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Even though more companies are regulating social networking sites, employees are finding ways around security blocks, according to a new survey from Trend Micro.
The survey included 1,600 users in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan, found globally social networking at work increased from 19 percent in 2008 to 24 percent in 2010. The highest increase …

Facebook has partnered with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) on a safety application for teenagers in the UK.
The application ClickCEOP will appear on a user’s profile page when they add or bookmark it, allowing teens to report suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
"By adding this application, Facebook users will have direct access …

Twitter advertising is becoming big business, and not just for Twitter. As Twitter works on building its Promoted Tweets feature and sells sponsored Trending Topics spots, other companies are finding their own ways of capitalizing on the Twitter buzz. TwitVid, a popular social video platform has announced SocialAds, a stand-alone video ad network, aimed at …

Millennials are expected to make online sharing a lifelong habit, according to new research from Pew Internet and Elon University.
In an online survey of 895 technology stakeholders and critics, 67 percent agreed with the following statement:
"By 2020, members of Generation Y (today’s "digital natives") will continue to be ambient broadcasters who disclose a great …

NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut T.J. Creamer at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 29.
The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington.
While in space, Creamer set up the International Space Station’s live Internet connection. He posted …