5:51 AM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
Microsoft is testing a targeted social network called
So.cl (pronounced "social") on three college campuses.
So.cl is currently only available to students interested in social media at the University of Washington, Syracuse University, and New York University. The network is built off of Bing's API and, as described by Microsoft, works as "a research experiment for students focused on combining web browsing, search, and social networking for the purposes of learning."
The move is telling in that Microsoft is choosing not to go head-to-head with the big three of
Facebook,
Twitter and
Google Plus in social networking and is instead taking an approach that targets a very specific niche. Other companies like
Yammer and
SalesForce have also given up on creating big, all-encompassing social networks and are instead focusing on niche and enterprise markets.
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7:55 PM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
The votes have been cast, the results have been tallied and the death of Osama bin Laden has been named the top news story of 2011 according to AOL’s “11 Days That Shaped 2011″ challenge. Organized in chronological order, Osama bin Laden’s death was sixth option on the site.
The site was created as a way to sum up the year in news based on shares, engagement and impact on the AOL website and its media partners, including The Huffington Post, Engadget and more.
Viewers were asked to vote for which news event they felt was the most important in 2011.
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7:21 PM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
The leaked
subpoena sent to Twitter this month by the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office in Boston is causing some
hoopla on the web and raising the issue of law enforcement’s access to online personal data.
On Dec. 14, the D.A.’s Office issued a subpoena to Twitter in order to access the account information of two users who tweeted a list of personal information they allegedly obtained by hacking into the Boston Police Patrolmens’ Association. The hackers stole identifying information and Tweeted it to followers. The subpoena requests “available subscriber information, for the account or accounts associated with the following information, including IP address logs for account creation.”
In the subpoena, assistant D.A. Benjamin A. Goldberger requests that the investigation be kept from the Twitter users as to not impede the ongoing investigation. But the information was leaked. We reached out to Twitter for comment, but have yet to hear back.
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12:36 AM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
The ever-changing technology industry is a hard market to keep up with. Today, electronic devices like smartphones and tablets are so advanced they can do just about anything but read you a bedtime story (there’s actually probably an app for that) and they are only getting more sophisticated as developers discover more and more ways to simplify our lives with the help of each mobile device.
I thought I’d seen it all when I read about the
robot that will fetch you a beer from your refrigerator, but this one might take the cake.
Earlier this week, the Huffington Post (
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solar powered bikini that can charge your gadgets, that is sure to have tech geeks everywhere running from behind their computer screens and heading to the beach.
For all you ladies out there who have a hard time balancing working on your tan and keeping up with the latest electronics, an American designer has come up with just the solution for you.
The Solar Bikini was designed by Andrew Schneider of Brooklyn, NY and uses the sun’s rays to power iPods, iPhones and any other gadget with a USB connector.
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12:28 AM
Reporter:
Rai Sajid
This week the whole world is caught up in Rep. Anthony Weiner's
sexting/Twitter scandal. In other recent political meltdowns, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Edwards both fathered children with women other than their wives. It's pretty hard for them to deny cheating. But what do we make of Rep. Weiner? Most of us would agree that his behavior is inappropriate at best. I'm not aware of who exactly he was in contact with or for how long – my guess is more information will continue to surface. But did he actually "cheat" on his wife? Should he lose his job and marriage because he had the extremely poor judgment to send explicit photos and texts like a haphazard teenager?
GALLERY: Out of character
The truth is, technology is moving so fast that many couples have never even discussed ground rules of what's OK and what's not with their spouses when it comes to behavior online. The case of Rep. Weiner is a good opportunity for couples to learn from his experience and to initiate a discussion with their significant others about where each one personally draws the line in terms of cheating.
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