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Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout

AP News 3 days ago

Vietnam Facebook fans fear government blackout as problems plague the site Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few ...

'Unfriend' is New Oxford American word of the year

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

The New Oxford American Dictionary named "unfriend" -- as in deleting someone as a friend on a social network such as Facebook -- its word of the year on Monday. Oxford University Press USA, in a blog post, said "unfriend," a verb, ...

French van heist anti-hero surrenders in Monaco

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

A French security van driver who became an Internet folk hero after making off with 11.6 million euros (17.2 million dollars) handed himself in to police in Monaco on Monday, officials said. Toni Musulin's armoured vehicle was found abandoned -- and missing ...

Retailers use social media to advertise deals

AP News 8 days ago

Retailers use social media to advertise Black Friday deals You may want to check Facebook and Twitter before heading to the mall the day after Thanksgiving. Office supplies chain Staples Inc. this week used social media to advertise price cuts of nearly ...

Facebook provides alibi for robbery suspect

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 8 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 19-year-old New York man who was arrested for armed robbery has been exonerated thanks to a status update he posted on social networking site Facebook. Rodney Bradford was arrested and held for 12 days in connection with ...

New York teen proven innocent by Facebook

AFP American Edition 8 days ago

A New York teenager narrowly avoided a 25-year jail term for armed robbery thanks to a Facebook status update he posted about pancakes, his lawyer told AFP Thursday. Rodney Bradford was held by police for 13 days, accused of breaking into a ...

Facebook message frees NYC robbery suspect

AP News 8 days ago

Facebook message about pancakes exonerates NYC robbery suspect A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page. Rodney Bradford was held for 12 days on suspicion of robbing two people on Oct. 17 ...

U.S. agency wants to build; city wants a certain builder

Las Vegas Sun 8 days ago

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency wants to build a Las Vegas headquarters. That news was broken at last weekÕs Las Vegas City Council meeting by representatives of the Molasky Group, the developer behind several large government projects. The council passed ...

Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 9 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is an influential voice in English-language Internet forums increasingly used by militants unfamiliar with Arabic. Anwar al-Awlaki, has spent ...

Watch concerts free online at BillboardLive.com

AP News 9 days ago

BillboardLive.com lets viewers choose their camera angle to watch free concerts online A new Web site allows music lovers to watch concerts for free online, choosing from five different camera angles as they watch. BillboardLive.com says its new concert-viewing Web site offers ...

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