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With Help From Bieber, Matt Lauer Gets 40,000 Twitter Followers

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With Help From Bieber, Matt Lauer Gets 40,000 Twitter Followers
What Happens to Your YouTube Videos When You Die?
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With Help From Bieber, Matt Lauer Gets 40,000 Twitter Followers
9:46:12 AMStan Schroeder
Justin Bieber just asked his Twitter followers to follow Matt Lauer, the host of NBC's The Today Show. The result? Lauer has gotten more than 40,000 followers in 15 minutes, adding approximately 2,000 followers per minute. Lauer only follows one...



Social Integration Adds a New Twist to Olympians' Stories
9:00:04 AMSam Laird
When Universal Sports and BP present a series of original webisodes highlighting the personal stories of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls over the coming weeks, fans won't just be treated to the videos. They'll also be able to follow the athletes'...



What Happens to Your YouTube Videos When You Die?
1:06:31 AMThe Daily Dot
It used to be that your social media presence was a de facto memorial online after your passing, but on YouTube, that digital cemetery space might not be as secure as previously thought. Not everything lives forever on the Internet, apparently....



Is Social Media Destroying Real-World Relationships? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:50 PMSam Laird
There's no doubt social media enables us to organize our real-world relationships, and even meet new people outside the digital realm -- both of which can be great, life-enhancing things. But could social networking have an adverse effect on our...



How to Make Your Facebook Feed Simpler, Sexier [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:08 PMEmily Price
A new site called Octofeed is looking to make reading your Facebook feed a little easier by reducing what you see on it. The product of programmer David Chin Yee and his wife Jennifer Puno, the site simplifies your traditional Facebook...



YouTube Changes Design for Some Users [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 9:21 PMKate Freeman
Does your YouTube homescreen look a little different Thursday? That's because Google is testing out a design of the site that focuses more on categories. Only a very small number of users can see this temporary version, for which YouTube is...



Reporter Put on Leave After Refusing to Remove Facebook Post
Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:51 PMSarah Kessler
After reporter Barrett Tryon posted a link to an article on his personal Facebook Timeline, his boss told him it violated the company's social media policy. Tryon refused to remove it, sparking a whole conversation about the legality of social...



Kickstarter Project Forms a Band Through YouTube
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:06 PMChristine Erickson
YouTube has become a vital platform for emerging musicians, supporting and amplifying talented individuals more than they might have been along traditional routes of the music industry. Musician Cobus Potgieter has received more than 100 million...



Egyptian Court Dissolves Parliament, Sparks Chaos, Coup Accusations
Thursday, June 14, 2012 4:30 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court sparked a new wave of chaos and disorder in the country on Thursday by dissolving Parliament and giving a green light to the presidential aspirations of ousted president Hosnai Mubark's former prime minister....



Paralyzed Stroke Victim Sends His First Tweet [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:32 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
Tony Nicklinson suffered a life-altering stroke seven years ago that left him unable to move his body. His mind, however, remained perfectly healthy. He's been able to communicate using a sophisticated computer that tracks his eye movements to...



 
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