Ad space on MySpace bought by ‘Social Network’
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The film "Social Network' had failed to forge a marketing affiliation with the website that forms the basis of its story. We are talking the extremely ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas’ father moves to NY to support son in cancer battle
September 20th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI): Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has reportedly moved to New York to support his cancer-stricken son Michael Douglas.The 'Wall Street' star was diagnosed with stage four-throat cancer earlier this ... Read more...
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Kirk Douglas shifts to New York to support son Michael
September 19th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has moved to New York to support his cancer-stricken son Michael Douglas.
Michael Douglas was diagnosed with an advanced stage of throat cancer earlier this ... Read more...
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“American Idol” Online Audition Begins This Season
September 17th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been numerous speculations and rumors regarding the 10th season of "American Idol". After it was reported that Jennifer Lopez will join the judges' panel ... Read more...
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Online war despatch: Officer to tweet from Afghan frontline
September 13th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) A senior British Army officer will start using the online social networking site Twitter from next month to inform the world about the frontline in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
Daily ... Read more...
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Pouty photos, endless status updates on Facebook indicate ‘narcissism’
August 31st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 31 (ANI): If you are obsessed with your status updates and picture uploads on Facebook, you are probable an online narcissist, says a new research.Researchers at Canada's York University ... Read more...
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Meet the Brit entrepreneur who has become a millionaire at 16!
August 14th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): A school going entrepreneur in Britain has turned a millionaire at the age of just 16.Computer whizz Christian Owens set up his first firm with his pocket money ... Read more...
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Social networking costs Britain 14 bn pounds in lost work time
August 6th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter have cost the British economy a whopping 14 billion pounds a year in lost work time, a study said.
The study ... Read more...
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Pentagon Discloses The Identity Of The American Sailor Believed To Be Seized By The Taliban
July 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 28, 2010 (Just Flashed): An American sailor had vanished in Afghanistan in the preceding week. It is now being suspected widely that this sailor is in the possession of the ... Read more...
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Hindu statesman Zed urges religious entities to adopt social media
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), July 22 (ANI): Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged religious entities worldwide to adopt social media to reach young adults, youth, and teenagers.Social media like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, hi5, ... Read more...
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Gays more frequent blog readers, social network users
July 14th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Gays and lesbians are more frequent blog readers and social network members than their heterosexual counterparts, revealed a US survey.In the Harris Interactive survey, 54 percent of ... Read more...
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Facebook’s panic button to report child abuse
July 12th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Popular social networking website Facebook will add a "panic button" application which will report child abuse to Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
Once installed, the ... Read more...
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Facebook is ‘too dangerous’, feels Peter Andre
June 28th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, June 28 (ANI): One can never find Peter Andre on Facebook as the singer feels that it is "the most dangerous thing you can ever do".The 37-year-old refuses to ... Read more...
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Wikipedia becomes home base for paedophiles
June 27th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): An investigation has revealed that Wikipedia has become a home base for a worldwide network of paedophiles.According to the investigation, paedophiles are campaigning on the famous online encyclopaedia ... Read more...
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Court serves paternity test order to Oz man through Facebook!
June 4th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 4 (ANI): An Australian man, who eluded requests to a paternity test, has finally been served after a court ordered the legal documents be sent through social networking site ... Read more...
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Teens are really good with Web 2.0 tools: Expert
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): According to a study of teens and their use of Web 2.0 technologies, adolescents are really good at it.Natalia Sinitskaya, a PhD candidate at York University's Faculty ... Read more...
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“More is needed” to protect privacy on Facebook, says group
May 30th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said the settings on the site to protect privacy have been enhanced, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) claims that "more is ... Read more...
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Skinbook: SNS For The Nudist
May 29th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
May 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Now everyone who prefers their birthday suit more than other clothes have a SNS dedicated solely to them. 'Skinbook' is a rapidly growing social networking site ... Read more...
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Names Announced For “Rock The Bells” 2010 Concert
May 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The lineup for the 2010 festival series "Rock The Bells" was announced at the Key Club in California on the 24th of May. The launch party ... Read more...
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Travis Garland to perform on ‘American Idol’
May 20th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Travis Garland is all set to perform at the musical reality show ‘American Idol’ next week. And for this lucky break and exposure, he needs to ... Read more...
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Michelle McGee continued affair with Jesse James out of ‘boredom’
May 7th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 7 (ANI): Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee has revealed that she continued her affair with Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James out of boredom.Appearing on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio ... Read more...
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Social media in classrooms may not improve communication
May 6th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A recent study by the Lab for Social Computing at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the use of social media in classroom settings has negligible effect ... Read more...
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MJ’s ‘Thriller’ named ‘Most Groundbreaking Video Of All Time’
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Michael Jackson's 1983 hit 'Thriller' has been named the 'Most Groundbreaking Video Of All Time'.The 14-minute zombie epic, directed by London filmmaker John Landis, topped a poll ... Read more...
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Bret Michaels Still Critical: NEW MUSIC Posted On Website
April 27th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As I reported yesterday, Bret Michaels is in very critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm. Just as he was getting over an emergency appendectomy, he was ... Read more...
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Key British political parties pursuing Lily Allen
April 26th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 26 (ANI): Lily Allen has been courted by two of Britain's main political parties because she reached out to young fans via Internet, the singer has revealed.In an interview ... Read more...
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Jesse James fast catching up with Tiger Woods in sexcapades race
March 25th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, March 25 (ANI): After tattoo model Michelle McGee, a new woman has reportedly come forward and alleged that she had a two year affair with Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock’s Marriage Hit By A “Bombshell”?
March 18th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Mar 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yet another larger than life marriage seems all set to go the Hollywood way. Oscar winning actress Sandra Bullock does not seem too happy with the ... Read more...
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Average social gamer is a 43-year-old woman
February 18th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18 (ANI): If you've always believed social gaming was for young men, think again - the average social gamer is a 43-year-old woman, a new survey has found.The ... Read more...
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Russell Brand’s Amy Winehouse’s liver joke named greatest on-stage quip
February 12th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Comedian Russell Brand's joke about the state of Amy Winehouse's liver has topped a list of the greatest on-stage quips at the Brit Awards.MySpace users were asked ... Read more...
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Indian accused of rape Down Under wanted ‘fresh faces’ as models
January 19th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, January 19 (ANI): An Indian in Australia has been charged for allegedly raping a woman after luring her, claiming to be a fashion executive searching for "fresh faces" for luxury lingerie ... Read more...
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George Clooney Leads Telethon To Raise Funds For Haiti Victims
January 18th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amidst widespread devastation in the island nation of Haiti following the massive earthquake, Hollywood actor George Clooney has taken the initiative to organize a telethon with ... Read more...
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Facebooking doesn’t keep students up at night: Study
January 17th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): The amount of time spent on Facebook or other social media doesn't affect how much sleep college students get each night, a new study has revealed.The research ... Read more...
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Twitter, MySpace, Facebook revamping dictionaries
January 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, January 9 (ANI): Slang used on social networking websites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook will soon enter Australian dictionaries.Words such as noob, pwnd, blag, hashtag, tweet and unfriend with ... Read more...
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What drives millions to social networking sites?
January 6th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Curiosity to know about other people's lives and self-expression drive millions of people to online networking sites like the Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
Research on social network sites ... Read more...
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Technology giving rise to generation of depressed people, says expert
December 28th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): Although technological wonders have made our lives easier, it might also be giving rise to a generation of depressed people, says an expert.According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, ... Read more...
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