Archive for social networking
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Some Facebook users in New Zealand and parts of Europe have a warning for their Facebook friends across the pond — this week Facebook rolled out another major design change to user’s walls. Facebook users may be pleasantly surprised with the changes however, with those currently using the latest redesign reporting some added flexibility and ... read more »
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Authorities say that Christopher Bradley Nutt of Escondido, California, was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a minor and several other related charges. 24-year-old Nutt had recently moved to the city from San Dimas, and authorities say he was arrestedin the bedroom of a house of Nightingale Place near East Lincoln Avenue. According to police, ... read more »
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
A Florida man sought to encourage his wife to go to sleep by giving her alcohol so that he could read his Facebook page in peace. The plan didn’t work and the man’s wife, 54-year-old Julie Hardwick kept insisting that she pull up a chair and read his Facebook wall along with him. Pushed to ... read more »
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Even in the wake of privacy changes at Facebook, officials from the social networking site are meeting with members of Congress to review how the company protects children online. Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who is the co-chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, has been fighting in Washington to increase Americans’ privacy online, especially children. Markey, ... read more »
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
Is your child having trouble with their school work? Facebook may be to blame. A new study looking at the impact of social networking on teenagers found that Facebook can be a decidedly distracting force when it comes to school, and can have an effect on how kids learn, according to a report published by ... read more »
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