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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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KazzaDrask Media
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Gab, a social media network built like a hybrid of Twitter and Reddit, bans very little and has become a conservative bunker of sorts. 
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As more tech firms employ their own editing staffs, they are being viewed as something less than news organizations, but more than simple reflections of their growing audiences.
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Of the many supposed casualties of the Internet age (attention spans, privacy), one seems sadly certain: the long-form personal email correspondence.
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There’s so much we can’t express because the symbols don’t exist. Created in Japan, emoji have no equivalents for pieces of Americana like pickup trucks and bacon.
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In a world rich in digital information, physical contact, and the personal trust and relationship that still comes by spending time with someone, has become even more valuable, since it is harder to come by.
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What if you are from the generation that "never loses touch" with its past? As Facebook turns 10, we are reminded that it was initally lauched to college students - and then high school students. For those of us who have used the service to reconnect with our pasts, here's an interesting take on never having the experience to naturally drift away. For a generation coming of age on the social network, their only way to cut ties has been to sever them with the "unfriend" button.
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The social network that was started by a couple of Harvard students in 2004 turns 10. Here's a look back at how the site has changed...and changed the way we communicate.
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"And technology makes it worse. It seems texting or emailing that you are late somehow means you are no longer late."
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The European electronics retailer Pixmania recently conducted a studyof online relationships, and found Twitter was the most popular method of interaction, followed by texts and phone calls.
On average, the study reported that it only takes a month after meeting for couples under the age of 25 to solidify their relationship status, and just two months for couples over 55—an average of just 224 tweets, 70 Facebook messages, or 30 phone conversations before arriving at true love.
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From
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Facebook may offer users to get rid of ads, highlight custom messages or even select the friends displayed on their personal profile in exchange for a monthly payment, a newly-surfaced patent application suggests.
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The tech research firm Gartner is predicting that almost 85% of all flat-panel TVs made in 2016 will be internet-enabled “smart TVs.” Worldwide production of “smart” flat-panel TVs is also predicted rise to 198 million units in 2016, up 35% from 2012′s 69 million units.
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In the old days, before iPhones and Facebook, Google maps and email, people used to give parties. Especially around Christmas and, occasionally, Fourth of July. You got an invitation in the mail. Or, if it was your party, you sent one. You bought boxes of invitations at this place called a stationery store...
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"Twitter is making the news dumber. The service is insidery and clubby. It exacerbates groupthink. It prizes pundit-ready quips over substantive debate, and it tends to elevate the silly over the serious — for several sleepless hours this week it was captivated by “covfefe,” which was essentially a brouhaha over a typo."
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Twitter says it's stretching the iconic 140-character limit on tweets, taking @names and images out of cap.
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Welcome to the age of hyper-information. We're not reading less, but...
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The strain of getting young people to turn from their screens and look into other people’s eyes.
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Sounding off on our nostalgia for the days before smartphones ruled our world.
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In light of Facebook's 10th anniversary, here's proof of the site's immense influence on our daily lives
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The past year saw a lot of changes in social media. Google's social site, Google+, saw huge growth and more activity, LinkedIn really got in the game, and Pinterest continued to pull in more traffic and more sales. Visuals also really became front and center and led the way for infographics, Vine video, and Instagram. To some degree, however, we're still finding our way in social. So many sites, so little time...
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We will spend three-to-four years with our thumbs on our cell phones. Will it be worth it? What's important to remember about social media is that we don't have all the answers yet. We are all learning.
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The new "No." Often, not responding to an e-mail or telephone call might say “no” unintentionally, though sometimes that is exactly what we meant to say.
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Think you have a pretty good idea of what's coming next in tech? Then you probably haven't talked to a teen recently. - What's what with Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, IMs and SnapChat.
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Some say that breaking bad news on Facebook helps both sufferers and their friends, while others find it an inappropriate way to reveal events like divorces.
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