept. 9, Apple Insider reports. In addition to the 3.2-megapixel camera—which, according to a “Taiwanese rumor site,” will grace the probable last-generation hard-drive iPod in addition to the Flash-based Nano and Touch—Apple...
To Sell or Not to Sell?
Aug 27, 2009 7:35 AM CDT
To Sell or Not to Sell?
(Newser)
- The founders of Twitter keep insisting it's not for sale, but perhaps they should think again, writes Ben Parr of tech blog Mashable. Only two weeks ago Twitter looked smart for refusing its suitors—but then Facebook made a series of big moves, from buying FriendFeed to launching a speedy...
Grumpy Dad Captivates Twitter
Aug 25, 2009 5:04 PM CDT
Grumpy Dad Captivates Twitter
(Newser)
- An acid-tongued septuagenarian is all the rage on Twitter, the
Telegraph
reports. The feed, @shitmydadsays, comes courtesy of his son—“I’m 28. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says"—and has almost 70,000 followers despite being...
Ad Campaign Takes Death Panel Fight
to Facebook
Aug 24, 2009 1:07 PM CDT
Ad Campaign Takes Death Panel Fight to Facebook
Targets Palin fans; 'tell her to stop lying'
(Newser)
- A pro-health reform group is hitting Sarah Palin where she lives, the Plum Line reports—Facebook. Americans United for Change is running ads on the social networking site, where “death panels” got their start. The missives, targeted specifically at Palin followers of every stripe, ask users to “send...
Conservatives Out-Tweet Liberals
Aug 24, 2009 12:16 PM CDT
Conservatives Out-Tweet Liberals
Early-adopting GOP Twitterati more organized, numerous
(Newser)
- You might assume that Twitter, like most things having to do with the Internet, is dominated by liberals and “netroots” activists. But you’d be wrong, according to Johanna Neuman of the
Los Angeles Times
. John McCain hit the million-follower mark weeks before the White House did, and he’...
Facebook to
Boost Staff 50%
Aug 24, 2009 7:55 AM CDT
Facebook to Boost Staff 50%
(Newser)
- Facebook is planning to expand its 1,000-strong staff by up to 50% this year, Mark Zuckerberg says, taking advantage of a surplus of engineers in a weak job market. In an interview with Bloomberg, the 25-year-old CEO also says he wants to turn a profit by next year, in...
Why Facebook Booted My Baby
COMMENTARY
Aug 21, 2009 5:00 PM CDT
Why Facebook Booted My Baby
(Newser)
- Joel Stein’s 3-month-old son Laszlo wasn’t a model Facebook citizen—“he threatened to pee on some, cut others,” and would routinely comment “I’d hit that” on other babies’ photos—but that’s no reason to kick him off the site, right? Turns out Baby...
Most Annoying
Facebook Habits
OPINION
Aug 20, 2009 7:40 PM CDT
Most Annoying Facebook Habits
(Newser)
- Facebook's got something to annoy everyone, it seems, and Brandon Griggs runs down the most annoying characteristics of Facebookers for CNN. A sampling:
The Compulsive Poster:
"Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus."
"The
...
Nearly Half of Employers Screen Social Media Profiles
Aug 19, 2009 4:45 PM CDT
Nearly Half of Employers Screen Social Media Profiles
HR departments use Facebook, MySpace as source of information on candidates
(Newser)
- It’s becoming increasingly likely that a prospective employer will check your Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn profile, Mashable reports. A recent survey found that 45% of human-resource departments search the social-media profiles of prospective employees, with another 11% planning to institutionalize a social-networking screen in the near future. And recruiters...
Twitter Helps Kill
Ugly Buick Hybrid
Aug 19, 2009 4:33 PM CDT
Twitter Helps Kill Ugly Buick Hybrid
(Newser)
- Irate Twitterers appear to have forced General Motors to scrap a proposed Buick plug-in hybrid based on the Saturn Vue, Jalopnik reports. “VUE, with a touch of Buick,” tweeted one hater. “I dub thee the Vue-ick.” GM cited “the overwhelmingly negative response to this vehicle”...
Armstrong Tweets Invite to Ride; Masses Clog Traffic
Aug 18, 2009 12:12 PM CDT
Armstrong Tweets Invite to Ride; Masses Clog Traffic
(Newser)
- Lance Armstrong brought Scottish traffic to a standstill today after more than 200 cyclists answered his Twitter invitation for a casual bike ride. The seven-time Tour de France winner issued the invitation while in Glasgow to watch Irish rockers U2 perform tonight. "Hey Glasgow, Scotland! I'm coming your way,...
With FriendFeed, Facebook Aims to Rule Social Media
ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2009 2:00 PM CDT
With FriendFeed, Facebook Aims to Rule Social Media
FriendFeed buy is bid to consolidate Internet
(Newser)
- Facebook’s $47.5 million purchase of FriendFeed is about more than competing with Twitter in real-time search, Chadwick Matlin argues for the
Washington Post
. Facebook could use FriendFeed and Facebook Connect to become a “social media aggregator”—a hub for all content its users create and peruse...
Confessions of a Twitter Addict
Aug 15, 2009 5:56 PM CDT
Confessions of a Twitter Addict
(Newser)
- Last Thursday, the Twitterverse flickered and temporarily went blank. And a writer sat there, staring. “It was funny, in a kind of pathetic, soul-crushing way,” Laurel Snyder writes on Salon. “I stared at the blank screen, hitting refresh over and over.” Her withdrawal worsened as she...
Senators Tweet It Out
Over 'Death Panels'
Aug 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT
Senators Tweet It Out Over 'Death Panels'
Specter accuses Grassley of spreading false info
(Newser)
- Arlen Specter and Chuck Grassley engaged in a very 21st-century sniping match today, ABC's Jake Tapper reports. The 79-year-old Pennsylvania Democrat took to Twitter to accuse the 75-year-old Iowa Republican of spreading "myths about health care reform and imaginary ‘death panels.' " He was referring to comments...
Palin Resurfaces on Twitter
Aug 14, 2009 2:25 PM CDT
Palin Resurfaces on Twitter
(Newser)
- Sarah Palin has changed her Twitter handle to the more civilian-sounding "SarahPalinUSA" now that her old username, AKGovSarahPalin, is defunct, CNN reports. The move sparked speculation that the she may yet tweet again. The former Alaska governor has not tweeted since she resigned, preferring Facebook for her communiqués....
Tweets Largely 'Pointless
Babble,' Study Discovers
Aug 13, 2009 2:06 AM CDT
Tweets Largely 'Pointless Babble,' Study Discovers
(Newser)
- Critics who say Twitter just consists of one pointless Tweet after another are only 40% right, a new study finds. Marketing firm Pear Analytics sampled 2,000 Tweets over a 10-day period for their analysis, the
San Francisco Chronicle
reports. Here's how the numbers break down:
40.55% of Tweets
...
Facebook (Mistakenly) Unveils 'Lite' Version
Aug 12, 2009 1:31 PM CDT
Facebook (Mistakenly) Unveils 'Lite' Version
(Newser)
- Facebook is testing a stripped-down version called “Facebook Lite” that loads faster but has limited functionality, TechCrunch reports. The beta was mistakenly revealed to a larger-than-intended set of users; some who did see it noticed a similarity to Twitter and Facebook's recently acquired FriendFeed. The social networking site says...
Facebook Buys Rival FriendFeed for $50M
Aug 11, 2009 7:31 AM CDT
Facebook Buys Rival FriendFeed for $50M
Purchase sets up battle with Twitter for real-time search market
(Newser)
- Facebook is buying fellow social networking site FriendFeed for nearly $50 million, the
Wall Street Journal
reports. Friendfeed, a 12-employee outfit founded by former Google engineers, allowed users to share information across multiple social media services but never took off beyond a core techie user base. The purchase may help...
Craigslist 'Adult' Ads
Cleaned Up, But
No Less Erotic
ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2009 5:17 PM CDT
Craigslist 'Adult' Ads Cleaned Up, But No Less Erotic
(Newser)
- Sure, the ads in Craigslist’s new “Adult Services” section are tamer than those that appeared in the old “Erotic Services” category, shuttered after the firestorm surrounding the “Craigslist killer” case. But read between the lines and the meaning is still the same, Chris Matyszczyk writes for...
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