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Morning Brief: Nook for iPhone, Wii Holiday Release Dates, Verizon iPhone 4 Rumors
This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America's first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on what's happening now in the world of social media and technology.Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in ...Read More
How People Are Signing In Across the Web [STATS]
Identity management provider Janrain has just released its latest usage study detailing what social networks and services people use to sign in and share activities across the web.As in its last report back in April, Google and Facebook continue to dominate websites that offer third-party login options. Across the 250,000 ...Read More
Kid Receives 26,000 Texts After Justin Bieber Tweets Phone Number
On Saturday, Justin Bieber broke a sacred rule: He tweeted "everyone call me [number] :) or text" to his 4.5 million followers. The number wasn't his, though, and the boy it did belong to was inundated with thousands of calls from Bieber's fans.Bieber deleted his tweet shortly after publishing it, ...Read More
North Korea Joins Twitter [REPORT]
North Korean media outlet Uriminzokkiri -- one of the few local outlets to write in English for a foreign audience -- has opened a Twitter account: @uriminzok.Although it is hard to determine who exactly updates the site, it is believed to be directly run by the North Korean government. Thus, ...Read More
Facebook Dislike Button Is Fake [WARNING]
A new Facebook scam is making the rounds, and it's taking advantage of a non-existent Facebook feature many users crave: the dislike button.First, let's clear things up: There is no such thing as an official FacebookFacebook dislike button. It's possible that Facebook will implement a similar feature in the future, ...Read More
Facebook Acquires Web Publishing Startup Chai Labs
Facebook has acquired yet another small company. This time it's Chai Labs, a startup that helps other companies build search-friendly websites focused on specific topics. The All Things Digital blog BoomTown heard about the acquisition from "several sources" but wasn't able to confirm how much FacebookFacebook spent, so a ...Read More
“Craigslist Killer” Philip Markoff Found Dead
Alleged "Craigslist killer" Philip Markoff was found dead in his jail cell today, one day after what would have been his first wedding anniversary. It appears that he committed suicide. Markoff was indicted on charges of murder and armed robbery in 2009. He claimed innocence of all the charges, ...Read More
Twitter Allows Tweets Longer Than 140 Characters (By Accident)
Update: Twitter just fixed it. Tweets now display properly or not at all.If you're crafty, you can now publish a tweet longer than 140 characters. It's not a feature, but rather a bug, so don't expect it to be possible for much longer. We first read about the bug ...Read More
Facebook Refreshes Notes Application
Until now, Facebook Notes has only supported text formatting through HTML, making formatting a challenging task for the majority of the site's 500 million members. Today the social network has rolled out a refreshed version of Notes to remedy the problem.The Facebook Notes application has been overhauled with a new ...Read More
Morning Brief: Foursquare Numbers, Bieber Scam, HTC Mystery Event
This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America's first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on what's happening now in the world of social media and technology.Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in ...Read More