Online Fraud: Are Baby ...

New research shows the majority of both Baby Boomers and Millennials are concerned about becoming the victims of online fraud. The study, released exclusively to Mashable , finds 77% of Baby Boomers (ages 55 and older) and 62% of Millennials (ages 18 to 24) are concerned about their...
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Behind the Tweets: New ...

Twitter unveiled a collection of Twitter Stories Monday designed to remind users “of the humanity behind Tweets that make the world smaller.” There are currently just under 20 short vignettes gathered at stories.twitter.com . And these vignettes are indeed short: between 100...
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TapBuy Deals: Mobile Sh...

The future may be mobile, but trying to shop at an online retailer from your phone is often a surefire way to get a headache. Sure, online stores are now much better about offering mobile-optimized sites than they were a few years ago — but even then, plugging in your credit card...
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What Does 7 Billion Peo...

Today, we woke up to the discomfiting news that there are now 7 billion people inhabiting Earth. Seems like just yesterday there were only six billion. It’s an important milestone for the world and one big enough that, like most other major events and activities, has its own app:...
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China Drives Strong Sal...

HTC recorded substantial increases in profit and revenue in its third quarter earnings report Monday, citing accelerated sales growth in China as one of the reasons for its success. Profits amounted to $624.6 million, up 68% from the same period a year ago and 7% from the previous...
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Social Travel Planning ...

Social travel sharing/planning website Gtrot.com (short for ‘globetrotting’) is debuting a personalized city discovery service that aggregates travel recommendations from friends’ social network updates into an interactive grid. Founded by Brittany Laughlin and Zachary Smith, Gtrot...
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The Nexus One Isn’t I...

We’re all ready to get a hefty helping of Ice Cream Sandwich , but some may wait longer than others. HTC is still firmly on the fence about details, while Motorola has promised Android 4.0 to the Droid RAZR in the first half of 2012. Meanwhile, Nexus handset owners will be on a...
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Keen On… Chris DeWolf...

There is always an element of the confessional about interviewing people, but I really felt like a priest when I interviewed MySpace co-founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe earlier this week. DeWolfe was keynoting San Francisco’s FailCon conference and our conversation naturally focused on...
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Search Site Loku Levera...

Local search site Loku launches in public beta today, with the aim of helping people quickly find out more about the environs around them — using the vast repository of location-based information available. Instead of making the user pour through crowdsourced information, Loku uses...
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Confessions Of A Tunisi...

Editor’s note: C ontributor Mouna El Mokhtari is a French journalist and editor in chief of Webdorado .  Below is her translation of an exclusive interview she conducted with Tunisian hacktivist K3vin Mitchnik .  You can follow her @mooouna Today, Tunisia is holding its first...
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