WhatsApp, Facebook And Other Messaging Services May Soon Be Banned In The UK

It’s no secret that terrorist groups know how to use technology. A March headline from The New York Times points toward the Islamic State’s adeptness at Twitter, and 16 people were arrested in Belgium last month after incriminating messages were sent through WhatsApp. Al Qaeda, al-Shabab and the Taliban all have an active web presence, a troubling notion when you

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Why Twitter Should Be Your New Weight Loss Coach

You might think Twitter is just a place to complain about the news and impress your friends with pithy jokes, but if you’re looking to lose weight, it could also be a source of support and drive. According to the analytics team at Twitter, an average of 15,000 tweets about weight loss alone are posted each day. And the majority

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It’s Time For Your Doctor To Get On Social Media

We communicate with our friends, our families and our coworkers via email and Facebook, and apparently, most Americans also wish that they could keep in touch with their health care providers this way. A national survey of 2,252 pharmacy customers conducted by Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health highlights the gap between what patients want from their health

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Twitter CEO Steps Down

Jack is back at Twitter. The company announced Thursday that embattled CEO Dick Costolo will step down. Chairman Jack Dorsey, the social network’s co-founder and former chief executive, will serve as interim CEO, starting July 1. Costolo will remain on the board. “There is no one better than Jack Dorsey to lead Twitter during this transition,” Costolo said in a

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House Rep Says Congress Uses Tech Like The DMV, But Should Be Like Uber

Interacting with Congress has more in common with going to the DMV than opening an Uber app. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa.) thinks that’s a problem. The chair of the House Republican Conference told the 2015 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City on Friday that the Congress of the future will embrace technology the same way the private sector

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