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Facebook is testing a voice-to-text feature for incoming messages

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Turkish government again threatens to block Twitter

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Post a selfie for a chance to win a Sigma lens accessory

Sigma is running a social media campaign where Sigma lens owners have a chance to score a circular polarizing filter simply by posting a selfie.
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Snapchat reportedly asking brands $750,000 for ads (which disappear)

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Obama calls for tighter cyber security after U.S. Central Command Twitter hack

ISIS supporters hacked the U.S. Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts during President Obama's speech on cyber security and data protection.
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Facebook acquires video tech startup QuickFire

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FlapIt takes your social media achievements for an analog spin

FlapIt is an split-flap, analog counter that lets small businesses boast their social media metrics in regards to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more.
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WhatsApp marches on, hits 700m monthly users

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Facebook acquires speech recognition startup Wit.ai

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Twitter broken? Timelines slow to update, company investigating

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Mark Zuckerberg starts a book club — and we’re all invited

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Polaroid rebrands, re-launches Blipfoto one-photo-a-day social network

Polaroid has partnered with online one-photo-a-day sharing site Blipfoto to rebrand and re-launch the social network.
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Twitter rolling out ‘while you were away’ timeline feature

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Facebook says sorry after ‘Year in Review’ feature causes heartache

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Time Magazine Instagram Photographer of 2014 puts lens on impoverished California region

Time Magazine has named Matt Black as its Instagram Photographer of the Year 2014. Black focuses his lens on the poverty in California's Central Valley.
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Turn your selfies into ads for clothes, make some money

Stylinity app allows you to get free stuff and cash if someone buys an item from a selfie you tagged with fashion items and uploaded to their site.
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Woman assaults grandmother for denying Facebook friend request

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Rolling solo at a hotel? Marriott wants to hook you up (with platonic pals)

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Instagram mass-deletes spam accounts, users freak out

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The city of South Pittsburg simply can’t stand criticism anymore, so it banned it

The city of South Pittsburg, Tennessee just banned city employees from criticizing it on social media.
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Snapchat quietly put down $15m for a company that makes smart glasses

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Instagram rolls out five new filters, first in two years

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Twitter said to be weighing up whether to put autoplay videos in timelines

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Facebook won’t add a ‘Dislike’ button, but it might add an ‘LOL’ button to your News Feed

Facebook isn’t going to build you a “Dislike” button, though they’ve considered it, according to founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook search now lets you relive all your old status updates

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The best selfie fails: 10 self-portraits gone awry

Every so often, a selfie can capture a spontaneous moment, whether intentional or accidental. Check out 10 of our favorite selfie fails on the Web.
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Facebook tries again with Slingshot

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This video has Nick Offerman, a guitar, a horse, and whiskey. What more could you want?

Nick Offerman picks up his guitar to sing a song about his true love: Whiskey. He may not have a third hand to drink it, but he does have a good lesson for us all.
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Facebook fights malware with another anti-virus scanner for users

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A California man was just convicted for posting ‘revenge porn’ of an ex on Facebook

California made its first conviction under the revenge porn law by sentencing 36-year-old Noe Iniguez to one year in jail.
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Twitter beefs up tools to fight trolls

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Once impenetrable, Google Maps scales walls of NYC’s Gramercy Park

Thanks to a smartphone, Google Maps, and Airbnb rental, one man was able to capture and shared a 360-degree panorama of Manhattan's private Gramercy Park.
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ABC launches 60-second newscast on Facebook

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Twitter to track your apps to help it deliver a ‘more tailored experience’