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Half of American Adults Use Social Networks, says Pew Survey

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August 27, 2011
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Half of American Adults Use Social Networks, says Pew Survey Sixty-five percent of adult Internet users are active on social networks, up from 61 percent a year ago. The biggest boom is among ages 50 to 64.
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Sneak Peek at Windows 8 Tablet Apps First ever images of Windows 8 tablet apps have surfaced showing a similar simple, clean, and modern design aesthetic seen on Windows Phone 7.
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Twitter Missives Stalking or Free Speech? A lawsuit asks whether a public message on Twitter is the same as speaking publicly from a soapbox, or a more direct form of communication (and threat).
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Top Three Steve Jobs Speeches Steve Jobs is a master of keynotes, commencement speeches, and product announcements. Here are three of his most memorable talks.
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Hurricane Irene: Last-Minute Survival Tips for Small Businesses As Irene barrels toward the East Coast it's a bit late to make continuity and disaster recovery plans, but these tips may help keep your business going or get it back up quickly later.
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Video Game in Film Foretells Advanced Bionic Bodies Deux Ex: Human Revolution features character Adam Jensen, who uses biometric body parts such as Terminator eyes that add situational data to vision or super-strong arms that double as weapons.
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Razer's New Blade Proves That Gaming Laptops Can Be Thin, Light, Sexy The Blade gaming laptop by Razer weight less than 7 pounds, is less than 1-inch thick, and has the latest Intel processor and an LCD multitouch trackpad.
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How to Protect Yourself, Your Tech, and Your Data When a Hurricane Blows Into Town When a major disaster like Hurricane Irene hits, you need to think about protecting your loved ones, your tech gear, and your data. Here are 14 apps, tips, and sites to help you.
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Hurricane Irene Inspires Phishing Scams The Department of Homeland Security warns about storm-related phishing attacks and other malicious cyberactivity.
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Verizon Passes on Galaxy S II The Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone will be introduced on other major carriers next week, but Verizon talks up its existing Android selection.
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What Will Zelda on the Wii U Play Like? Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma hints at some of the innovations he wants to bring to the table for Zelda on the Wii U.
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China Yanks Video That Leaked Hacking Tool The state-run China Central Television network has yanked a video that inadvertently included a short clip of a cyber-attack tool targeting Falun Gong websites.
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Google+ Adds 'ignore' Option The social networking site provides an alternative to completely blocking a sometimes annoying Google Circle buddy.
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7 Ways Tim Cooks Apple Can Serve Small Business Better With the new CEO's focus on the business side of things, theres an opportunity for small businesses to get some much-needed attention from Apple.
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20 Great Games for $10 or Less If you're on a budget, this handy list of high-quality games is exactly what you need.
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Amazon's Tablet to Be 'Hundreds Less' Than iPad If the price is right, it will sell--and it looks like Amazon is taking this philosophy very seriously.
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Google's War Against Scraper Sites Continues The search engine is again tweaking its algorithm and asking for readers' help identifying material lifted and repackaged from its site of origin.
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3D TV: You Get What You Pay For These days, 3D TVs come in all shapes, sizes, and prices. We tested three sets to discover the difference between expensive and entry-level.
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Want a Faster Firefox? Pale Moon 6.0 Can Help Tests using this free, Firefox-based browser for Windows have found performance improvements of as much as 10 percent.
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MLG Raleigh: Streaming Survival Guide Major League Gaming is hosting a don't-miss-this pro gaming event in Raleigh, NC this weekend. Here are a few tips to help you stay on top of the streams.
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Half of American Adults Use Social Networks, says Pew Survey Sixty-five percent of adult Internet users are active on social networks, up from 61 percent a year ago. The biggest boom is among ages 50 to 64.
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Sneak Peek at Windows 8 Tablet Apps First ever images of Windows 8 tablet apps have surfaced showing a similar simple, clean, and modern design aesthetic seen on Windows Phone 7.
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