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Trust looks at rare but horrendous case of online predation

April 1, 2011

The movie trust, which comes out on April 1st, is a dramatic and compelling look into the life of a family touched by an Internet predator. For a trailer and my review at CNET News, […]

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Google must like Facebook’s “Like” button cause its new +1 is similar

March 31, 2011

  Google has an experimental feature called +1 that you can add to your search results. Once its configured, you’ll see an icon next to your search listings. If you click on the +1 icon […]

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Good advice from Pediatrics report but is there really such a thing as Facebook Depression?

March 28, 2011

The American Academy of Pediatrics is out with its Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families that has some great advice for parents about how to raise kids in the age of […]

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Time to change how we pay for premium video content

March 28, 2011

by Larry Magid Showtime last week announced it will stop allowing Netflix to stream some of its current shows, such as “Dexter” and “Californication.” According to the Los Angeles Times, “Showtime decided to clamp down […]

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Color app pictures people around you, but what about privacy?

March 23, 2011

A new iPhone and Android app called Color (for more go to color.com) makes it possible to take photos of people around you and see all of their photos. It’s an interesting type of social […]

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New York Times to Charge for Internet Access (links)

March 17, 2011

Readers will get 20 articles a month for free. Then it will be “$15 every four weeks for access to the Web site and a mobile phone app, $20 for Web access and an iPad app or […]

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X220 is an Excellent Lightweight Laptop

March 16, 2011

At the All Things Digital conference last June, I had a chance to question Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about when Windows laptops would be able to compete with the iPad when it comes to battery […]

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Beware of Quake/Tsunami Charity Scams

March 12, 2011

After a major disaster like the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, millions of people go online to find out how they can help. But, sadly, scam artists also go online to try to take advantage of […]

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iPad 2 Video of First Silicon Valley iPad 2 Buyers

March 11, 2011

People were lined up around the block at the Apple store in Palo Alto, California to be among the first to buy the new iPad 2. I didn’t count heads but there were certainly hundreds […]

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The Energizer Bunny of Laptops: Lenovo X220 Keeps Going and Going

March 9, 2011

The Lenovo ThinkPad X220, which will be available in April as both a standard notebook PC and as a convertible PC/Tablet, boasts an amazing 24 hours of battery life with an add-on external battery pack […]

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