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NKorea's Twitter account hacked amid tension

NKorea's Twitter account hacked amid tension
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th
By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North's Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that

WA House Panel OKs Safeguarding Facebook Passwords

WA House Panel OKs Safeguarding Facebook Passwords
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th
SEATTLE (AP) - An amendment that would have allowed bosses to ask for a worker's Facebook or other social media password during company investigations has been withdrawn for now. The provision was proposed on Tuesday for a Senate bill that safeguards social network passwords of workers and job

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc. can sue Facebook Inc. over allegations that it violated the smaller firm's trademark on the word "timeline," a federal judge ruled. Timelines launched a website called Timelines.com in 2009 that enables users to track

Tweet about 'Daily Show' boomerangs on US Embassy

Tweet about 'Daily Show' boomerangs on US Embassy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Yikes! It seems "The Daily Show" and diplomacy don't mix. That's the lesson the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is learning the hard way after being rebuked by both the Egyptian government and the State Department for causing an international incident

TV or reality? Lines blur after death of show star

TV or reality? Lines blur after death of show star
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd
By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Shain Gandee died doing precisely what made him the star of MTV's "BUCKWILD" reality show: tearing through mudholes in his truck, taking chances most others wouldn't, living free and reckless. MTV has not said whether cameras were rolling the night

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc. can sue Facebook Inc. over allegations that it violated the smaller firm's trademark on the word "timeline," a federal judge ruled. Timelines launched a website called Timelines.com in 2009 that enables users to track

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'

Judge: Firm can sue Facebook over 'timeline'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc. can sue Facebook Inc. over allegations that it violated the smaller firm's trademark on the word "timeline," a federal judge ruled. Timelines launched a website called Timelines.com in 2009 that enables users to track

SEC gives companies OK to use social media

SEC gives companies OK to use social media
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission will allow public companies to make significant announcements on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites provided they alert investors which sites they intend to use. The decision announced Tuesday

SEC gives companies OK to use social media

SEC gives companies OK to use social media
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission will allow public companies to make significant announcements on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites provided they alert investors which sites they intend to use. The decision announced Tuesday

Assault Leaves WSU Professor Fighting For His Life

Assault Leaves WSU Professor Fighting For His Life
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 1st