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The microblogging giant has warned news outlets that "these attacks will continue," particularly against high profile media organizations.

Twitter and its users have perennial problems with spam, as a quick search of Naked Security will reveal.

So you might be surprised that the micro-blogging site's own Twitter identity for report...

Two academics discuss the pros and cons of using Twitter as a learning tool to encourage instinctive thinking in higher education

Pete Etchells and Chris Chambers: Which is more dangerous, technology changing our brains or scientists mutating into priests?

Susan Greenfield argues that the new 'Facebook phone' will lead to a dangerous loss of privacy that will impact on brain function.

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Writing for social media may sound simple, but it’s actually much more complex than posting on your personal social profiles on a Saturday afternoon. Just one simple mistake can sometimes cause significant damages to an organization’s reputation.

Big data is not your friend because it can easily be used to reveal highly personal information...

Big data is the Stasi of our online worlds

There are many "silent listeners" in social networks that collect people's "Likes" and other online behaviors so that the information can be sold discretely to third parties. Facebook, Google, and all other social networks, also collect such behavioral information. 

===> While the companies say that their behavioral Big Data is stripped of users' names, it is possible to use other databases such as electoral records, demographic information, and location data, to identify individuals by name. 

It's essentially a secret dossier on more than a 1 billion social network users. <===

While this dossier is fragmented at the moment, sophisticated new technologies will soon make it trivial to pull together a massive amount of sensitive private data on every individual that interacts with the Internet in any way.

Twitter can be a powerful weapon in your arsenal of learning resources. So we figured a few Twitter tips for students and others might be in order.

Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Paris Hilton and more public figures have had their personal information exposed on the internet.

But who is behind it?

Today at Facebook HQ, Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled a new look for news feed that uses a "mobile-inspired" consistent design across devices, lets you drill into specific content type feeds, and offers larger images.

How is Twitter interesting for a teacher or educational personnel in general? How to use Twitter for teaching? Why Teachers need Twitter?

If you're looking for a social network that caters to your specific interests, take a peek at these 10 niche networks you may not know of.

Two bucks and a rudimentary command of the English language is enough for a successful Twitter hack, the likes of which was carried out against Associated Press Tuesday when hackers tweeted the false report that President Obama had been injured in explosions at the White House.

"It is incredibly easy to do, it takes zero technical skill and it has a high success rate," said Ryan Purita, forensic examiner and security specialist with Vancouver's Sherlock Forensics. "For the average Joe, it might be impossible to do, but for the average 14-year-old who lives on the Internet, it's easy."

The bogus tweet, which read: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured," resulted in an immediate stock market drop, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 150 points within seconds before recovering almost as quickly.

A tweet from @APMikeBaker suggests the hack may have resulted from a "phishing" expedition:

Educators from all around the world are beginning to use Twitter as a valuable piece in their professional growth toolbox.

As professional development continues to evolve and transform, we will need new ways to encourage teachers to embrace new opportunities. Here is a "How to Twitter Guide" to share with new and veteran teachers. Enjoy!

You’ve probably been using for Facebook for years.

Thus your profile has all kinds of likes and apps you probably don’t remember adding.

That’s why spring is the perfect time to look at your page and try to make it new again.

Here are 3 easy steps that will improve your privacy and your Facebook experience.

A partnership between Google and tech startup Nixle will allow safety notifications from local authorities to appear at the top of search results. Read this article by Lance Whitney on CNET News.

Each week, educators from around the world take part in various conversations on Twitter known as "chats." These conversations have become an excellent way

Cites First Amendment, lack of jurisdiction in its refusal.

In January, a French court ruled that Twitter must hand over the details of people who had tweeted racist and anti-semitic remarks, and set up a system that would alert the police to any further such posts as they happen. Twitter has ignored that ruling, and now the Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF) is suing it for €38.5 million ($49.96 million) for its failure.

It's official -- TweetDeck is going away. But worry not, mobile users, because we've got a few alternatives for both iOS and Android that should help ease your transition from the soon-to-be extinct Twitter client.