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Are You Addicted to Twitter?

The number of people becoming addicted to Twitter is so prevalent that researchers have coined the name social media addiction disorder. Naomi Karten looks at the criteria used to determine whether or not you are addicted to this ever-present social media platform.

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Naomi Karten
Majority of Election-Related Tweets Are Likely to Go Unseen

As the 2012 presidential election comes to a close, the use of Twitter and other social media platforms by casual observers—and even the candidates themselves—is at all time high. Will usage be so high that the platforms will be relatively useless due to information overload?

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Noel Wurst
Urging of Social Media Heeded in Hurricane Sandy’s Wake

As Hurricane Sandy tore its way up the East Coast, many people turned to social media platforms to post pictures, updates, and statuses to the world around them. The U.S. government suggested doing this as the storm approached and spread their message through the same channels.

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Noel Wurst
Making the Environment Pay for the Internet

The world's largest companies have built massive data centers that use—and waste—an unbelievable amount of electricity. What steps are being taken to reduce the energy usage of these companies without disrupting the constant service that we've all come to rely on?

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Noel Wurst
Summer Software Hacking Roundup

Just when you thought that this would be another lazy summer, early August bestowed upon us some serious hacks that affected the national media and a prominent tech writer. What both of these cases have in common is the absolute need for businesses to keep their technology updated.

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Jonathan Vanian
The Week in Major Software Bugs

It’s another end of the work-week over here at TechWell and what better way to celebrate the upcoming weekend than by taking a look at the major software glitches and errors that recently took place.

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Jonathan Vanian
Twitter Admits to Software Bug

Twitterers around the world may be booking appointments with their therapists after Twitter officially admitted that there is a software bug that causes people to drop people they may have recently followed.

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Wayne Middleton