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Facebook posts Suit filed over vets detention
RICHMOND, Va. -- A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in Richmond over the weeklong detention last August of ...
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Yahoo Tumblr And Social Media Stuck In Neutral
It's worth noting that the biggest social media story of the year so far has nothing to do with innovation but rather the sale of an existing platform, Tumblr, to an entrenched tech ...
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Twitter Just Launched Two-Factor Authentication To Foil Hackers. Turn It On.
After a series of nasty hacks of high-profile accounts, Twitter just turned on a feature that's becoming the new normal in Web application security: two-factor authentication. As the video above shows, Twitter users can now sign up to have a unique code sent to their phone by text message whenever they log in from a new computer. That ensures that any hacker who tries to steal your ...
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Social media reaction to firing of Sarah Spear
Sarah Spear The firing of Sarah Spear, (the now former) Arch Grants executive director, struck a nerve with our audience and has led to a lively discussion on social media today. Spear was dismissed last week, one day after the business plan competition awarded its second round of grants to 20 startups. The timing and the circumstances of how she was let go, plus that fact that she is ...
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NFL Player Jokes About Tim Tebows Virginity on Twitter
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow passes against the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter of their pre-season NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey in this file photo taken August 26, ...
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State to offer raw data on lobbying campaign finance
Raw data on lobbying and campaign finance scrubbed of personal data such as addresses and bank accounts will be available online from the state of California for download as a single file by Labor Day. Raw data on lobbying and campaign finance scrubbed of personal data such as addresses and bank accounts will be available online for download as a single file by Labor Day, a spokeswoman for ...
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Twitter upgrades log-in security
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorised log-ins. Twitter said in a blog post that users will be able to enrol in a login verification programme. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter the ...
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Dell buyout group discounts companys dismal 1Q earnings
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is part of an investor group competing with a group led by Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell to buyout the companys shareholders. Dell Inc.s prospective buyout group is downplaying last weeks 79 percent decline in first-quarter profits. Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management Inc. wrote that Round Rock-based Dells (Nasdaq: DELL) performed well in the business ...
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Twitter adding extra login security measures
NEW YORK Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have ...
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Gervais calls out Twitter users for response to Oklahoma tornado
In wake of the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, thousands of Twitter users have used the hashtag "#PrayForOklahoma" to pledge their support to the victims and those affected by the deadly storm. But not everyone thinks its ...
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Twitter Adds Optional Additional Security Measure To Logins
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and ...
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Five key elements for a successful IPO
Christian Schiller of Cascadia Capital has some advice for companies to help ensure a successful IPO. With old-line manufacturer ESCO Corp. pulling the plug on its IPO plans, it may fall to the high-tech sector to produce Oregons next publicly held company. Portland-based ESCO said Tuesday its now making plenty of cash from its existing operations. That, plus a handy $1 billion credit facility ...
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Glenhill Advisors quietly buys 1M shares of Lionbridge
After losing 20 percent of its stock value after a disappointing first quarter report two weeks ago, Lionbridge Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:LIOX) has regained almost half of that value in recent days after recent insider buys at the software company. Glenhill Advisors LLC, a New York-based hedge fund and 10 percent owner of Waltham, Mass.-based Lionbridge, has bought more than 1 million shares of ...
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Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.Twitter said it would implement a new login verification system, "a form of two-factor authentication" which is "a second check to make sure it's really you" when ...
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ETF chairwoman Lower-than-requested funding is vote of confidence
Terry Hazell is chairwoman of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Council. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature approved replenishing the Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years versus $139 million requested by the office of Gov. Rick Perry. The low funding level came after years of controversy and allegations of political influence connected to the fund thats ...
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For Twitter Users Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here
Twitter has finally rolled out a feature users have been clamoring for for months: two-factor authentication. The update adds a layer of security that should help defend you (and any news organizations that haven't changed their passwords yet) from unauthorized log-in attempts. You can enable the feature when it's available by heading ...
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Teens enthusiasm for Facebook is waning says study
American teenagers have "waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, but they're still using the social network while upping their time spent on other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr, according to a new study.The Facebook diss is because of the "increasing adult presence, people sharing excessively and stressful 'drama' " on the site, says ...
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Twitter adds security measure to logins
NEW YORK - Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have ...
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HP earnings sink 31 percent but surpass expectations
Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman Hewlett-Packard Co. reported second quarter earnings today, showing earnings per share of $0.55 or $1.1 billion, a 31 percent decline in earnings from a year ago. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.87 a share or $1.7 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.81 a share. Net revenue fell 10 percent to $27.6 billion, and cash flow came in at $3.6 billion, a 44 ...
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Facebook Sees Revenue Growth Wants to Be Ad Giant
Facebook was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties. Then came the IPO, and it flopped. Facebook's stock ...
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Twitter Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication to Secure Your Account
two-factor authentication for accounts . Two-factor authentication uses your password and an additional method to verify your identity. Google’s two-factor authentication, launched in 2010, texts a code to your mobile number when a new device or app initially accesses your account. Bank of America has a similar system. Two-factor is becoming table stakes for any online service that wants ...
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Google Checkout Going Out of Business in 6 Months
announced . The service, which has been used by many web merchants as an alternative to PayPal and has been the default payment option for Google Play developers, is going away Nov. 20, 2013. All Google Play developers ...
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More teens sharing more sensitive info on social media
Parents, pay attention. Your teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before, and you might want to know what they're sharing. Some quick numbers parents need to know: + 91 percent. That's how many teens post photos of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006. + 71 percent. That's how many teens post their school names, up from 49 ...
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Fox Family Finds Shelter Fans At Facebook Headquarters
MENLO PARK (KPIX 5) – A family of California grey foxes have set up their home at the headquarters of Facebook and are now the stars of their own Facebook page. The foxes moved into the ';Zen Garden'; on the Menlo Park campus of the social networking giant. Workers there quickly set ...
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Losing Clearwire would make Sprint less attractive MA target analyst says
If Sprint Nextel Corp. loses the acquisition of Clearwire Corp., the Overland Park wireless carrier risks losing some of the attention of its own suitors, a telecommunications analyst said Wednesday. Sprint (NYSE: S) upped the stakes Tuesday, when it increased its bid for Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) to $3.40 a share, shortly before shareholders were set to vote on the Sprint deal. "If Clearwire ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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