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OPINION

How Should Wal-Mart Handle Blog Ridicule? Ignore It

No right move on 'People of Walmart' pics of fashion misses

Sep 9, 09 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A wildly popular new blog mocks Wal-Mart and its customers, and encourages others to join in by uploading their own photos and comments. So what should the retail giant do? Nothing, writes BL Ochman in Advertising Age. The site—People of Walmart—isn't “likely to do lasting damage... More »

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social networking • humor • photograph • website • retail stores • Wal-Mart • shoppers • People of Walmart

With Job Openings, Employers All a-Twitter 

Social-networking site gives companies a cheap medium to find the techno-savvy

Sep 8, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - For some firms, Twitter is playing the role of headhunter: companies like Verizon and Microsoft are posting openings on the social-networking site, the Wall Street Journal reports. Job boards have “become saturated,” says a Newell Rubbermaid VP. “With Twitter, we don't have to go through that huge... More »

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social networking • Internet • Microsoft • Verizon • job search • job market • Twitter • tweet • social media • job vacancies

 Parents Turn to Facebook  
 to Keep Tabs on Junior 

Some kids quick to 'unfriend'; others call it 'sensible'

Sep 8, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For some parents, Facebook has become a window into the lives of their children, a means for mom and dad to monitor—and sometimes admonish—their kids. “It's so much easier to keep track of what they eat and when they pick their nose this way,” notes one... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • Facebook • children

 'Twitter Opera' 
 Wins Over Londoners 

900 authors wrote Twitterdammerung libretto in tweets

Sep 7, 09 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first-ever Twitter opera—a melding of high tech and high art with a libretto written in chunks of 140 characters—received an unexpectedly positive reception when it opened pver the weekend, the Washington Post reports. One critic called Twitterdammerung “an accident waiting to happen.” But it “... More »

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music • social networking • Internet • London • opera • reviews • Royal Opera House • Twitter • tweet

The 19 Personalities 
 You Meet on Facebook 

From the 'grudge holder' to the 'Erin Brockovich'

Sep 6, 09 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Like any community, Facebook is home to a diverse range of personality types. The Boston Phoenix identifies 19 distinct varieties:
  • The failed model. "Poses repeatedly in front of a computer and pouts in emo fashion." Giveaway: the "Warholian or sepia-toned" profile photo.
  • The
... More »

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social networking • Facebook • gourmet • social media • photos • status update

(Newser) - The delightfully profane dad who's the unwitting star of the August Twitter sensation "shitmydadsays," where his recently-moved-back-home son posts his cranky rants about making messes and dodging chores, may not be quite as clueless as he's been made out to be. Sam Halperin is actually a 73-year-old with... More »

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social networking • Internet • California • parenting • father • Twitter • tweet • book deal • Justin Halpern

OPINION

 2 Much Kittehs 
 on teh Interwebs;
 1-Day Ban Planned 

Can "9.9.09—A Day Without Cats on the Internet" possibly fly?

Sep 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Let’s face it: Cats own the Internet. But it’s getting a little much, and that’s why the Urlesque blog is organizing “9.9.09—A Day Without Cats on the Internet.” The master plan calls for cats not to be mentioned, emailed, viewed, nor... More »

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pets • technology • social networking • Internet • YouTube • web surfing • LOLcats • moratorium • computers • cats

Tweet a Commercial,
Make a Quick Buck

Twitterverse split on ethics of Sponsored Tweets

Sep 2, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new company is brokering deals between businesses and Twitterers who want to make a few extra bucks plugging products, Time reports. The founder of the website Sponsored Tweets says 7,000 enterprising Twitterers have signed up for the service in its first month. Twitterers get paid based on... More »

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social networking • Internet • advertising • buzz • Kmart • Twitter • tweet • sponsor

Website Finds Others
to Do Your Chores

RunMyErrand.com pairs doers with can't-be-bothereds

Sep 2, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Internet is often considered a time waster—now it can be a time saver, too. RunMyErrand is a Boston-based startup that has other people do your pesky chores for you, Mashable reports. A typical errand (grocery shopping or returning something to the store, say) costs less than $10. The... More »

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social networking • Internet • shopping • Boston • Facebook • website • Zipcar • errands

OPINION

Hookers Are
Turning Off
Twitterers

Rising tide of porn
spam threatens
family market

Sep 2, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn spam is becoming more prevalent on Twitter and the site needs to step up enforcement or risk losing plenty of users, writes Sarah Lacy in BusinessWeek. Prostitutes seem to have flocked to Twitter of late, Lacy writes, noting that her husband received 43 scantily clad "followers" in just... More »

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social networking • MySpace • spam • pornography • prostitute • Twitter

OPINION

 'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter 


Sep 1, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though it may seem every celebrity and pseudo-celebrity out there is oversharing on Twitter, there are a few who haven’t started up an account yet—but they really should, writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. The top names who would benefit from a little shameless self-promotion:
  • Burt Reynolds: “
... More »

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entertainment • social networking • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • Twitter • Burt Reynolds • Paul Reubens • Joan Collins

GLOSSIES

 'Craigslist Murder' 
 a New Internet 
 Phenomenon 

Real-world cops with computers tracked real-world cybercrime

Aug 31, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff’s alleged crimes and capture were so tied to the Internet that a “new kind of murder” has been born, writes Maureen Orth in Vanity Fair. Not only did Markoff allegedly find victim Julissa Brisman on Craigslist, but before the meeting that Boston... More »

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social networking • Internet • Microsoft • Boston • murder • criminal charges • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer


 Facebook: Defining 
 Religion in 100 Characters 

From agnostics to Jedis, users wonder how to sum up views

Aug 30, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - It could be a quick question: What's your religion? But Facebook’s request for that information has led many to review and revise their beliefs to fit into a 100-character space, the Washington Post reports. Answers range from Christian, Facebook’s most popular belief system, to a professed belief in... More »

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social networking • Islam • Internet • Christianity • religion • Facebook • atheism • agnostic

Tennis Cops Warn Players About US Open Tweeting

Using Twitter during matches could be 'inside information,' violate corruption rules

Aug 28, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Tennis authorities are telling participants in the US Open, which begins Monday, to watch their tweeting. Signs are posted in the players' lounge, locker rooms and referee's office at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the header: "Important. Player Notice. Twitter Warning." The signs, written... More »

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social networking • gambling • tennis • corruption • US Open Tennis • Twitter • USTA • inside information

Facebook Beefs Up Privacy Protection

Canadian concerns prompt changes in
how apps get info

Aug 27, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - In response to criticism by the Canadian government, Facebook is enacting far-reaching changes in how third-party applications gain access to personal data, TechCrunch reports. Currently, Facebook applications ask users once, upon installation, for approval to access personal information. Under the new rules, the apps will have to ask repeatedly as... More »

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social networking • Canada • privacy • Facebook • online privacy • personal privacy • Internet privacy • social media

Tax Collectors Use MySpace, Google to Find Deadbeats

Public profiles can provide valuable income information for revenue agents

Aug 27, 09 3:31 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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social networking • Google • MySpace • IRS • Facebook • tax evasion • income • Internal Revenue Service • tax fraud • state governments • state budgets • social media

(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... More »

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social networking • Apple • iPod • digital camera • digital music • hard drives • consumer electronics • flash memory • megapixel • point and shoot

 To Sell or Not to Sell? 




Aug 27, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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technology • social networking • mergers and acquisitions • Facebook • Twitter • microblogging • technology companies

(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... More »

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social networking • Internet • elderly • father • Twitter • tweet • follower

Ad Campaign Takes Death Panel Fight
to Facebook

Targets Palin fans;
'tell her to stop lying'

Aug 24, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(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... More »

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social networking • Facebook • health care reform • Internet advertising • Americans United for Change • Sarah Palin • Obama administration • death panel

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