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Researchers see connections between Facebook and narcissism
The amount of likes on a Facebook status or the number of comments and uploads of pictures may be an indication of narcissism, according to a recent study. A study conducted by Dr. Christopher Carpenter, assistant professor of communication at Western Illinois U.
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Reddit cofounder warns Of SOPA legislation
There are few people in the world with the ability to give a presentation covering topics ranging from a humpback whale in the South Pacific Ocean named Mr. Splashy Pants to congressional hearings on Internet piracy, but Alexis Ohanian is one of them.
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‘Plugged in’ Americans suffer from sleep texting
People do odd things when they sleep. There’s the obvious sleep talking, sleepwalking, mumbling, and snoring. However, one thing that doctors report as being on the rise is the phenomenon of sleep texting.
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Column: Facebook’s $1B Instagram purchase instantly disliked
In yet another act of wistful money wasting, Facebook announced it would purchased the image-sharing application Instagram for a whopping $1 billion Monday. Let me share my overwhelming enthusiasm. Cough.
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Texting hinders learning, study shows
Boston U. senior Sana Ali said she usually pays attention in class, but she will text when she has the opportunity. “I have a lot of three hour classes,” she said. “If I focus for the first two hours, I feel like it’s okay to send a text.
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Facebook Profiling: Justice Department to investigate companies demanding access to job applicants’ social networking sites
Imagine applying for a job where the interviewer already knows quite a bit about your social life before you walk through the front door. For some job applicants, this has become reality.
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Google Ideas Director talks technology, global demands
Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen discussed the way that changing technology has affected how governments handle social issues at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday. “In the last ten years we have seen an explosion of technological access,” Cohen said.
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Texting while driving causes brain ‘brownout’
According to the Pennsylvania law firm Edgar Snyder and Associates, around 37 percent of people have sent or read a text while driving. There were over 5,474 deaths attributed to distracted driving in 2009, and young drivers are the most likely to be texting behind the wheel.
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Column: Google Play could be competition for Apple
Recently Google replaced its old Android Market with the shiny new Google Play. Whereas the old Android Market was centered (obviously) on Android phones, Google Play sits dead-center on the Google toolbar used by PCs and smartphones alike.