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Miss Netiquette’s guide to putting reviews online

Social media can be a tricky thing to navigate and no one has written the rules on codes of conduct.
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Passion of the fanboy: What happens when angry kids threaten to kill you over a game?

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We asked, you answered: Would you actually pay for Facebook?

As suggestions about a pay-for subscription Facebook model arise, we had to ask a wide variety of users if they would actually pay wallets to use the site.
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The 8 best Twitter bots you aren’t following

Twitter bots might drive you crazy, but a few of them out there are both useful and entertaining. Here are our eight favorites.
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Are we actually bored of our social networks, or just impossible to please?

The designer behind a recent Facebook concept is back with a Twitter version. We're constantly dissatisfied with social networks, so do we really want change?
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Facebook gets on board with embedding, and here’s why the Web is better for it

Yesterday Facebook introduced embed support, and now nearly all the big social players are giving us the tools to create a more interesting Internet.
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Instagram: The dictator’s choice! How social media lets us mingle with villains

Following despots and delinquents online is a fascinating exercise.
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To bot or not to bot? Ethics of the seat-buying arms race

Facebook’s testing a Timehop feature to remind you why you avoided Facebook a year ago

If you ever wonder what your Facebook feed looked like one year ago, you might soon be able to use a new feature that highlights moments from 365 days back.
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Sorry, Facebook is getting video ads (and your rage is unjustified)

Well, get ready for more ads on Facebook. The company may introduce 15-second video ads. It's a good business decision, even if it will piss off users.
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Instagram is deleting photos from Windows 8 phones – here’s why and three quick fixes

Instagram updated its API in an effort to fight spam, but third-party photo uploading apps are collateral damage.
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MoMA’s Rain Room is gone, but it lives on in Instagram: Our favorite Rain Room photos

The Rain Room is no more, but it will get more life thanks to these Instagram images from the last few days of the exhibit.
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Woman taunts police on department Facebook page, gets arrested

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Chipotle, the product of a system: Twitter, lying liars, and the nature of ambition

Chipotle was recently outed as faking its way to Twitter fame - but before we vilify the brand, look at all the fakery going on inside Twitter.
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Cat daddies: The booming business and emerging ethics of the Internet and animals

Some people have famous pets. And these famous pets bring celebrity-levels of money.
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Want to know what Twitter emoji are most popular?

A new Web app called Emoji Tracker displays all of Twitter's emoji activity in real time - and the revelations are surprising.
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WTF, Internet? An app is not an acceptable way to end a relationship

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the hot new trend in dumping your significant other, breakup texts!

YouTube creator Freddie Wong talks season 2 of ‘VGHS,’ and how to scare Hollywood

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This is how users really feel about the social Web

A new survey says social networks don't satisfy us - but we keep crawling back.
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Miss Netiquette’s guide to dealing with your online frenemies

We're here to help you with best practices for sites Web-wide, and this includes the dos and don'ts of dealing with your online frenemies.
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There might be more security issues with Tinder than you thought

If you're in the market for a new app that'll help you bag your next date, you've probably thought of Tinder - but you might want to read this first.
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I’ll tell you when I’ve had enough!: The evolving world of digital detoxes and Internet addiction

The rules to treating Internet overuse and addiction are now being written, and digging into what you're signing up (and paying) for deserve a harder look.

Let’s not congratulate Twitter on making up these horrible words

This week there's been some online discussion about the additions Twitter has made to our vocabulary. Here's the thing though: They're awful.
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Rithm is Snapchat for music, and here are 8 scenarios you’ll want to use it for

New app Rithm lets you chat with music tracks - and here are a few ways to get started.

These are the only numbers you need to know from Facebook’s earnings report

Don't have time to read the whole report? We picked the highlights.

Seriously, has Anthony Weiner not heard of Snapchat?

Anthony Weiner is not inspiring voter confidence with his bone-headed impulse to sex-message people online.
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Flipboard is the latest app proving mobile-first doesn’t mean forever

As mobile continues to challenge desktops, popular apps are still popping up on the "traditional" Web.
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Hands on with Flipboard for Web: A good start, but missing the mobile app’s polish

Flipboard used to be exclusive to tablets, but now it's expanding into the world of desktop browsing.
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To infinity and Beyond Verbal: The Web app revolutionizing the science of voice analysis

Beyond Verbal is advancing the science of voice analysis and making its technology available for a wide range of possibilities.
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200 million: Messaging app LINE doubles user base in six months

11 Royal Baby tweets that prove brands have lost their damn minds

Today two people had a baby - to be specific, the royal baby. And then Twitter lost its mind - here's how.
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Want to get something out of Google+? Check out these On Air Hangouts

Google+ isn't exactly the most exciting social network, but the schedule of Hangouts this summer is impressive.
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WTF, Internet? Being the first to do something stupid doesn’t make it less stupid

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of everyone who thinks they're reinventing a platform ... when they're just being obnoxious.
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Miss Netiquette’s guide to using location and check-in apps without harassing your friends

Social media can be a tricky thing to navigate and no one has written the rules on codes of conduct.