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Fewer Facebook users take a liking to its new Home software
SAN FRANCISCO — It may be too soon to call Facebook Home a flop. But it's clearly not the breakout hit that some expected. One month after its splashy debut, fewer and fewer people are downloading Facebook's new mobile software. It took weeks...
Tags: Larry Page, Computer Hardware, Google Play, Science and Technology, Tim Cook
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Associated Press' Twitter hacked, fake tweet sends stocks plunging
The Associated Press' main Twitter account was taken over Tuesday by hackers who sent out a fake tweet saying two explosions had gone off at the White House, injuring President Obama. Within minutes, the real AP used other accounts at its disposal to...
Tags: Dow Jones Industrial Average, The Associated Press, Media Industry, NPR, White House
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In wake of hack, Twitter reportedly testing two-step verification
Twitter is working on a two-step verification security method that could make it more difficult for hackers to take over users' accounts, according to a report. Wired said Wednesday that the San Francisco-based social network is internally testing the...
Tags: Media Industry, NPR, Twitter, Inc., Social Media
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Google's decision to change Gmail 'compose' feature sparks complaints
After announcing a controversial decision to shut down its Reader Web feed aggregator, Google is once again drawing heat -- this time for changing the way users write emails on Gmail. With the change, users now have to compose their email in a new...
Tags: Social Media
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Men sentenced in naked-photo plot against pro poker players
Two Silicon Valley men were sentenced Monday for a "sextortion" plot in which they tried to extort professional poker players with threats of publicizing naked photographs and other private information stolen from email accounts. Tyler Schrier, 23, of...Tags: Defendants, Lawyers, Blackmail and Extortion, Punishment, Organized Crime
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L.A. Votes: Endorsements and ethics complaints
Since winning a spot in the runoff, mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti have spent much of their time rolling out new endorsements. But how much do these endorsements matter? The Times looks at how the backers, including a former president,...
Tags: Ethics, Lawyers, Local Elections, Religion and Belief, Eric Garcetti
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Email tax may slice spam and scams out of inboxes
SACRAMENTO — The most courageous politician in California — probably the nation — is a Berkeley city councilman, Gordon Wozniak. His gutsy act: proposing that the government tax email. Yes, sacrosanct, time-gobbling, out-of-control...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Amway, U.S. Congress, Mail Order Industry
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Israel braces as hackers launch Internet attack
JERUSALEM -- A widespread hacker attack targeting Israeli websites caused some disruption to government, academic and private sites Sunday. The extent of the damage was unclear at midday, but officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Memorial Day, Israel, Viral Diseases and Infections, Politics
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Email newsletters connect advertisers with eager audiences
Actor Rob Lowe is the face of InsideHook L.A., a free, curated email newsletter announcing special experiences to men too busy to find those experiences themselves. The newsletter, which launched in Los Angeles last week, is the latest effort from...
Tags: Investments, Marketing, Newspaper and Magazine, Corporate Officers, Business
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CEO Gentry Underwood on Mailbox (and why you have to wait for it)
PALO ALTO -- How frustrated are people with trying to use email on their mobile devices? The overnight success of iPhone app Mailbox suggests very. Some 1.3 million people have signed up just to wait in line to get it. Some 750,000 people are managing...Tags: Computer Hardware, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Apple iPhone
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Bush family emails hacked; 'can happen to anyone,' experts say
HOUSTON -- Members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, have apparently been hacked, and the Secret Service is investigating. The revelation came after Bush family photos and excerpts of email exchanges were posted online Thursday by...
Tags: University of Texas at Dallas, U.S. Congress, AOL LLC, Barbara Bush, George W. Bush
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LinkedIn's clever marketing: You're special like 10 million others
Did LinkedIn send you an email saying you had one of the top most viewed profiles of 2012? Congratulations! But wait, LinkedIn also sent that to 10 million other users. The business-centric social network came up with some clever marketing recently to...
Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Sociology, Twitter, Inc., Social Media
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