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A Handy Guide to Deleting Digital Accounts
Feel like you get the runaround when you try to delete a social networking site or other Web services? This might help.
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The Heartwarming Adventures of #SFBatkid and the Thrill of the Hunt for Carmen Sandiego
When done well, blending fiction with reality is one of those things that makes social media worth all the hype.
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Tech Firms Rally, Expecting Justice Department to Oppose Transparency Requests
Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Yahoo and other tech companies today sent a letter to the heads of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees in support of proposed legislation that would allow them to publish statistics about secret national security surveillance orders. The Center for Democracy & Technology, which organized the group, said the letter was timed to coincide with the U.S. Justice Department’s filing of a brief with the FISA court today opposing many of those companies’ requests to disclose information about when it asks them for user data.AllThingsD in the Media: New iPhones, Twitter IPO, NSA Surveillance
Walt Mossberg reports live from Apple headquarters, Mike Isaac delves into Twitter’s cryptic IPO announcement, and Arik Hesseldahl decodes tech CEOs talking NSA.
Here Is Airbnb’s First Television Ad
If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name.
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Quora Hires Erin Teague to Lead Growth
Erin Teague, product manager for growth at Path, will take the same role at Quora. Teague has degrees in both engineering and business, and had also worked in product at Twitter. Growth at Quora had previously been run by Andrew Johns, now an entrepreneur-in-residence at Greylock Partners.Tyra Banks Invests in Flixel, Will Feature Its “Living Photos” Prominently on “America’s Next Top Model”
This goes well beyond normal product placement.
I’m So Over Oversharing: On Making Our Digital Lives More Real
The next generation of sharing apps could bring a bit more authenticity than the last. We can only hope.
Pinterest Now Tracks Everybody by Default, but You Can Opt Out
Pinterest now supports Do Not Track. But it’s also going to track people more.
ATD on the TV: Toasty Twitter, Amber Alerts, Dell and the NFL
Should you want to see some of the week’s tech news highlights, rather than just read about them, watch these quick videos.
Tech Companies Want Warrants for User Data Access
Google, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and more than 50 other tech companies and industry organizations are fighting SEC access to email and other records.
