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Tech Experts Flock to Ad Festival on Riviera

Growing numbers of technology experts are invading the annual advertising schmooze fest on the French Riviera this week, in a further sign of the transforming effect new technologies are having on the ad business.

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The Privacy Triple Whammy (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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PRISM Picture

We would welcome the opportunity to provide a transparency report that allows us to share with those who use Facebook around the world a complete picture of the government requests we receive, and how we respond.

Ted Ullyot, a lawyer for Facebook, in an email about releasing information about PRISM data requests to the public

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Facebook CEO Gets a Grilling From Investors

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced his shareholders for the first time on Tuesday — and many of them weren’t happy.

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The NSA Has Your Number (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Don’t Trust Anyone on Facebook

I’m not saying Facebook is toast. I’m not saying no oldsters use Twitter.

Bob Lefsetz, from a blog post entitled “Facebook is for Old People”

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Why Tumblr Was a Massive Steal for Yahoo

Knowing that someone follows the NBA Twitter feed is nice; knowing that they hearted an animated GIF of Steph Curry hitting a three is specificity gold.
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QOTD: And the Buyer’s Remorse Lingers On

Look out Facebook! Hours spent participating per member dropping seriously. First really bad sign as seen by crappy MySpace years ago.

Rupert Murdoch, still steamed about that whole MySpace thing, tweets a warning to Facebook

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Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA

Effective spycraft has long called for cover — a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies’ use of social media.

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Pace Picks Up on Tech IPOs

A year after Facebook Inc.’s botched initial public offering, Silicon Valley’s IPO pipeline is starting to fill up again.

The Facebook IPO, One Year Later

Personal Information Is the Currency of the 21st Century

What to Expect From Facebook’s Earnings

Nasdaq Aims to Pay Up in SEC Facebook Probe

If Planet Earth Used a Social Network (Comic)

Crossing the New Chasm: Focusing on Addiction, Not Just Adoption

Netflix Cues Up Facebook, Twitter for Disclosure

Silicon Valley’s Mouthwatering Tax Break

If Facebook Made a Real Facebook Home (Comic)

Getting in the New EPG: Every Media Company Must Master the Science of Programming

The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants

The Building Is the New Server