http://www.mail.com/subjects/795126-online-social-networking.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/795126-online-social-networking.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2103014-bears-lb-urlacher-announces-retirement.html CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. And what a career it was: —Eight Pro Bowl seasons; —Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 —A trip to the Super Bowl as 2006 NFC champion. And now, it's over. The eight-time Pro Bowler announced his retirement t... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2103014-bears-lb-urlacher-announces-retirement.html 2013-05-22T22:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2101938-judge-seals-affidavit-maine-man-teens-death.html BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's lawyer. Kyle Dube showed no emotion as he made an initial court ap... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2101938-judge-seals-affidavit-maine-man-teens-death.html 2013-05-22T21:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103910-facebook-posts-suit-filed-vets-detention.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists. Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in Richmond o... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103910-facebook-posts-suit-filed-vets-detention.html 2013-05-22T21:21:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2103710-twitter-adds-security-measure-to-logins.html NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides th... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2103710-twitter-adds-security-measure-to-logins.html 2013-05-22T20:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2102178-restaurant-learns-online-reviews-break.html PHOENIX (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who ... Wed, 22 May 2013 09:12:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2102178-restaurant-learns-online-reviews-break.html 2013-05-22T09:12:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101628-biden-jewish-leaders-drove-gay-marriage-changes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and Grace" as examples of what helped changed attitudes on gay marriage. Biden says, quote, "Think — be... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101628-biden-jewish-leaders-drove-gay-marriage-changes.html 2013-05-22T01:22:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2101466-indians-perez-deletes-twitter-account.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments. Perez took down (at)chrisperez54 on Monday, not long after the two-time All-Star gave up a ninth-inning home run to Seattle's Endy Chavez. It was the second straight poor performance by Perez, who allowe... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:08:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2101466-indians-perez-deletes-twitter-account.html 2013-05-21T23:08:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100308-poll-teens-migrating-to-twitter.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researche... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100308-poll-teens-migrating-to-twitter.html 2013-05-21T21:54:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100338-us-envoy-cuba-engages-critics-offline.html HAVANA (AP) — The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders have referred to the Internet as "a wild colt" to be tamed and make access difficult for all but a few. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100338-us-envoy-cuba-engages-critics-offline.html 2013-05-21T17:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099916-eminems-publisher-sues-facebook-song-usage.html DETROIT (AP) — Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem's 2000 song "Under the Influence." The Detroit Free Press (http://on.fre... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099916-eminems-publisher-sues-facebook-song-usage.html 2013-05-21T17:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyo... Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html 2013-05-21T05:08:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html 2013-05-21T00:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098940-yahoo-reboots-flickr-offers-1-terabyte-storage.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again. Yahoo Inc. said at an event in New York City's Times Square on Monday that it is now offering users 1 terabyte of online storage for free. One terabyte is 1,024 gigabytes ... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:36:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098940-yahoo-reboots-flickr-offers-1-terabyte-storage.html 2013-05-20T23:36:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098070-idaho-couple-sun-valley-land-twitter-tussle.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle. Leonard Barshack, who in the 1990s founded the Internet email listing service Bigfoot, is suing Twitter and the Sun Valley Co., demanding they return the handle "SunVa... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098070-idaho-couple-sun-valley-land-twitter-tussle.html 2013-05-20T22:15:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties. Then came t... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html 2013-05-17T21:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092966-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html LONDON (AP) — A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels. A few of the FT's dozens of Twitter feeds and blogs... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092966-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html 2013-05-17T18:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092394-aussie-minister-liked-exposed-teen-pic.html SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. Western Australia Minister for Education Peter Collier said he clicked the "like" button under what he thought was an innocent photo of the then-16-year-o... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092394-aussie-minister-liked-exposed-teen-pic.html 2013-05-17T04:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job marke... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html 2013-05-16T17:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089112-woman-china-police-to-ax-white-house-petition.html BEIJING (AP) — Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it. Last week's run-in with internal security agents turned into an unexpected lesson for the woma... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089112-woman-china-police-to-ax-white-house-petition.html 2013-05-16T01:11:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089080-charges-teen-explosion-fla-school.html A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday. Polk County State Attorney Jerry Hill wrote in a statement that the case against 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot has been dismi... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:05:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089080-charges-teen-explosion-fla-school.html 2013-05-16T01:05:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular. Many of the 41 new features being added to Google Plus beginning Wednesday will draw... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:24:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html 2013-05-15T23:24:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html 2013-05-15T23:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085578-nicole-richie-candid-aol-web-series.html NEW YORK (AP) — As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem. Some examples: "'It's 8:30am & I've already gotten into 5 fights' - thugs, and parents of toddlers." "This therapist is going to be GREAT for me once I stop lying to him." "I'm gonna dress up as an iPhone so m... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:20:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085578-nicole-richie-candid-aol-web-series.html 2013-05-14T20:20:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the country's new leadership to control dissent even as it vows to root out corruption. The moves over the last few days occurr... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html 2013-05-14T10:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082728-linkedin-to-build-impressive-resume.html MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its service as a stepping stone to a more enriching career. As it turns out, the professional networking company's initial ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:10:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082728-linkedin-to-build-impressive-resume.html 2013-05-13T21:10:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080900-china-investigates-top-planning-official-graft.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a powerful economic planning official accused by a prominent journalist of corruption, the latest high-level target of the new leadership's anti-graft drive. The ruling Communist Party's disciplinary agency said in a one-sentence statement on its website that Liu Tienan, deputy head of... Mon, 13 May 2013 06:39:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080900-china-investigates-top-planning-official-graft.html 2013-05-13T06:39:04Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076166-than-mother-shes-your-friend.html Josh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother's "Friend Request" on Facebook before, eventually, "caving in." Today they have an agreement: she'll try not to make embarrassing comments, and he can delete them if she does. "We actually got into some pretty big fights over this," says Knoller, 29. "I love my Mom to dea... Fri, 10 May 2013 08:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076166-than-mother-shes-your-friend.html 2013-05-10T08:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073982-social-media-raises-concern-disney-trademark.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Inc. that is inspired by the holiday. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073982-social-media-raises-concern-disney-trademark.html 2013-05-09T18:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2072084-young-restless-star-jeanne-cooper-dies-84.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to CBS, according to a network spokeswoman. ... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:43:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2072084-young-restless-star-jeanne-cooper-dies-84.html 2013-05-08T22:43:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065566-jurors-deliberate-arias-fate-amid-spectacle.html PHOENIX (AP) — It has become a real-life soap opera watched by people around the world and dozens of fanatics who camp out on a Phoenix sidewalk in the middle of the night to get into the show. One seat even sold for $200. A cable network has set up a stage nearby for daily broadcasts, and the spectacle is routinely among the most heavily trending topics ... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:59:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065566-jurors-deliberate-arias-fate-amid-spectacle.html 2013-05-06T23:59:49Z