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As Google+ nears 3rd anniversary, where does it go from here?
With Google's social network coming up on its third anniversary, industry analysts are wondering if the company is rethinking Google+ and where it goes from here.
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Bad bots on the rise: A look at mobile, social, porn, and spam bots.
From 2012 to 2013, Incapsula, a website security firm focusing on CDN solutions as load balancing, found that bot traffic went from consisting of 51 percent to 61.5 percent of all Internet traffic, a 10.5-percent increase. Thirty-one percent of those bots are malicious, according to data from the report.
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Facebook may lure teen users back with virtual reality promise
With its acquisition of virtual reality gaming company Oculus VR , Facebook may have found a way to lure back younger users to the social network.
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Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data
As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector.
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When tech titans join forces: The verdict on 6 big mergers
Some things go together like peanut butter and jelly. Others are more like peanut butter and motor oil. The joining of tech titans is no different. Here we discuss whether six high-profile mergers have made a tasty combination or a gross one.
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Facebook coughs up $19bn to buy WhatsApp, draw younger users
Facebook may be shelling out $19 billion in cash and stock for the messaging company WhatsApp to stanch the departure of younger users from the social network.
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Facebook at 10: How the social network grew up, and what it should do next
On February 4, 2004, Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg launched TheFacebook.com, a way for college students to seek each other out for friendship, or, you know, whatever.
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Security showdown 2014: And the winner is ...
Free programs will take you only so far in protecting against viruses, malware, ransomware, especially now that phones and tablets are as commonly targeted as PCs. Many suites promise to protect you, but only a few offer comprehensive security with minimal hassle.
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Career Watch: Paying lip service to work/life balance
Personal coach Kelly Walsh says some initiatives with the 'work/life balance' label are actually counterproductive.
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IT: Don't let the CEO wonder what you do all day
If there's no catastrophic system failure or major software deployment to work on, CEOs might wonder what IT does all day. Here's how to make sure your contributions aren't undervalued when things go smoothly.
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Here comes the age of ambient everything
Trends in social, search, mobile, wearable and the Internet of things will alter our perception of reality. Change is in the air, says columnist Mike Elgan.
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As its IPO looms, Twitter faces investor grilling
With its IPO share price now set and its roadshow about to begin, Twitter will soon face some tough questions from potential investors.
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Hackathons for the rest of us
Forget softball games. Hackathons promote togetherness among techies while benefiting the enterprise, and no one gets pitcher's elbow.
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Facebook goes after Twitter and its lock on 'immediacy'
In a new push to compete with Twitter and its lock on immediacy, Facebook took the wraps off two new APIs that enable news organizations to tap into user comments and display them online or on TV in real time.
