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Twitter’s new censorship rules face opposition (Reuters)

Reuters – It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA.

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Twitter’s new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)

AP – Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

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FarmVille for Change: New York Times Columnist to Launch Social Game (Mashable)

Mashable – New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has been one of mainstream journalism’s most eager adopters of Internet tools. The Pulitzer Prize winner has a sterling reputation as a human rights reporter, and is a major proponent of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

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4 Ways Small Business Websites Can Drive More Sales (Mashable)

Mashable – Aaron Sperling is CEO and co-founder of vFlyer, which provides online marketing solutions for small businesses and independent service providers. You can follow Aaron and his team on their Facebook page, Twitter and on the company blog.

 A scenario: You envision a phenomenal idea, put all of the necessary pieces into place, and now run your own successful business. You’ve got a functioning website, but you’re struggling with 60% bounce rates, and users don’t seem to be completing the necessary conversion processes.

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Twitter Hardens Tweets With Android Security Acquisition (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Twitter is showing its followers that it cares about security with its latest acquisition. The micro-blogging service just scooped up Whisper Systems, a small mobile-security software development start-up

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Some FiOS Customers Can Trade in Set-Box for XBox (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – In a move that may get more people in new markets signed up for Verizon’s FiOS Internet and TV services, the communications giant has announced a way for premium users of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 to access 26 FiOS channels.

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Castro’s daughter, blogger in Twitter spat (AP)

AP – Raul Castro’s daughter and an anti-government Cuban blogger have engaged in a prickly back-and-forth on Twitter, which has a small but growing presence on the island despite scarce Internet connectivity.

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Seven charged in alleged Internet ad fraud scam (Reuters)

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Internet firms co-opted for surveillance: experts (Reuters)

Reuters – Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week.

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Twitter and Microsoft Hammering Out Bing Integration (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Both companies are at the negotiating table to determine the future of Twitter integration into the Bing search engine.

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