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Majority of US Internet users on Facebook: market tracker
Figures released Thursday by Internet tracker eMarketer indicated that more than half of US Internet users log in monthly to Facebook while about 20 million US online adults "tweet."
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Disney buys family social network Togetherville
The Walt Disney Company on Thursday confirmed that it has bought Togetherville, a family-oriented version of online social network Facebook.
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Taiwan baby dies as parents play web games: report
A young Taiwanese couple has been accused of letting their baby girl starve to death because they were obsessed with playing games online and forgot to feed her regularly, police said Friday.
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Facebook has friends in high places, but not all stars are fans
Facebook may have 500 million friends, an Oscar-nominated film and an Egyptian revolution to its credit. But not everyone embraces the social network, including plenty of tech, sports and political luminaries.
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Wikipedia: The world according to men
We were treated to the news last week, via the New York Times, that Wikipedia, increasingly the go-to reference for historical and contemporary general knowledge, has a dark secret. It is chiefly written by 25-year-old males.
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Chinese man dies after web gaming binge: report
A Chinese man in his 30s has died after a three-day gaming binge at an Internet cafe outside Beijing, during which he did not sleep and barely ate, state-run media reported Tuesday.
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Can you be friends with your parents on Facebook?
It's become an increasingly familiar cry among teens and young adults: "My parents are on Facebook!"
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Wi-Fi snooping tool drills gaping holes in security
Kris Constable, director of the Victoria-based PrivaSecTech, which specializes in information security and privacy technology, said the release of the Firefox extension Firesheep is both good and bad in that it draws attention to security issues, but also people could be using it to become online snoops.
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New website helps recreational players find a game
The newly launched hockey-community.com is a website that puts social media on skates and delivers everything from rink times to pickup games.
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Vancouver's mobile apps reputation growing
Joseph Luk’s Movie Finder app has rocketed to the top of its category in the Android market and his company ikamobile has more apps in the works.
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Local startup Clinicbook takes medical bookings online
If Clinicbook is successful, it could spell an end to waiting around your dentist’s or doctor’s office.
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Ian Mulgrew
Opinion: Conservatives' tough-on-crime agenda based on false premises
The Conservative administration in Ottawa continues to advocate U.S. Republican-style legal solutions even though the American justice system is in a shambles.
Cam Cole
Whatever you do Phil, don't mention Rickie's pink shoes
Items that may grow up to be columns, Vol. XIII, Chapter 6:
Vaughn Palmer
Opinion: Gordon Campbell digging around in the 'dirt'
While Premier Gordon Campbell has mostly operated in caretaker mode during the B.C. Liberal leadership race, he did recently approve a cabinet order that was intended to fix some problems associated with his ambitious reorganization of the so-called "dirt ministries" of government.
Craig McInnes
Opinion: With BC Hydro, conservation means saving more - and paying more
In the fall of 2009, Victoria residents learned how successful we have been at responding to the call from the Capital Regional District to conserve water. We've installed low-flow shower heads and highefficiency washing machines. We've let our lawns go brown in the summer and the dirt collect on our cars. Demand fell below estimates.
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