Government denies internet censorship, Modi joins protest
August 24th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Protest by social media users against the Indian government's move to block/disable 300 web pages, including some Twitter handles, continued Friday despite ministers denying ... Read more...
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Chinese social media users ‘happier’ than Westerners
June 28th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Chinese social media users are "happier" and write "less political" messages on their profiles than Westerners, The Telegraph reported Thursday.Computer scientists at the Delft University of ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Danish footballers banned from using social media
April 25th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 25 (IANS) Denmark's national football team has been banned from using Twitter and other social media sites during the upcoming European Championships 2012, the country's governing body ... Read more...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica no more in print
March 14th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) The iconic Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced the end of its 32-volume print edition in a bid to focus more on the online version.The move will put ... Read more...
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US and China’s basketball game turns into a brawl
August 19th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) What was meant to be a friendly basketball game between a US team and their Chinese counterparts turned into a brawl. The game was into the last ... Read more...
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Face it, Facebook causes one in five divorces in US
December 1st, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Flirty messages and photographs found on social networking website Facebook are now leading to at least one in five divorces in the US, a survey has revealed.A ... Read more...
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1 in 4 US divorces involve Facebook: Study
December 1st, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): A new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has found that one in five divorces involve the social networking site Facebook.A staggering 80 per cent ... Read more...
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Facebook CEO accused of Securities fraud by three former Harvard mates
May 21st, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Harvard schoolmates of Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, have accused him of securities fraud. The three former schoolmates of Zuckerberg, are Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss ... Read more...
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Twitter, Facebook addicts stop sexing, eating to start texting!
March 20th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 20 (ANI): A new study has found that rabid Internet users update their Facebook or Twitter while they are at dinner, in the middle of having sex, and ... Read more...
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Queen launches Royal Channel on YouTube
December 23rd, 2007 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II is using popular video sharing site YouTube to deliver her annual Christmas video message this year, in a bid to 'widen the Royal's appeal.It has ... Read more...
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