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  • Yahoo buys blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 bn cash Yahoo buys blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 bn cash

    NEW YORK - Yahoo promised "not to screw it up" as it formally announced its acquisition of the popular Tumblr blogging platform for $1.1bn in cash, giving the company a much-needed base in social media to reach a younger generation of users. The relaxed wording of the memo for one of the internet giant's biggest acquisitions was echoed in the memo sent by David Karp, Tumblr's 26-year-old ...

  • Warner expected to plead guilty for Twitter rant during CA hearing

    Australian Test batsman David Warner is expected to plead guilty during Cricket Australia hearing over his recent Twitter rant with two prominent journalists. Senior Code of Behaviour Commissioner, Justice Gordon Lewis, will hear the case via teleconference. According to news.com.au, Warner faces sanction ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or counseling after being reported under CA's ...

  • Sarah Palin disproves climate change as it snowed in Alaska in May

    Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin took to Facebook over the weekend to express her skepticism of global warming. Palin argued that global warming was not happening, pointing that it was snowing in Alaska in May. According to the Huffington Post, she wrote in a post on her Facebook page 'global warming my gluteus maximus'. In her Facebook argument, Palin confuses weather with climate, a ...

  • Social network addiction taking over lives Australian study

    The 2013 Yellow Social Media Report has analyzed that a growing number of Australians are using social network at an addictive rate wherever they can, even in toilet cubicles! According to the study, three out of every five internet users are accessing these sites more than five times a day, making it a total of seven hours a day. In a report by News.com, the study found that the time spent by ...

  • Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter

    An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said. The site was booked under penal provisions and under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, on the complaint filed by senior police officer Amitabh Thakur. In his complaint filed at Gomtinagar police station, Thakur alleged ...

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Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Especially in Western culture, the term childhood comes laden with heavy associations--particularly innocence, comfort, and a strong sense of safety. As the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay described it, Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Thus, it is telling that director An ... ...

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  • Simple tips to secure your Facebook account on mobiles

    Mobile has made access to Facebook much easier, but the social networking site has also become susceptible to attempted hijackings and attempted thefts on cell phones. Here are a few ways to make sure that the most popular site is safe from being hacked. According to ABC News, one of the ways to safeguard your Facebook account is to always logout after using it on your mobile and use ...

  • As Digital Ad Effectiveness Measurement Improves Are Branding Ad Dollars Ready to Follow

    When it comes to digital advertising, we often spend our time pouring over data in order to create planning, modeling, targeting and buying efficiencies. It’s very easy to get caught up in the process when, in the end, all anyone wants to know is "did it actually work?" TV has historically controlled the lion’s share of ad budgets, primarily because we have several decades ...

  • No plans by Cricket Australia to curb player social media use after David Warner Twitter rant

    Australia Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future.Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday night into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a ...

  • Mind your language With political discourse on social media reduced to taunts and abuse BJPs new guidelines aim to elevate the level of debate

    On March 17, Amaresh Misra, a member of the Congress party who describes himself as an author, historian, film writer and politician, went on one of his usual Twitter rampages. Lashing out at supporters of BJP in 140-character insults peppered with expletives, he tweeted at 12.50 a.m.: "@shilpitewari We know where you live Shilpi. Zyada pro-BJP banee to tere saath vahee karenge jo Sanghi ...

  • YouTube videos allow Nintendo to level up profits

    YouTube by the people playing its games. The video game giant is using a 'content ID match' tool to locate footage of its games uploaded to the video sharing site. It then inserts adverts before the video starts, meaning ...

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