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GIFs get a new life as pop art

The term 'GIF,' named the word of the year for 2012 by the Oxford American Dictionary, is experiencing a resurgence in every field from blogging to advertising.
Facebook cracks down on hate speech against women

Women account for more than half of Facebook users. When women's rights activists fired off some 60,000 tweets and 5,000 e-mails to advertisers protesting gruesome images, Facebook took note.
Progress Watch Got broadband? Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans.

Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the outliers.
As IPO nears, millions of users still opt out of Facebook

Even though many avoid the service, the 900 million users it does have are a key part of its value.
Facebook IPO: Who's resisting Facebook and why

Four of every 10 Americans are not on Facebook. Will more join or has US growth peaked? Facebook IPO investors want to know: Can the resisters be persuaded to join the social network?
Chapter & Verse E-book revolution: We're reading more than ever

A study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.
Horizons Kindle Fire drives tablet ownership numbers up, up, up

Amazon Kindle Fire helped tablet ownership in America nearly double in less than a month, according to a new Pew report.
Teacher suspended for Facebook post: called kids future criminals, parents say

The New Jersey teacher is the second this year to be involved in a controversy over a post on Facebook. Experts say cases like this are multiplying.
04/01/2011 06:53 pm
Republicans now as nimble as Democrats on social media, study finds

Democrats had the edge in use of social media in the 2008 election campaign, but Republicans caught up in 2010, a new report finds. Political 'friending,' tweeting now common in both parties.
01/27/2011 12:36 pm
The Entrepreneurial Mind Can you listen to five voices at once?

As social media attacks from all sides, entrepreneurs struggle to get their message through.
01/20/2011 12:10 pm
Rutgers student death: Has Digital Age made students callous?

Some observers believe that today's media environment is desensitizing young people to the hurtful effects of their actions. The case of a Rutgers student death is renewing scrutiny of this issue.
10/01/2010 03:40 pm
Horizons FTC to patrol bloggers who receive gifts from companies

06/22/2009 01:00 am
For news industry, troubles only accelerate

The Tribune Company's bankruptcy may signal a trend toward a new kind of newspaper journalism.
12/10/2008 12:00 am