Years from now, when people look back at Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, I think naming him Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” will seem like an understated honor. Often when my eyes glaze over my Facebook news feed, I think ...

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Several Maryland state government agencies are discovering that there’s a lot to “like” on Facebook. The social networking site, which boasts more than 500 million users worldwide, is free; offers an easy way to share information, videos and pictures; and ...

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It’s a hypothetical scenario, of course, that you’d find yourself standing by the side of the highway frantically updating your Facebook status to see if your friends happen to be driving down the same highway and will stop to help ...

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NASHVILLE — Don’t expect a Facebook friend request from Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer any time soon. The 72-year-old justice said in a speech at Vanderbilt Law School on Tuesday that he was perplexed when he recently saw the film ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — Going nowhere fast in rush-hour traffic downtown, quickly losing hope that I’d reach yoga class on time, I was reminded by my iPhone that there was a little patch of peacefulness nearby. I pulled off the main ...

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It’s not just about the airwaves. Both gubernatorial campaigns have taken their messages to an array of digital platforms, a less costly medium that could blunt the impact of tighter budgets this time around and also help the candidates connect ...

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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web’s biggest social hub. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, unveiled ...

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CHILTON, Wis. — A Wisconsin prosecutor facing removal from office over accusations that he used his position to seek relationships with women will resign instead, his attorney said Monday. Attorney Robert Craanen said Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz will ...

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CHICAGO — When Tony Bosco saw mostly negative reviews about the restaurant Wow Bao, he Tweeted: “Going to ‘business’ dinner (at)Wow Bao. Can any1 tell me if it’s going to suck as much reviews suggest.” And almost immediately he got ...

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A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter on Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious “tweets” of blocked-out text propagated themselves and caused popup windows to open. Shortly before 10 a.m. ...

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