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Malaysia Airlines Tweet Reporting Lost Contact with Flight MH17

Malaysia airlines released a tweet at 8:36am EST stating they lost contact with flight MH17. Malaysia Airlines has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace. More details to follow. — Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) July 17, 2014 More updates to follow regarding the Malaysia Airlines crash.

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Smartphone Evolution Shaped by Social Media Fickleness

We humans are a fickle bunch. Our eyes are constantly set on the next best thing. Our ever-changing technology devices are a prime example of our never-ending thirst for the latest and greatest. Since Motorola rolled out the 8000X mobile phone in September 1983, 10 years after the Internet was introduced, man has been tinkering […]

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Alec Baldwin Arrested for Riding Bike Wrong Direction in NYC

Such a temper makes him fodder for the tabloids every once in awhile. It recently got him into a little bit of legal trouble, too. On May 13, the actor found himself placed under arrest for bicycling the wrong way on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. His arrest was completely avoidable, but his temper escalated the […]

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What You Need To Know About Pressing The ‘Like’ Button

Scammers will go to great lengths to steal your information, make money or deceitfully advertise. They’ll send phishing emails to steal passwords or unleash viruses on computers to hijack Web browsers. Scamming victims on the Internet doesn’t even have to be that arduous, especially since scammers can rely on your emotions and good intentions to […]

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Twitter Mute – A New Way to Ignore Users on Twitter

In recent years, Twitter evolved from a microblogging platform to one of the fastest growing social networks around. Its elegance and easy way of sharing content made it very popular, especially with the young, technologically savvy population. Soon, it even started to compete with Facebook in many aspects. But, with growth came the necessity for […]

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Ann Coulter’s Twitter Joke Fail Leads to Ridicule

The right-leaning correspondent attempted to take a conservative stand with the help of a hashtag on Twitter. Little did she know she was setting herself up for mockery. Ann Coulter has done quite well for herself as a conservative commentator around the many news networks in this country. But considering her latest social media blunder, […]

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Facebook and WhatsApp Merge: What Will it Mean for Social Media

After buying Instagram for a cool $1 billion in cash and stock in 2012, Facebook made yet another monumental purchase. This time, the social media giant is set to merge with mobile messaging company WhatsApp after purchasing it in February 2014. The company spent a total of $16 billion, split into $12 billion in Facebook […]