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Twitter data can make roads safer during inclement weather

Go ahead, rant about the snow on Twitter. It can ease traffic on slippery, congested roads.

Computer Sciences

Dec 2, 2015

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#FAUTwitterStudy uses 20 million tweets to understand people and real-world situations

What can you tell about people and their situations from only 140 characters? Apparently, quite a lot according to a new study about Twitter just published in PLOS ONE. To date, no research has tapped the vast data from social ...

Internet

Nov 13, 2015

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Tweets promoting new 'Call of Duty' game draw criticism

A series of promotional tweets for the latest "Call of Duty" video game came under some criticism because they described a terrorist attack with no immediate disclaimers stating that they were fictional.

Internet

Oct 1, 2015

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Tweets from mobile devices are more likely to be egocentric

Mobile devices have changed the way we interact with the world. It's now normal behavior to take selfies or live Tweet an event, but can a mobile device really be an extension of ones self? A recent study published in the ...

Internet

Oct 1, 2015

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Facebook stumbles for second time in a week

Facebook on Monday stumbled for the second time in a week, going out of service for slightly less than an hour.

Internet

Sep 29, 2015

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NASA image: Good night from space

Earth's thin atmosphere stands out against the blackness of space in this photo shared on Aug. 31, 2015, by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on board the International Space Station.

Space Exploration

Sep 2, 2015

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