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Spanish website fighting domain name seizure

A popular Spanish website whose .com and .org domain names were seized by the US authorities for alleged copyright violations is challenging the move in a US court.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Student warned over Facebook site wooing prospect

(AP) -- College sports fans, be careful of the company you keep on Facebook. You might get yourself - and the program you support - in trouble.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Experts unlike ruling in Facebook speech case

(AP) -- The "like" button on Facebook seems like a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that doesn't mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech.

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Facebook beefs up patent arsenal ahead of IPO

Facebook struck a $550 million deal Monday to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardened its defenses before it goes public on the Nasdaq. ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All-white jury pools convict black defendants 16 percent more often than whites

Juries formed from all-white jury pools in Florida convicted black defendants 16 percent more often than white defendants, a gap that was nearly eliminated when at least one member of the jury pool was black, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?

(AP) -- Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3Qs: Mobile tracking in criminal investigations

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union released a new report revealing that law-enforcement agencies frequently use cell-phone tracking data provided by wireless carriers — often without a warrant. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

(AP) -- Getting news from a big trial once took days, moving at the speed of a carrier pigeon or an express pony. The telegraph and telephone cut that time dramatically, as did live television broadcasts.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ariz. bill against 'annoying' online to get change

(AP) -- Arizonans venturing online may have to think twice before leaving a comment on a website.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

FTC seeks law to shed more light on data brokers

(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission is calling for a new law that would allow people to review the vast amounts of information being collected about them as the Internet, smartphones and other technology make it easier ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cooking better biochar: Study improves recipe for soil additive

Backyard gardeners who make their own charcoal soil additives, or biochar, should take care to heat their charcoal to at least 450 degrees Celsius to ensure that water and nutrients get to their plants, according ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

US appeals court allows wolf hunts

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunting and trapping that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 26


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