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Turkey lifts YouTube ban after more than 2 years
AP – Sat Oct 30, 3:37 pm ET

ISTANBUL - Turkey said Saturday that it was lifting a ban on YouTube more than two years after it blocked access to the site because of videos deemed insulting to the country's founder. Full Story »
Court orders lifting of Turkey YouTube ban: reports
AFP – Sat Oct 30, 2:31 pm ET

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ANKARA (AFP) - A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the lifting of a three-year ban on Internet video website YouTube, media reports said, but thousands of other sites are still blocked. Full Story »
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Mashable – Sat Oct 30, 10:49 am ET

Sports and entertainment were top-of-mind for Tweeters this past week as the NBA kicked off its season, the UFC found a new champion, and Taylor Swift released her third record. Full Story »
Republicans top Democrats with Facebook fans
AFP – Sat Oct 30, 5:13 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republicans will have to wait until Tuesday to find out if they make the big gains many expect in the US Congress but they have already beaten the Democrats in another arena -- Facebook. Full Story »
India backs off on Blackberry ban threat
AP – Sat Oct 30, 9:23 am ET

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MUMBAI, India - India has followed the United Arab Emirates in backing off from a threat to ban popular services on Blackberry devices, amid growing global concern over access to encrypted information. Full Story »
Facebook tightens grip on user ID data
AFP – Sat Oct 30, 12:02 pm ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook took more steps to stop third-party applications from sharing identifying information about users with advertising and Internet tracking companies. Full Story »
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO
Reuters – Fri Oct 29, 11:39 pm ET

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Chad Hurley is relinquishing his post as CEO of YouTube, the company he co-founded five years ago that revolutionized video on the Internet. Full Story »
The Macalope Weekly: Gates!
Macworld – Sat Oct 30, 10:00 am ET

[Editors’ Note: Each week the Macalope skewers the worst of the week’s coverage of Apple and other technology companies. In addition to being a mythical beast, the Macalope is not an employee of Macworld. As a result, the Macalope is always free to criticize any media organization. Even ours.] Full Story »
IBM in talks to buy Fortinet: report
Reuters – Fri Oct 29, 8:41 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp is in advanced talks to buy network security provider Fortinet Inc , Bloomberg reported on Friday. Full Story »