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Retro sunsets and lattes, now in motion: Instagram rolls out video functionality

Facebook introduced Instagram video today at a live event.
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Facebook is now letting you trade your location check-in for free Wi-Fi … in some places

Facebook's free Wi-Fi service is on the up-and-up.
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Last minute questions about this whole video for Instagram thing

Facebook is purportedly announcing video for Instagram today - but let's get a few last minute questions out of the way.
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Selfies are now the most popular genre of photo; in related news everyone’s the worst

Down with excessives selfies! The proletariat must rise up against the petit boug-selfies!

Wikia reveals which Season 4 ‘Arrested Development’ episodes were most loved

Because Netflix doesn't release information, Wikia's WAM meter steps in to let you know which new Arrested Development episodes were the most popular.

#WeBuiltIt?: Toyota Twitter campaign could help drive a new wave of social media designed cars

Toyota will take to Twitter to help generate a buzz for the new Auris gasoline electric-hybrid vehicle. But could the carmaker also be establishing a framework for social media to play a major role in the design of future cars?
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Hell is Other People is the anti-social network that helps you avoid your friends

In a social networking-centric society, Even if 'Hell is Other People' is an anti-social network that helps you avoid bumping into your friends around town.
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Vine gets an unofficial search engine, Vinecrawler

Vinecrawler is Vine's unofficial and unsanctioned search engine, and content discovery app rolled into one service.
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You can now attach and post images in Facebook comments

The day has finally arrived: You may now upload and post photos as comments to updates on Facebook.
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Do we really want our Instagram with a side of video? (Because we’re getting it either way)

Facebook is all set to announce a video feature for Instagram. While we definitely know why (ahem, Vine), plenty of questions and concerns remain.

UPDATED: Redditor’s Kickstarter project includes tips on forcing women into physical contact, author issues apology

A Redditor wants to write a book about bagging women and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish it. Here's the kind of advice you'd be getting.
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Rating men on Lulu isn’t atoning for the Web’s chauvinism, it’s just cruel

Lulu has been called the Yelp for men, letting women rate their exes and flings anonymously. But does the fact that we're doing it to men make it OK?
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Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)

You can't ask the NSA to stop collecting information, but you can ask to see or delete your records.
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A trip down the weird rabbit hole of Tumblr Girls

Tumblr girls are the superstars of the blog and reblog network. But their cultural ascension isn't always something to smile about, not even for a selfie.
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iOS 7: Code reveals Apple testing deep LinkedIn integration

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Amazon debuts group gift cards for Facebook

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Humanity might be OK because two of the Snapchat Leaked sites got shut down

A few of the Snapchat Leaked sites got shut down, but there are still of plenty awful versions out there.
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Turns out Facebook is ruining our relationships as it brings the world together

According to a great many studies, too much Facebook is damaging to your romantic chances. Proceed with much caution.
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The harshest, most honest analytics-driven dating service might change your love life

Betadater demands honest feedback for dates. This might get ugly.
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Facebook doesn’t hate Tor (but it is blocking it)

Tor users trying to access Facebook are out of luck. But the privacy-friendly system says the social network isn't doing it on purpose.
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Twitter working on new feature to help discover people your friends are following

Twitter has a new feature in mind to drive people-discovery in a way that surfaces the users a group of your friends may have suddenly followed at once.
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This photographer is on an Instagram-hunt for Pantone colors in real life

Photographer Paul Octavious scours Chicago in an effort to find 100 colors in real life that match his Pantone color postcards.

MySpace and Jimmy Kimmel partner up to stream live concerts

The rebirth of MySpace still needs a bit of hand-holding, so the social network's teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel Live to stream exclusive live concert series.

Yahoo in advanced talks to acquire social video app Qwiki, report says

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Hands on: Skype evolves into a Snapchat competitor with Video Messages

Feeling the pinch with plenty of competitors in the video messaging space, Skype has joined the game with its own take on video messaging.

Offline Glass fights back against your antisocial smartphone addiction

For those who are sick of going to bars with friends who can't put their phones down, the Offline Glass is here to prevent that from happening.
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For the first time ever, a GIF is being sent into space

A self-portrait of artist, Kim Asendorf, contemplating art was the first GIF was transmitted into space on June 17.
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Vine now comes with spam … lots and lots of spam.

There's some new Vine users, and they're horrible spammers.

‘Tweet’ is now officially a word in the Oxford English Dictionary

The widespread use of the term 'tweet' has caused the British dictionary to expand its definition of the word, despite its 10-year rule.
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Is Facebook unveiling Instagram for video on June 20?

We thought that Facebook was unveiling a RSS reader on June 20, but reports suggest that coffee with the press might have to do with Instagram for video.
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Twitter, abusing the #asksnowden Q&A is why we can’t have nice things

Twitter, we had the invitation to ask Edward Snowden anything we wanted. And this is what we did with it.
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Crowdsourcing Bonnaroo: How Facebook and Instagram are making the most documented music festival ever

All those Facebook hashtags and Instagrams will be compiled from Bonnaroo to create a true crowdsourced documentary.

British woman nearly jailed for suggesting to ‘burn mosques’ on Facebook

Watch what you say online - especially if you've got offensive views. A British woman learned this the hard way when her comments almost left her in jail.
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Yesterday was the GIFs birthday, and here’s how Giphy’s celebrating

It's the GIF file format's 26th birthday, first created by GIF inventor Steve Wilhite. To celebrate, Giphy is giving away a free GIF screensaver (for Macs).