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Facebook considered social burden by teens Study
Facebook is considered more a social burden than a loved networking site by its young users, a recent study has found. The study conducted by Pew Research Center of children between the age group of 12 to 17 found Facebook was losing its crucial demographic, which long fueled its success. According to the Huffington Post, teens are increasingly abandoning Facebook for other sites like ...
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CA considering social media policy after Warner Twitter rant
Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland has said the governing body might need to consider implementing a social media policy after Australian Test batsman David Warner's recent Twitter controversy. He said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players, but admitted it is something that CA is considering. Sutherland insisted he will continue to ...
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Seth MacFarlane wont host 2014 Oscar
Seth MacFarlane has revealed on Twitter that he is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The 39-year-old comedian wrote on the micro blogging site that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep," ABC News reported. MacFarlane tweeted on Monday that the Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced this year's Oscar show, are among the best in the business. ...
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Sarah Palin disproves climate change as it snowed in Alaska in May
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin took to Facebook over the weekend to express her skepticism of global warming. Palin argued that global warming was not happening, pointing that it was snowing in Alaska in May. According to the Huffington Post, she wrote in a post on her Facebook page 'global warming my gluteus maximus'. In her Facebook argument, Palin confuses weather with climate, a ...
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2013 The year to switch to alternative telecoms
Gone are the days when South African consumers and corporations only had one option for addressing their telecoms needs. These days, the industry is abuzz with new providers entering the market, rolling out their own infrastructure and offering its services at competitive prices. Yet many business owners and private consumers still seem reluctant to switch over to these alternatives and to ...
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Ravenous
Composed of one part horror film, two parts black comedy, a dash of strained metaphor, and a whole heaping of plain weirdness, "Ravenous" is a terminally oddball gore flick that mixes handfuls of disparate elements with wicked verve. The film is set in 1848, with references to the Mexican-American War, the Gold Rush, and other historical incidents, but somehow it all feels like modernity in dingy, ... ...
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Twitter hails dummy – but Noel Edmonds deserves fare dues | Media Monkey
celebrity in her own right. The shop dummy has 18,000 Twitter followers and has received offers from fashion houses, record labels and retail outlets. Edmonds reckons there might also be potential for perfume ("eau de la dummy") and jewellery. Lets just hope it doesn't go the way of 1987 film Mannequin, which saw Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall playing a beautiful store dummy ...
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Shoppers using mobile devices to decide on in-store purchases says Google
A recent study from Google has revealed a growing trend in the use of mobile devices as in-store shopping companions. In the report, 'Mobile In-Store Research: How in-store shoppers are using mobile devices', Google looks into the way consumers make use of their devices whilst browsing stores. According to the research, 84 per cent of shoppers with ...
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ANC mobilises via Mxit
A depiction of what the ANC Western Cape Mxit application will look like. The ANC in the Western Cape has launched an app on social platform Mxit, in an effort to attract voters in the province. According to a statement released by the party yesterday, the MyANCWC application "heralds a new era in social media and technology" to educate voters and mobilise them to ...
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12 Year-Old Girl Raped At Gunpoint By 3 Teen Boys Who Then Posted On Facebook
12-year-girl at gunpoint. The rape was videotaped then posted on the Facebook pages of all three boys accused. While there is, of course, a gun issue here, I will focus on the rape of a child. 16-year-old Justin Applewhite, 16-year-old Scandale Fritz and 15-year-old Kenneth Brown have all been charged, as adults, with criminal sexual assault. The teenagers are being held in lieu of $900,000 ...
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David Warner could still captain Australia despite Twitter rant says Michael Clarke
Australia Australia captain Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying he could still lead the team despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later today (Wednesday) over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii Hotel
This 5 star resort hotel is about 10 minutes drive from Waikiki, around from Diamond Head. The hotel was the ...
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