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Greece's Panagiota Tsakiri passes by the Olympic rings in the Cross Country stadium prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

The Best Ways to Follow the Winter Olympics on Facebook

February 11, 2014 no comments

All you need to stay connected to the 2014 Winter Olympics is a Facebook page. The social networking site is helping fans tap in to this year’s games in Sochi through a variety of different pag...

Apple and China Mobile to Strike iPhone Deal, Report Says

December 5, 2013 no comments

After years of wrangling over various issues, China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier with 740 million subscribers, has finally struck a deal with Apple to offer the iPhone on its network ...

Iran Culture Minister Wants Social Media Ban Lifted

November 6, 2013 no comments

Iran’s government should legalize access to social-networking websites including Twitter and Facebook, Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said. “Not only Facebook, but other social net...

Top 10 Countries With the Most Digital Natives

October 21, 2013 no comments

China is home to the world’s largest population of digital natives, totaling more than 75 million people — that’s almost twice as many as the U.S., which has more than 41 million. India a...

Twitter Unveils Emergency Alert System

September 27, 2013 no comments

Twitter on Wednesday announced Twitter Alerts, a new system that enables public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text message and push notifications in times of crisis. Users ca...

NASA Launches Instagram Account

September 10, 2013 no comments

One small step on a social media platform is one giant leap for Instagram. That’s because NASA launched an official Instagram account on Friday — a social profile it says will “take its f...

Facebook Fan Pages Spam Is a $200 Million Business

September 2, 2013 no comments

Spreading spam on Facebook Pages is a booming business of at least $200 million a year. And a single post that contains a spam link is worth from $13 to $58, depending on how many likes the Facebook ...

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