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Twitter offers new challenge: 6-second videos
Sally Herships Jan 25, 2013
Twitter disproved skeptics of the 140-character tweet. Will it be able to turn a profit from six-second videos? Its new service, Vine, will try.
Tweeting videos through the Vine; Should Skype be more like Google?
Ben Johnson Jan 25, 2013
Twitter new acquisition, Vine, allows users to share short videos. And, privacy advocates are demanding Skype be more transparent about what data it shares with the government.
Happy New Year: A proposed end to 'trolling' and your life digitally archived
David Brancaccio Jan 1, 2013
Editor of Mashable Lance Ulanoff declares the end of online anonymous bullying, and imagining a digital archive of all our internet activity.
Social media impostors make real money
Peter O'Dowd Jan 2, 2013
Author Philip Roth's recent tweets were fake, but some celebrity spoofs have turned into profitable ventures.
Using Twitter to summon emergency help
Stephen Beard Dec 18, 2012
On the face of it, it sounds crazy: Your house or apartment is on fire, and rather than phoning the emergency services, you tweet them. But that is what the London Fire Brigade is mulling over.
Predicting a Google antitrust settlement, and creating a Twitter truth-o-meter
David Brancaccio Dec 18, 2012
A settlement between Google and the FTC may be in the tech company's favor, and a project by IT academics aims to separate the truth from rumors on social media during catastrophic events.
Stopping Poaching with UAVs, and Shopping on Twitter
David Brancaccio Dec 10, 2012
A new project from the World Wildlife Fund and Google aims to stop poaching with the help of drones.
Using scary online photos to motivate saving for retirement
David Brancaccio Dec 6, 2012
Investment company Merrill Edge wants you to start saving retirement, so badly that they've built an online tool that will help you do it, and terrify you in the process.
Obama tries a hashtag to avoid the fiscal cliff
Queena Kim Nov 28, 2012
The Obama administration is using #My2K to raise awareness about middle-class tax increases.
