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Subtweeting: The secret, subtle art of Twitter gossip

If you want to diss someone on Twitter, there's no way more sly than the subtweet.
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The first tweet-sourced beer is here and it sounds delicious

A brewery in London named a beer called #Mashtag after Twitter hashtags. It was only a matter of time.

Is this app responsible for the out of control Instagram hashtag situation?

Instagram can be a little bit hard to bear, thanks to people's overuse of hashtags. Are services like Instatag to blame for this bad habit?
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How Emma Watson used Tumblr to get in character for ‘The Bling Ring’

How's this for method acting: Emma Watson used social media to get into her character's head in "The Bling Ring."
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Windows 8 finally gets its official Facebook app

At the Microsoft Build conference, CEO Steve Ballmer announced that an official Facebook app is on the way to Windows 8.
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‘Catfish’ is back and fueling our addiction to watching Internet love go wrong

'Catfish' Season Two is started, and it's time to revisit everything we love and love to hate about the show.

Internet rages against Facebook security scare and concerns over ‘Shadow Profiles’ return

Facebook may have come clean about the security bug that exposed 6 million users' private data, but thousands of irked users refuse to accept the apology.
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This is how Snapchat plans on making money

Snapchat is $60 million richer in financing, but the company is finally fleshing out a monetization strategy that includes in-app purchases and native ads.
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Introducing the new Fiverr: Goodbye $5 max charge, hello professional profiles

Fiverr unveiled version 2.0, with a brand new gig discovery dashboard and a new tier-based seller account.
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With Instagram video out, Twitter is on the attack to sign up new Vine users

Twitter isn't sitting still now that Instagram video is available. Twitter is pulling out all the stops to retain and sign up new users - even via email.
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Take flight, social butterflies! This is the when and where of expert updating

In the hyper-active world of social media, it's very easy to disappear among the irrelevant. Here's how you and your posts can stand out.
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Video killed the Instagram star? The 5 features video for Instagram needs to fix

Video for Instagram is still in its infancy, but in all our early excitement we've pinpointed a few things that need a'fixin'.
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Snapchatters sharing over 200 million images a day as startup announces $60 million funding boost

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Teen sues school for $2 million over misuse of Facebook bikini photo

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This is how to turn off Instagram’s pesky video auto-play

Turn off the autoplaying videos on Instagram with this quick fix.
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Quickmeme gets blacklisted from Reddit for trying to game the system

Quickmeme has been banned from Reddit after one of its CEOs was found abusing his moderator position in /r/AnimalAdvice.
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There’s a really good reason Instagram videos are 15 seconds long

Instagram now offers video recording, but there's a good financial reason that its videos can be recorded for up to 15 seconds.
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Hubris, thy name is SnapKidz: Why Snapchat’s kid-safe version is pointless

Snapchat made a special version for children under 13 called "Snapkidz." - and it's not going to help.
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Facebook designing Flipboard-style news reader app, report says

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Are memes the pop culture art of our era?

There's a fine line between meme and art - and it's getting finer and finer.
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WTF, Internet? Stop dangling carrots in front of a social-media treadmill

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the new pressure artists are putting on us to grab their music.
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The Smile Store brings a new market into the vast industry of Instagram printing

Instagram has little market penetration in India, but Vipul Arora is betting on Istagram's future with The Smile Store, an Instagram photo printing service.
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Miss Netiquette’s Guide to commenting on the Internet without being an evil troll

Social media can be a tricky thing to navigate and no one has written the rules on codes of conduct - these are our tips for Internet commenting.

Facebook says security mishap exposed 6 million users’ contact info

Facebook has announced a slightly serious security mishap: A bug in the Download Your Information (DYI) tool may have exposed your personal information.
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5 million Instagram videos were shared in the first 24 hours

A whopping 5 million video clips were shared on Instagram in the first 24 hours and 40 hours of video per minute.
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Can pen and paper survive in a world of touchscreens and tablets?

The recent closing of Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Handwriting Analysis Unit has led us to question the future of handwriting in a digital age.
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Surprise! You can embed Instagram videos in 5 easy steps

It's not very hard to embed Instagram video - you just need to know a few tricks.
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‘Google Mine:’ List all your belongings and share your hoarding habits on Google+

Google will soon be unveiling a brand new Google+ integrated service called "Google Mine." The service allows you to share items you own and want.
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The social video wars have begun: Instagram vs. Vine vs. Viddy

Now that video for Instagram is here, you need to weight your options about which social video app is meant for you.
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Tips and tricks for using Facebook lists to eliminate News Feed noise

Are you fed up with how incredibly irrelevant your Facebook News Feed is? You can use lists to isolate people you want to hear less from, and here's how.
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If you love the NBA, watch out for Facebook spam

Watch out for Facebook scams targeting NBA fans.
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Sure, Instagram video is cool, but now you can turn Vines into animated GIFs

Even though it's being overshadowed by Instagram video, Vine still has some tricks up its sleeve - and a new service lets you turn Vines into GIFs.
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Hands on: Instavideo? Videogram? Whatever it is, it’s here, and this is how it works

Video for Instagram is officially here, and we took a deep dive into everything the new feature has to offer. Check out our first impressions.
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Instagram has video? Well Vine has a big update too!

With the video for Instagram release, Vine is fighting back by teasing brand new features.