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Video: Disgruntled Dunkin’ Donuts customer berates employees for forgetting her receipt

A video that was posted on YouTube Sunday shows a woman’s 8-minute verbal tirade against two Dunkin’ Donuts employees who allegedly forgot to give her a receipt.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Dunkin' Donuts, Facebook, money, rant, social media, Video | Reply
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 09:  The Zynga logo is displayed on the front of the company's former headquarters on December 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California.  San Francisco based social games company Zynga is preparing for its initial public offering and hopes to raise as much as $1.15 billion. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Booming mobile gaming industry lacks sustainability

The $66 billion video game industry is scrambling to devise games and experimenting with ways to appeal to a generation of players that spends more time on mobile devices than on computers or consoles.

Posted in National, News, Tech
Tagged Android, Angry Birds, Apple, Clash of Clans, computers, consoles, Draw Something, EA Games, Electronic Arts, Even Rovio, Facebook, Farmville, gaming, Google, GungHo Online Entertainment, mobile gaming, Nintendo, OMGPOP, smartphones, Softbank Corp, Supercell, sustainable, Video Games, Zynga
An illustration picture shows the logo of the U.S. National Security Agency on the display of an iPhone in Berlin, June 7, 2013. The debate over whether the U.S. government is violating citizens'

Obama administration on defensive over surveillance records

Reports of sweeping U.S. government surveillance of Americans’ phone and Internet activity put the Obama administration on the defensive on Friday, adding pressure on President Barack Obama to explain why such tactics are necessary.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Apple, Facebook, Google, Henry Waxman, metadata, NSA, Obama, phone records, president barack obama, Prism
A photo of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of hard shells was posted to Taco Bell’s official Facebook page and people are not happy about it.

PHOTO: Taco Bell employee licks stack of taco shells

A picture of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of taco shells was posted Sunday on Taco Bell’s Facebook page, shocking customers and prompting an investigation.

Posted in National, News
Tagged california, Facebook, fast food, health, photo, pranks, social media, Taco Bell, viral | Reply
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Survey: US tweens active, unmonitored on social media

Most U.S. tweens, 10- to 12-year-olds, have at least one social media account and many go online without any supervision from their parents, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Posted in National, Tech
Tagged cyberbullying, Facebook, identity theft, internet safety, online predators, Parenting, social media, teens, tweens, Twitter
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New app keeps your social life in check

Ketchup, a social networking app, is a platform for users to send and accept hangout requests, as well as keep track of prior commitments.

Posted in Tech
Tagged app, Facebook, Ketchup, social media, social network | Reply
A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, in this photo illustration, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Facebook shares jump as brokers say usage concerns overblown

Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 5.6 percent on Thursday after two investment brokerages upgraded their recommendations.

Posted in News
Tagged advertising, Facebook, investments, monthly users, shares, snapchat, stocks, technology, teenagers, Twitter, users, video ads
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Man stages girl’s kidnapping by fake Facebook account

Kyle Dube was charged in connection to a teenager’s death after he apparently staged the girl’s kidnapping so he could become a hero.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Facebook, kidnapping, Kyle Dube, murder, Nichole Cable | Reply
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Facebook commits to crack down ‘rape joke’ pages

Facebook announced it will try and crack down on pages that include hate speech, particularly “gender-based hate.”

Posted in National, News, Tech
Tagged Facebook, jokes, national, rape, tech, Women | Reply

Outtakes: Will Smith and son Jaden on fashion, social media and ‘After Earth’

Will and Jaden Smith, who team up again for “After Earth,” talk about coming up with the film’s story and competing on social media sites.

Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged After Earth, Facebook, Fashion, Instagram, Jaden Smith, m. night shyamalan, MSFtS, social media, Tumblr, Twitter, Will Smith | Reply
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