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Study: Blogs, social media decrease social isolation

This is the kind of thing one would think would be self-evident, but there’s a persistent backlash against social media that claims that people are less connected to other people if they use social media, having replaced “real”...

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Nokia Messaging Now Includes Windows Live Messenger

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced on Friday that users of its popular Nokia Messaging service would be able to enjoy the Windows Live Messenger on their homescreens. The company has included the widely known Microsoft...

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Matt Keenan: Dad has had it with this teen fad

The average life of a teenage fad is about three months. Instant Messaging, for instance, went from hot to history in 120 days. The Motorola Razr was the stuff of Hollywood starlets. Now they sell on eBay for a buck.

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The Boundaries of a Breakup

WHEN I broke up with my live-in girlfriend of five years, we divvied up our things, helped each other move into our new apartments, and then stopped seeing each other altogether -- a cold-turkey breakup that I was sure was for...

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AOL to put ICQ up for sale

AllThingD claims AOL has hired Morgan Stanley and Allen & Co. investment bankers to sell ICQ. The company is reportedly trying to get $300 million from the sale of the instant messaging client, which it bought for $287 million...

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Types of Typists

Whether you're putting together a five-page research paper, updating your personal diary, or just instant messaging, your typing style can be as revealing as your taste in clothes. Are you a speed demon? Are you slow and...

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peoplesound v.3.4.11

free mobile instant messaging, chatting, SMS notifications and the ability to share photos, links, and news instantly with your real friends! Easy import and invite of up to 20 of your best friends from your phone contacts See...

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New PacketShaper Release Provides Application Accountability for Regaining Network Control and Enabl

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, announced an enhanced version of software for its Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances. PacketShaper 8.5 appliances provide a new...

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End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it

I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking...

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What's Stopping Mobile Apps From Taking Next Step?

With the arrival of the Motorola Droid and the Apple App Store milestone of surpassing 100,000 apps, the buzz around mobile apps has never been louder. All of this, mind you, in a little more than a year since the App Store...

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