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Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:08:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn't get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much.

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Nightmare Restaurant From 'Kitchen Nightmares' Has Epic Facebook Meltdown

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:47 +0000

In all the years he's been doing 'Kitchen Nightmares' (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy's Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people -- they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn't take learning that fact very well.

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See a Homeless Man's Reaction to Receiving $3,000

Emerald Catron — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:20:45 +0000

A few months ago, YouTube comedy channel Whatever 2ND struck gold when they filmed a homeless man do a pretty ridiculous trick with his mustache. The video went viral, and today it has over 1.7 million views.

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Wanna Star in a Scary Movie? Check Out Take This Lollipop.com

Tad Pole — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:36:08 +0000

This is some really freaky stuff, think Big Brother combined with a slasher movie. "Take This Lollipop.com" uses your Face Book information to make you the subject of the movie. I don't know how this works or why, but it's worth checking out. Click for more details.

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5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career

Kathy Landin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally.

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Taxing Tweets: When Technology Dependence Takes Over

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:28:10 +0000

Addiction specialists are seeing a new spike in patients with an over-dependence on technology.

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Social Media 101: The Guide for the "Other Generation"

Eric Meier — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:11:19 +0000

This article begins a series with our ‘Social Media Mom,’ Lucy. Someone who, we hope, will demystify the world of social media and show you the benefits of the many platforms you can use to connect and re-connect with your friends and family.
Texting, chatting, status updates, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, email…is your head spinning yet? Sit back, take a deep breath and I’ll take you on my journey with social media.

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School Forces Students to Delete Facebook Pages

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:30:54 +0000

Schools these days seem to have no compunctions about policing students’ use of social media. An Indiana teenager was recently expelled for swearing in a tweet, and now a Brooklyn, New York school is forcing its charges to delete their Facebook accounts — or face expulsion themselves.

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'KONY 2012′ Is Now History's Most Viral Video

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:22:18 +0000

Have you seen the ‘Kony 2012′? If not, you may be one of the few — the haunting short film just became the most viral video in history.

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Top 5 Social Networks

Virtual Vicky — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:35:58 +0000

Do you belong to any of the top 5 social networks? Check them out here!

Do You Set Your Social Media to Private? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:31:08 +0000

These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody.

According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.

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It's a Generation Y Takeover! Younger Employees Are Changing the Work Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:40:04 +0000

The standard 9-5 workday has been customary for decades, but it looks like all that could soon change thanks to the demands of a whole new generation of younger workers. And that’s not all they want.

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UPD's Facebook One Year Later

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:58:22 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Police Department's Facebook page turns one tomorrow.

According to Sargeant Steve Hauck, 34 people have been arrested by the UPD after receiving information from other Facebook users

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Facebook Announces New Timeline Feature for Profiles [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:41:13 +0000

Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section, which allows users to insert material from their pre-Facebook days.

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Study Finds Decreased Social Media Use Among Many Younger People

Shauna Wright — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:11:32 +0000

A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services simply aren’t that much fun anymore.

“The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters,” says Brian Blau, research director at Gartner. “And the fact that 31 percent of younger consumers indicated that they were getting bored with their social network is a situation that social media providers should monitor, as they will need to innovate and diversify to keep consumer attention.”

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Get Social at the Boilermaker Road Race

Eric Meier — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:07:36 +0000

Toting your smartphone along for the 5K or 15K Boilermaker Road Races? Stay social with your fellow racers with Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare Foursquare Check in along the Boilermaker course by following the links below to the venue pages: Boilermaker Starting Line Boilermaker Finish Line Post Race Party Distance Running Hall of Fame [...]

UPD: Facebook Tips Lead To Another Arrest

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:47:12 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - So, how's that Facebook thing working out? Utica police officials say, quite well actually.

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