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To tweet or not to tweet; a pro athlete's dilemma
8:00 AM on 09/11/2009
VIDEO - Twitter is changing the way sports news is broken. NBA guard Allen Iverson has bypassed mainstream media outlets and informed his fans directly that he was...
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"White flight" from social media sites
8:43 AM on 09/02/2009
OPINION - Whatever ever happened to MySpace? It used to be such a nice online community--until "they" started logging on with their loud music embeds, flashy backgrounds, and slang-filled comment posts...
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The new push to close the digital divide
9:24 AM on 08/07/2009
Ferman Fletcher is a full-time carpenter dreaming of a life in music. But this resident of Washington, D.C. never thought he could make a serious go as a musician - that is, until he took a computer-training course and discovered overwhelming opportunities on the Internet. As Fletcher learned to navigate...
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The fight for civil rights goes digital
6:13 AM on 07/21/2009
The NAACP announced during its convention last week that it has joined the online revolution with its new effort to address the problem of unreported cases of police brutality. Its new Rapid Response System (RSS) was launched July 6, allowing users to report police abuse by sending text messages, emails...
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Sainthood sought for African-American priest
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cardinal Francis George says the nation's first known black Roman Catholic priest should become a saint...
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