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Silicon Valley companies call for greater transparency in PRISM program
Sabri Ben-Achour Jun 12, 2013
The tech companies' sudden, overt concern about transparency in government surveillance may be as much about protecting themselves as consumers.
Public comment, 21st century-style
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 31, 2013
Lawmakers revive a public comment campaign, with a modern-day twist.
Twitter 'bots' steal tweeters' identities
Jason Slotkin May 27, 2013
A growing Web industry creates fake Twitter identities and sells them to people looking to pad their list of followers.
Twitter launches two-step login to stem hacking
Will Oremus May 24, 2013
Twitter is launching a new extra layer of security, but will it stop hackers?
Teens tired of Facebook, hot on Twitter, savvy reputation managers
Ben Johnson May 29, 2013
Teenagers are less into Facebook and more into Twitter these days, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life project.
Meet the Twitter account of the 15,500-page Keystone XL report
P. Kim Bui May 21, 2013
It appears anyone can get a Twitter account these days, even a massive government document.
The Root launches black Twitter aggregator 'The Chatterati'
Ben Johnson May 6, 2013
Online magazine The Root has just launched 'The Chatterati', a new webpage that watches Twitter users, phrases and hashtags trending in the black community.
How to raise mindful kids in the digital age
Janell Burley Hofmann May 2, 2013
What is appropriate language to use online and in everyday life? Janell Burley Hofmann, a mother of five who helps us figure out how to behave with technology, shares her advice.
To financial advisory firms: A list of words to avoid on Twitter
Kai Ryssdal May 1, 2013
Putnam Investments says certain words used on social media can trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Social media and the stock markets after that one AP tweet
Amy Scott Apr 30, 2013
One tweet sent the stock market downward, but just for a minute. Now the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions is looking at how social media and the markets should interact.
