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Facebook list: Narcissism or a social shift?

It's called "25 Random Things About Me." It lives on Facebook, the popular social-networking Web site. It's a list you fill with 25 items of personal information, ranging from the trivial to the intimate.

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New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy

A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook's privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.

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created May 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Privacy worries dog Facebook ahead of IPO

Some 900 million people like Facebook. But when they realize their private information is being bought and sold, some don't like it so much.

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Economic growth in China has not meant greater life satisfaction for Chinese people: long-term study

Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, reveals timely new research from economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of "happiness ...

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created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

BSkyB declares itself 'fit and proper'

(AP) -- British Sky Broadcasting PLC on Wednesday defended itself as a "fit and proper" company, a day after Rupert Murdoch, the chief executive of the satellite broadcaster's biggest shareholder, was branded ...

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At inquiry, Rupert Murdoch defends 50-year record

(AP) -- News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday that his globe-spanning TV and newspaper empire doesn't carry as much political sway as is often believed, telling a British inquiry into media ethics ...

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James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman

(AP) -- Media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, has stepped down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting PLC, the company announced Tuesday.

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created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Facebook knows your heart -- and it's complicated

For everything, there is a season. And for every relationship, it seems, there is a status update on Facebook.

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Game on: Sports Analytics Conference produces a growing avalanche of quantitative research

Imagine if your hobby became your profession — or, indeed, if it started a whole new profession.

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Social-network use leads companies to boost security

When Randy Kortering decided to upgrade computer network defenses at Haworth, a $1 billion-a-year office fixtures manufacturer, his chief of security warned him about social-networking use.

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study twitter-maps new world order

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of tweets spreading news from The New York Times finds that the Internet, while creating an open line of communication across continents, may at the same time be strengthening walls that separate ...

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