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London Olympics Restrict Volunteers Twitter and Facebook Use (Mashable)

Mashable – London 2012 Olympic volunteers have been banned from posting updates and photos to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. The London Organizing Committee announced Friday that Games Makers, the 70,000 person volunteer squad, cannot post their roles, locations, or details about the athletes and other VIPs online. “We understand that many of our Games Makers will want to use social media to share their exciting experiences at London 2012 with their friends and family,” a spokesman told Reuters

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Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time (AP)

AP – Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet’s most lucrative market.

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Syrian authorities arrest woman blogger (Reuters)

Reuters – Syrian authorities arrested a blogger on Sunday who was traveling to Jordan to attend a conference on freedom of the press in the region, her friends said.

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17 Web Resources for Improving Your Design Skills (Mashable)

Mashable – Mollie Vandor is the Associate Product Manager at Cooking.com. Prior to that, she helped launch Ranker.com, where she served as the Product Manager, amongst many other roles.

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17 Web Resources for Improving Your Design Skills
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