Why Ian McKellen Says Using Facebook Is Like Coming Out Of The Closet

One big difference between Ian McKellen and his “Mr. Holmes” co-star Laura Linney is that while Linney doesn’t use social media, McKellen has developed quite the online presence — and it reminds him of coming out of the closet. “[On Facebook] a lot of people follow things that I do and want to talk about, so I feel I’ve gotten

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How To Use Twitter To Find A Job

Sarah Alvarez got her first job after tweeting about Nutella. She was studying abroad in France in 2012 when she saw that Shout PR, a retail and lifestyle marketing firm, had blogged and tweeted about a healthier alternative to the beloved hazelnut spread. Alvarez tweeted about the article and thanked the firm for posting it, and she later mentioned that

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Actually, Teens Are Still Using Facebook

Facebook’s grip on teens may be loosening, but it’s still their favorite social network — for now. A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that teens are “diversifying” their social media platform use, with the vast majority using more than one social network to communicate with friends, post pictures, share memes and so on. However, Facebook remains

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6 In U.S. Charged For Using Facebook, PayPal To Aid Terrorists

CHICAGO (AP) — Six Bosnian immigrants accused of sending money and military equipment to extremist groups in Syria used Facebook, PayPal and other readily available services to communicate and transfer funds, according to a federal indictment. All are charged with conspiring to provide and providing material support to groups designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations, including the Islamic

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Researchers Use Twitter To Track Heart Disease

By Tom Jacobs Why does one community have higher levels of heart disease than another? Some of the reasons are obvious, such as income and education levels or local eating and exercise norms. But as epidemiologists have long argued, other likely factors are more ephemeral. Among them: how angry or content the residents tend to feel, and whether the environment

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