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Facebook privacy: How to check and hide your old messages
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Enlarge textThe world’s most popular social media site may not be leaking your private messages, but your old wall posts could be revealing more personal information about you than you would like.
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Mitt Romney wants to be your Facebook friend. As the US election nears the home stretch, the Republican candidate is making a last-ditch effort to get more fans on the social media site.
US Election: Can Twitter and Facebook influence voters?
How influential are social media updates? A new study claims to have found the most convincing evidence yet that status updates can affect political beliefs and voting behaviour.
Fake: Claims Samsung paid Apple fine in 5-cent coins
It would have been the ultimate payback, if only it were true.
The article as it appeared on a technology website this week.
Michelle Obama wins spousal speech fight
If US elections could be won by the heat generated on Twitter when candidates’ wives take the stage, then Michelle Obama has secured her husband a second term in the White House.
Pollies enter war of words on Twitter
Wayne Swan and Joe Hockey sure are a couple of twits. The Treasurer and his Shadow in opposition spent the morning slinging insults at each other in less than 140 characters.
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