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Everybody’s favorite vlog app, TouchCast, is now Instagram-ized

TouchCast for iPad is pretty much every on-the-go Web video-maker's dream app. Learn more as we test its newest feature that taps into your Instagram feed.
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The 6 worst things you can do on Instagram

Want to know how to lose friends and evade followers on Instagram? Well the Internet decided these six things will you get you exactly that.
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10 Instagram accounts that reveal what happens on the sets of your favorite shows

If you're a regular couch potato and Instagram user, you need to follow these actors and actresses that occasionally post behind-the-scene photos on set.
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Want to know what data Facebook has on you? A primer on what you get and how to get it

Want to know exactly what Facebook knows about you? Here's everything you need to know about your data, as well as how to request and download it.
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These are the 4 types of people who will buy the gold iPhone

We searched and found them: The people who are totally serious about buying the gold iPhone.
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Consider yourselves warned: I found out exactly how annoying Facebook Shared Albums can be

I created a Facebook Shared Album so that my friends and I can share photos from our Jason Mraz pilgrimage. The issues I ran into make me sort of regret it.

Facebook reveals we upload a whopping 350 million photos to the network daily

If you still have doubts about how addicted you are to Facebook, these numbers should convince you.
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Everything you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to get the globe online

Don't want to read the 70 page white paper detailing these plans? Here are the 6 things you need to know.
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Watch out, Grumpy Cat! These are the newly famous felines ready to steal your spotlight

Could one of these felines be the new Grumpy Cat? Only time - and Instagram - will tell!
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Google Reader mourners, rejoice! The RSS feeder is back… sort of

Google has brought back the Feed option for Alerts, so you don't have to worry about your email being monopolized by Web search results anymore.
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Judge Miley Cyrus all you want, but a study claims listening to her music makes you smarter

Better stop criticizing Miley Cyrus for her poor choices - a study has found that her songs can improve brain abilities... crank up 'Wrecking Ball,' everybody!

This casket streams Spotify so you can keep on shuffling into the afterlife

You don't have to say goodbye to your beloved music playlists when you die... you can listen to it six feet under the ground.
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7 surprising selfies that prove we’re all human

Selfies are annoying, sure - but these ones might surprise you.

This unintentionally racist app wants to show you where the nicer side of town is

It's important to know where you can go without running into...trouble. But is a site called GhettoTracker really the appropriate solution?
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Instagram obsessives, hear this: The #AntiSelfieMovement has begun

Sick of selfies? Well good news! You can now turn your hate into activism.
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How Boootube turns YouTube’s trash into cringe-inducing treasure

Boootube is a site that collects all the YouTube videos that have garnered more down-votes than up-votes...and you know you want to see what made the cut.

Snapchat deems it acceptable for you to have more best friends

If you habitually send snaps to more than three people at a time, there's a secret code you can use to increase your number of featured friends.

Will a treadmill-powered Internet connection really end your exercise procrastination?

A programmer attempts to solve his lack of exercise momentum by hooking up a treadmill to the one thing he can't live without: his computer.

All your tweets are now on Topsy: Twitter analytics service indexes every tweet ever sent

Social analytics tool Topsy now indexes Twitter in its entirety and allows users to look up their earliest tweets since 2006.
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How to be an effective couch potato and binge-watch this Labor Day

Got the day off? Grab a computer or other web-enabled streaming device and hit up these shows.
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This app makes songs out of selfies – so we found out what our faces sound like

Ever wonder what sound your face would make? This app can tell you.
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Facebook clarifies how ads are using your data

Facebook has released two legal documents that have undergone major edits to ensure that people know exactly what the social network can do with user data.

Facebook identity fraud is up and you need to be careful

A stranger hacking into your Facebook account pretending to be you is inevitable, thanks to the willingness of most users to divulge personal info.

Twitter updates conversations format so that you can actually follow them

Twitter's newest update will make your feed perusal a less harrowing experience.

Facebook keeps gift-giving digital, pulls out physical goods from online store

If you want to get a friend a present via Facebook's Gifts, you will have to get the digital kind since physical goods are no longer on the table.

If you want to really quit Facebook, you’ll have to resort to self-electrocution

Quitting Facebook is often an exercise in futility, but there might be a way to literally shock the habit out of you. Are we really that hopeless?

The company you’re keeping on Facebook could affect your credit score

Need a loan? You may want to take a quick look at your Facebook account. If any of your contacts are delinquent debt payers, your application may be doomed.
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Finding a needle in a haystack: These are the worst types of selfies

OK we won't stop you from doing the most natural thing in the world - taking a photo of yourself, what else? You should avoid posting these, though. Please.
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Want to get fired? Apparently these people publicly using the #ihatemyjob hashtag do

Anybody with a full-time job is bound to have an off-day. That doesn't mean you should vent online about how much #worksucks, though. You might get #fired.

Hands on with PRSM, the PRISM parody platform – the scariest, truest satire out there

When it comes to divulging personal information, is Facebook no longer cutting it for you? Good news! PRISM will let you redefine the word 'oversharing'.
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Tweeting for rides? Here’s how to digitally find a driver without getting kidnapped

Recent reports say that young adults are way too comfortable bumming a ride from strangers on the Internet. They need to know that ridesharing apps exist.

Twitter is a treasure trove of terrorist activity, says the U.S. military

According to a new report, the U.S. government thinks Twitter is a breeding ground for terrorist conversation.
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All the obvious places you shouldn’t use Instagram

A woman was recently fired for Instagramming pictures of the kids she babysat... obviously.
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Here’s why you need to be watching the YouTube breakout hit series ‘MyMusic’

If you don't know about MyMusic, then consider this a primer on why you should be hooked.