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Status update: Facebook feels like Twitter

The social network wants to make it easier for users to find content already on Facebook, and functional hashtags are the first step. 

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother?'

With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking

Car uses tweets and social media to run

The car is an old-school Volkswagen Karmann Gia, but there's nothing old about the engineers-in-training who rebuilt it into an electric car and making it

Ladies First: @FLOTUS bashed on Twitter

Fresh off her nationwide “Let’s Move!” tour, @FLOTUS took to Twitter to answer questions about childhood nutrition and exercise. She quickly got more than she

Facebook tries to stay hip with jazzier News Feed

Amid complaints that company's site has become a jumble of monotonous musings and random pictures, the overhaul offers new controls that allow people to create

Sony shows PlayStation 4 capabilities, but no box

Sony wants you to know that the PlayStation 4 is coming this holiday season, but not what it will look like.

CDC app lets you solve disease outbreaks at home

The app allows users to run through fictional outbreaks and make decisions: Do you quarantine the village? Talk to people who are sick?

'Twitterview' may land your next job

Some tech, media and marketing companies are using so-called "Twitterviews" to find potential employees.

Burger King Twitter account appears to be hacked

It appears that Burger King's Twitter account has been hacked.

Tamagotchi returns: Electronic pet reborn as app

The app, much like the original toy, tasks users with taking care of a virtual pet by pressing buttons that simulate feeding, disciplining and playing with the

Ca-Ching! $9,600 smartphone debuts

If you have nearly $10,000 to spare then what may be the ultimate smartphone could be yours.

McCain tweet on Iran draws criticism

Republican Sen. John McCain's tweet comparing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey is drawing criticism from a fellow GOP lawmaker as racist.

Few surprises in Super Bowl ads

Gone are the days when Super Bowl spots were closely-guarded secrets. With the growth of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, it's no surprise that

Shriek! Texts on missing kids startle cell users

A new national Amber Alert system officially rolled out earlier this month to millions of cell phones, and because the alerts are automatically active on most

Twitter political parody accounts 101

Do you want to create a political parody Twitter account like @FirstLadysBangs? Here are a few tips.

Facebook unveils social search feature

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature on Tuesday in the company's first staged event at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters since its May

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