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All rights reservedThu, 16 Aug 2012 10:09:26 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-wow-pandaria-trailer-its2012and-140926362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RBQgGmbkaU6Exu5gY.j0Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/wow.69ea8133329.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A screenshot of the new &#039;World of Warcraft&#039; trailer" align="left" title="A screenshot of the new &#039;World of Warcraft&#039; trailer" border="0" /></a>Twitter users are buzzing about the new cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft expansion pack Mists of Pandaria, which hit the web on August 16, and sharing what this year has had in store for them so far.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-wow-pandaria-trailer-its2012and-140926362.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 10:09:26 -0400AFP Relax Newstwitter-index-wow-pandaria-trailer-its2012and-140926362<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-wow-pandaria-trailer-its2012and-140926362.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RBQgGmbkaU6Exu5gY.j0Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/wow.69ea8133329.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A screenshot of the new &#039;World of Warcraft&#039; trailer" align="left" title="A screenshot of the new &#039;World of Warcraft&#039; trailer" border="0" /></a>Twitter users are buzzing about the new cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft expansion pack Mists of Pandaria, which hit the web on August 16, and sharing what this year has had in store for them so far.?</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If his job in the tech industry doesn't work out, Peter Crowley should try psychic reading. The 26-year-old purchased RomneyRyan.com in 2010 after hearing recently-named Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speak. Predicting that Romney was the inevitable GOP frontrunner, he matched them up and bought the site. "I thought Ryan was a good pick at the time; I heard him talk, and he seemed like the type of person who could fit the bill," Crowley told TheWrap on Wednesday. "He was saying the right things. ...http://news.yahoo.com/owner-romneyryan-com-plans-auction-124838664--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 08:48:38 -0400Reutersowner-romneyryan-com-plans-auction-124838664--financeLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Movieclips - a video catalog site that helps studios collect and monetize fan and professional postings on YouTube - has secured $18.5 million in funding and changed its name to Zefr, the company announced Wednesday. The Venice, Calif.-based startup is also adding new content categories, expanding into television, music and sports, after a major cash injection from a third funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. ...http://news.yahoo.com/movieclips-raises-18-5-million-changes-name-zefr-124700028--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 08:47:00 -0400Reutersmovieclips-raises-18-5-million-changes-name-zefr-124700028--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-elvis-presley-flowers-100841880.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vNHJbPvu028eOFwv1W_7IA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_app20020816.3e32a104217.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US rock star Elvis Presley" align="left" title="US rock star Elvis Presley" border="0" /></a>Google+ users are commemorating &quot;The King&quot; by trending Elvis Presley on the anniversary of his death, while others are sharing photos of flowers.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-elvis-presley-flowers-100841880.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 06:08:41 -0400AFP Relax Newsgoogle-trends-elvis-presley-flowers-100841880<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-elvis-presley-flowers-100841880.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vNHJbPvu028eOFwv1W_7IA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_app20020816.3e32a104217.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US rock star Elvis Presley" align="left" title="US rock star Elvis Presley" border="0" /></a>Google+ users are commemorating &quot;The King&quot; by trending Elvis Presley on the anniversary of his death, while others are sharing photos of flowers.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-co-founders-create-online-publishing-075852024.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XCkRDUpZsSpdVp0694tijg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/capture_d_aoe_c.fbabd075602.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="https://medium.com/" align="left" title="https://medium.com/" border="0" /></a>A website launched by Twitter co-founders as a publishing platform for stories, memories and news was open Wednesday to members of the hit one-to-many text messaging service.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-co-founders-create-online-publishing-075852024.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 03:58:52 -0400AFP Relax Newstwitter-co-founders-create-online-publishing-075852024<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-co-founders-create-online-publishing-075852024.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XCkRDUpZsSpdVp0694tijg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/capture_d_aoe_c.fbabd075602.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="https://medium.com/" align="left" title="https://medium.com/" border="0" /></a>A website launched by Twitter co-founders as a publishing platform for stories, memories and news was open Wednesday to members of the hit one-to-many text messaging service.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - MTV on Wednesday launched the public beta for Artists.MTV, a new online hub for musicians to connect with their fans through interviews, music and social media. The site - designed to be a newer, upgraded version of Myspace with pages for artists famous and unknown - was first announced by the network in March, at South by Southwest. A private beta for artists and fans has been live over the summer. The network will launch mobile apps in the coming months. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mtv-launches-myspace-hub-artists-mtv-212203858.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 17:22:03 -0400Reutersmtv-launches-myspace-hub-artists-mtv-212203858<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-beats-bieber-klout-score-admits-real-051436335--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W4gYcb1h2dzt8IHk7AjGHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-15T053151Z_1_CBRE87E0FD500_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama smiles during campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama smiles during campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Until recently, Justin Bieber was more influential than Barack Obama -- at least in the world of Klout, the controversial Web startup that claims to measure people&#039;s online influence using an algorithm. Not anymore. Klout said it has overhauled its website and rejigged its algorithms, mostly by pulling in data from Wikipedia entries, to better reflect a person&#039;s status in the real world. The move toward calculating offline influence is a tricky but expected step for a company that divides opinion, and gets tongues wagging, like practically no other in Silicon Valley. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-beats-bieber-klout-score-admits-real-051436335--sector.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:47:27 -0400Reutersobama-finally-beats-bieber-klout-score-admits-real-051436335--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-beats-bieber-klout-score-admits-real-051436335--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W4gYcb1h2dzt8IHk7AjGHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-15T053151Z_1_CBRE87E0FD500_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama smiles during campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama smiles during campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Until recently, Justin Bieber was more influential than Barack Obama -- at least in the world of Klout, the controversial Web startup that claims to measure people&#039;s online influence using an algorithm. Not anymore. Klout said it has overhauled its website and rejigged its algorithms, mostly by pulling in data from Wikipedia entries, to better reflect a person&#039;s status in the real world. The move toward calculating offline influence is a tricky but expected step for a company that divides opinion, and gets tongues wagging, like practically no other in Silicon Valley. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Corrects spelling of Procter & Gamble in 3rd and 7th paras) TORONTO (Reuters) - Athletes captured the spotlight at the 2012 Summer Games but a social marketing web app helped companies score gold with consumers during what has been dubbed as the first social media Olympics. Wildfire, the social media management web software recently bought by Google and used by 16,000 companies worldwide, enabled firms to create Olympics promotions and campaigns on social platforms and track fan growth and engagement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/corrected-companies-score-gold-2012-olympics-141520218--spt.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:15:20 -0400Reuterscorrected-companies-score-gold-2012-olympics-141520218--spt(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, China's biggest Internet company by revenue, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose by its fastest pace in a year as sales got a boost from its online games segment despite a slowing Chinese economy. Tencent and its rivals have been rapidly expanding in Internet segments such as media and e-commerce to tap fresh revenue streams, heating up the battle to draw users to their platforms. In the online games business, which generates about half of its overall revenue, Tencent last month linked up with Activision Blizzard to bring "Call of Duty" to China. ...http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tencent-logs-q2-profit-jump-online-games-094335007--sector.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 05:43:35 -0400Reuterschinas-tencent-logs-q2-profit-jump-online-games-094335007--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/charlie-sheen-returns-twitter-plugs-anger-management-212157635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hima336VjmzuFe8l5SKiaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T212157Z_1_CBRE87D1ND200_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-CHARLIESHEEN-TWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Charlie Sheen from the FX show &quot;Anger Management&quot; takes part in a panel discussion at the FX Networks session of the 2012 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California" align="left" title="Actor Charlie Sheen from the FX show &quot;Anger Management&quot; takes part in a panel discussion at the FX Networks session of the 2012 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Breaking an agonizing silence, Charlie Sheen has returned to Twitter after a month-long absence. But don&#039;t look for any proclamations regarding tiger blood, ? la last March, when he first signed onto the social media service. Sheen blew the dust off his Twitter account Tuesday to promote his father Martin Sheen&#039;s guest appearance on Thursday&#039;s episode of Charlie&#039;s FX sitcom &quot;Anger Management.&quot; &quot;It&#039;s on! My pop guest stars Thursday on Anger Management,&quot; Charlie tweeted. &quot;Watch my dad show up as my dad 9:30p on FX. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/charlie-sheen-returns-twitter-plugs-anger-management-212157635.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 17:21:57 -0400Reuterscharlie-sheen-returns-twitter-plugs-anger-management-212157635<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/charlie-sheen-returns-twitter-plugs-anger-management-212157635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hima336VjmzuFe8l5SKiaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T212157Z_1_CBRE87D1ND200_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-CHARLIESHEEN-TWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Charlie Sheen from the FX show &quot;Anger Management&quot; takes part in a panel discussion at the FX Networks session of the 2012 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California" align="left" title="Actor Charlie Sheen from the FX show &quot;Anger Management&quot; takes part in a panel discussion at the FX Networks session of the 2012 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Breaking an agonizing silence, Charlie Sheen has returned to Twitter after a month-long absence. But don&#039;t look for any proclamations regarding tiger blood, ? la last March, when he first signed onto the social media service. Sheen blew the dust off his Twitter account Tuesday to promote his father Martin Sheen&#039;s guest appearance on Thursday&#039;s episode of Charlie&#039;s FX sitcom &quot;Anger Management.&quot; &quot;It&#039;s on! My pop guest stars Thursday on Anger Management,&quot; Charlie tweeted. &quot;Watch my dad show up as my dad 9:30p on FX. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bachelorette-first-pre-theatrical-release-top-itunes-chart-183313383.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3gJq_hroYxnkhnqc.91Cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T183313Z_1_CBRE87D1FJJ00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-BACHELORETTE-ITUNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast members Dunst and Caplan arrive for the premiere of the film &quot;Bachelorette&quot; during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah" align="left" title="Cast members Dunst and Caplan arrive for the premiere of the film &quot;Bachelorette&quot; during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Bachelorette,&quot; a raunchy comedy from the Weinstein Company&#039;s multi-platform distribution shingle RADiUS, has become the first pre-theatrical release to top the iTunes Top Movies chart, according to the company. Directed by first-timer Leslye Headland, the comedy boasts an ensemble cast of well-known actors, including Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson, James Marsden and Adam Scott. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bachelorette-first-pre-theatrical-release-top-itunes-chart-183313383.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 14:33:13 -0400Reutersbachelorette-first-pre-theatrical-release-top-itunes-chart-183313383<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bachelorette-first-pre-theatrical-release-top-itunes-chart-183313383.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3gJq_hroYxnkhnqc.91Cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T183313Z_1_CBRE87D1FJJ00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-BACHELORETTE-ITUNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast members Dunst and Caplan arrive for the premiere of the film &quot;Bachelorette&quot; during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah" align="left" title="Cast members Dunst and Caplan arrive for the premiere of the film &quot;Bachelorette&quot; during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Bachelorette,&quot; a raunchy comedy from the Weinstein Company&#039;s multi-platform distribution shingle RADiUS, has become the first pre-theatrical release to top the iTunes Top Movies chart, according to the company. Directed by first-timer Leslye Headland, the comedy boasts an ensemble cast of well-known actors, including Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson, James Marsden and Adam Scott. ...</p><br clear="all"/>TORONTO (Reuters) - Athletes captured the spotlight at the 2012 Summer Games but a social marketing web app helped companies score gold with consumers during what has been dubbed as the first social media Olympics. Wildfire, the social media management web software recently bought by Google and used by 16,000 companies worldwide, enabled firms to create Olympics promotions and campaigns on social platforms and track fan growth and engagement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/companies-score-gold-2012-olympics-180708103--finance.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 14:07:08 -0400Reuterscompanies-score-gold-2012-olympics-180708103--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-seniors-never-too-learn-social-media-132548726.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6W5Q39ls5y28oBcR63.Wpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T132548Z_2_CBRE87C1Q9Y00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FACEBOOK-SENIORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A senior citizen student stares at a computer screen during a class to teach seniors how to use Facebook at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York" align="left" title="A senior citizen student stares at a computer screen during a class to teach seniors how to use Facebook at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. Carol White, 69, was already on Facebook when she enrolled in the &quot;Facebook for Seniors&quot; class at the Spuyten Duyvil Library in the Bronx. But she didn&#039;t understand how it worked. Rosalind Licht, 76, was completely new to the social networking site and hoped the class would provide another way to stay in touch with family and friends. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-seniors-never-too-learn-social-media-132548726.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 09:25:48 -0400Reutersu-seniors-never-too-learn-social-media-132548726<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-seniors-never-too-learn-social-media-132548726.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6W5Q39ls5y28oBcR63.Wpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-14T132548Z_2_CBRE87C1Q9Y00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FACEBOOK-SENIORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A senior citizen student stares at a computer screen during a class to teach seniors how to use Facebook at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York" align="left" title="A senior citizen student stares at a computer screen during a class to teach seniors how to use Facebook at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. Carol White, 69, was already on Facebook when she enrolled in the &quot;Facebook for Seniors&quot; class at the Spuyten Duyvil Library in the Bronx. But she didn&#039;t understand how it worked. Rosalind Licht, 76, was completely new to the social networking site and hoped the class would provide another way to stay in touch with family and friends. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-theo-walcott-taylor-swift-125516816.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/meSO8KYRAcGFgT0C.ArKAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/taylor_swift_we.3b2e5103820.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taylor Swift&#039;s &quot;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&quot;" align="left" title="Taylor Swift&#039;s &quot;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&quot;" border="0" /></a>Twitter users are buzzing about Taylor Swift&#039;s new single and forthcoming album and about English footballer Theo Walcott on Tuesday, August 14.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-theo-walcott-taylor-swift-125516816.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 08:55:16 -0400AFP Relax Newstwitter-index-theo-walcott-taylor-swift-125516816<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-theo-walcott-taylor-swift-125516816.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/meSO8KYRAcGFgT0C.ArKAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/taylor_swift_we.3b2e5103820.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taylor Swift&#039;s &quot;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&quot;" align="left" title="Taylor Swift&#039;s &quot;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&quot;" border="0" /></a>Twitter users are buzzing about Taylor Swift&#039;s new single and forthcoming album and about English footballer Theo Walcott on Tuesday, August 14.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-robert-pattinson-miley-cyrus-100559007.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_gOjxXUPmKnVl3iW8pF7sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv515568.1a20d090719.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="British actor Robert Pattinson" align="left" title="British actor Robert Pattinson" border="0" /></a>On Tuesday, August 14, Google+ users are buzzing about newly single Twilight actor Robert Pattinson and about Miley Cyrus&#039;s new haircut.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-robert-pattinson-miley-cyrus-100559007.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 06:05:59 -0400AFP Relax Newsgoogle-trends-robert-pattinson-miley-cyrus-100559007<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-robert-pattinson-miley-cyrus-100559007.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_gOjxXUPmKnVl3iW8pF7sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv515568.1a20d090719.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="British actor Robert Pattinson" align="left" title="British actor Robert Pattinson" border="0" /></a>On Tuesday, August 14, Google+ users are buzzing about newly single Twilight actor Robert Pattinson and about Miley Cyrus&#039;s new haircut.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-social-network-adding-verified-accounts-075557024.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cwSlwJq7O9yGdPj9sRfoOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_was4139820.2fb70082740.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts." align="left" title="Google announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts." border="0" /></a>Google on Monday announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts with names or brands in a manner similar to that offered at Facebook and Twitter.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-social-network-adding-verified-accounts-075557024.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 03:55:57 -0400AFP Relax Newsgoogle-social-network-adding-verified-accounts-075557024<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-social-network-adding-verified-accounts-075557024.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cwSlwJq7O9yGdPj9sRfoOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_was4139820.2fb70082740.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts." align="left" title="Google announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts." border="0" /></a>Google on Monday announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts with names or brands in a manner similar to that offered at Facebook and Twitter.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/london-olympics-biggest-u-tv-history-despite-gripes-220136011--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZeqD3JPBNQ.Nv85sS8skUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-13T221652Z_1_CBRE87C1PW700_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NBC sign on the General Electric building in New York" align="left" title="NBC sign on the General Electric building in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC&#039;s TV coverage of the London Olympics was the most-watched television event in U.S. history, attracting some 219.4 million viewers, the network said on Monday. Despite complaints during the Summer Games of delays in broadcasting popular events until prime time hours, problems with online streaming, and edited versions of the opening and closing ceremony, NBC said that more people watched the 2012 Olympics on television than the 215 million who tuned in for the 2008 Beijing Games. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/london-olympics-biggest-u-tv-history-despite-gripes-220136011--oly.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 18:01:36 -0400Reuterslondon-olympics-biggest-u-tv-history-despite-gripes-220136011--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/london-olympics-biggest-u-tv-history-despite-gripes-220136011--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZeqD3JPBNQ.Nv85sS8skUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-13T221652Z_1_CBRE87C1PW700_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="NBC sign on the General Electric building in New York" align="left" title="NBC sign on the General Electric building in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC&#039;s TV coverage of the London Olympics was the most-watched television event in U.S. history, attracting some 219.4 million viewers, the network said on Monday. Despite complaints during the Summer Games of delays in broadcasting popular events until prime time hours, problems with online streaming, and edited versions of the opening and closing ceremony, NBC said that more people watched the 2012 Olympics on television than the 215 million who tuned in for the 2008 Beijing Games. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-acquire-frommers-travel-publishing-business-160031691--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qn7StTac4OQdCP67TbiMEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-13T160031Z_1_CBRE87C18HD00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FROMMERS-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco" align="left" title="A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is buying the Frommer&#039;s line of travel guidebooks, the latest move to amass a trove of publishing content that could strengthen the No. 1 Internet search company&#039;s push to become a major online travel broker. The sale by John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc comes nearly a year after Google&#039;s $151 million purchase of Zagat Survey, which offers reviews of restaurants, hotels and nightclubs in cities around the world. Google and Wiley &amp; Sons did not announce financial terms for the deal, which is expected to close shortly. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-acquire-frommers-travel-publishing-business-160031691--sector.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 17:41:36 -0400Reutersgoogle-acquire-frommers-travel-publishing-business-160031691--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-acquire-frommers-travel-publishing-business-160031691--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qn7StTac4OQdCP67TbiMEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-13T160031Z_1_CBRE87C18HD00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FROMMERS-GOOGLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco" align="left" title="A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is buying the Frommer&#039;s line of travel guidebooks, the latest move to amass a trove of publishing content that could strengthen the No. 1 Internet search company&#039;s push to become a major online travel broker. The sale by John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc comes nearly a year after Google&#039;s $151 million purchase of Zagat Survey, which offers reviews of restaurants, hotels and nightclubs in cities around the world. Google and Wiley &amp; Sons did not announce financial terms for the deal, which is expected to close shortly. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - The Carlyle Group is to sell UC4 Software, the world's largest independent IT process automation software vendor, to Swedish private-equity firm EQT Partners for an enterprise value of 220 million euros ($271.73 million). EQT VI will acquire 100 percent of UC4 from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners and founder Franz Beranek, EQT said in a separate statement. Carlyle Europe Technology Partners had bought UC4 in March 2006 as a platform for industry consolidation in the IT process automation sector. ...http://news.yahoo.com/carlye-sell-uc4-software-eqt-partners-180542061--sector.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 14:38:15 -0400Reuterscarlye-sell-uc4-software-eqt-partners-180542061--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-miley-cyrus-xabi-alonso-olympics-135227802.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/416FpobPuq_QtzfwtZ7WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1293715.52ae3065406.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Athletes from various nations parade with their respective flags during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012." align="left" title="Athletes from various nations parade with their respective flags during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012." border="0" /></a>Twitter users around the world are buzzing about Miley Cyrus&#039;s new haircut and wondering whether Xabi Alonso will really sign for Liverpool Football Club.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-miley-cyrus-xabi-alonso-olympics-135227802.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 09:52:27 -0400AFP Relax Newstwitter-index-miley-cyrus-xabi-alonso-olympics-135227802<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-miley-cyrus-xabi-alonso-olympics-135227802.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/416FpobPuq_QtzfwtZ7WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1293715.52ae3065406.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Athletes from various nations parade with their respective flags during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012." align="left" title="Athletes from various nations parade with their respective flags during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012." border="0" /></a>Twitter users around the world are buzzing about Miley Cyrus&#039;s new haircut and wondering whether Xabi Alonso will really sign for Liverpool Football Club.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/london-2012-spawned-150-million-tweets-111213738.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tm_xwkTQSMv7fdrDlXz0gA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/usain_bolt_twit.efff9100350.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt earned more than a million new followers during the Olympics." align="left" title="Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt earned more than a million new followers during the Olympics." border="0" /></a>More than 150 million tweets about the Olympics have been recorded by Twitter over the event&#039;s 16 days, reports the microblogging service.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/london-2012-spawned-150-million-tweets-111213738.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 07:12:13 -0400AFP Relax Newslondon-2012-spawned-150-million-tweets-111213738<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/london-2012-spawned-150-million-tweets-111213738.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tm_xwkTQSMv7fdrDlXz0gA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/usain_bolt_twit.efff9100350.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt earned more than a million new followers during the Olympics." align="left" title="Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt earned more than a million new followers during the Olympics." border="0" /></a>More than 150 million tweets about the Olympics have been recorded by Twitter over the event&#039;s 16 days, reports the microblogging service.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-olympic-closing-ceremony-iphone-094624989.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pj78oQDJpfwPuRQMG9s5JQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1293607.6e768075407.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Flagbearers (C) parade during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on August 12, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London." align="left" title="Flagbearers (C) parade during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on August 12, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London." border="0" /></a>On Monday, August 13, Google+ users are buzzing about Sunday&#039;s Olympic closing ceremony and about leaked photos allegedly showing the motherboard of Apple&#039;s highly anticipated next-gen iPhone.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-olympic-closing-ceremony-iphone-094624989.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 05:46:24 -0400AFP Relax Newsgoogle-trends-olympic-closing-ceremony-iphone-094624989<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-trends-olympic-closing-ceremony-iphone-094624989.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pj78oQDJpfwPuRQMG9s5JQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1293607.6e768075407.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Flagbearers (C) parade during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on August 12, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London." align="left" title="Flagbearers (C) parade during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on August 12, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London." border="0" /></a>On Monday, August 13, Google+ users are buzzing about Sunday&#039;s Olympic closing ceremony and about leaked photos allegedly showing the motherboard of Apple&#039;s highly anticipated next-gen iPhone.?</p><br clear="all"/>(Repeats with no change to text) LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - As women athletes leave theLondon Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention,former female Olympians have some advice for the women of 2012 -keep up the fight. The London Olympics have been hailed as the Women's Games,with female athletes competing in all 204 national teams and inall 26 sports for the first time as women boxers made theirdebut. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rpt-olympics-women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-094000630--box.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 05:40:00 -0400Reutersrpt-olympics-women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-094000630--box(Reuters) - Sirius XM is launching "BuzzFeed Radio", a weekly show hosted by the editors and reporters of BuzzFeed, a fast-growing website known for its quirky content that spreads quickly online. The one-hour call-in show will air live to the satellite radio provider's 22 million subscribers on Tuesday at 6 pm Eastern and be replayed again on Wednesday mornings and evenings. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sirius-xm-carry-buzzfeed-radio-show-020526129--finance.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 22:05:26 -0400Reuterssirius-xm-carry-buzzfeed-radio-show-020526129--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-091335984--box.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vl5d190KZ3ZM3l11U3mSxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T091335Z_1_CBRE87B0PMS00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLY-END-WOMEN-2012.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Nicola Adams reacts as she fights China&#039;s Ren Cancan during their Women&#039;s Fly (51kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Nicola Adams reacts as she fights China&#039;s Ren Cancan during their Women&#039;s Fly (51kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - As women athletes leave the London Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention, former female Olympians have some advice for the women of 2012 - keep up the fight. The London Olympics have been hailed as the Women&#039;s Games, with female athletes competing in all 204 national teams and in all 26 sports for the first time as women boxers made their debut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-091335984--box.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 05:13:35 -0400Reuterswomen-warriors-urged-keep-fight-091335984--box<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-091335984--box.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vl5d190KZ3ZM3l11U3mSxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T091335Z_1_CBRE87B0PMS00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLY-END-WOMEN-2012.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Nicola Adams reacts as she fights China&#039;s Ren Cancan during their Women&#039;s Fly (51kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Nicola Adams reacts as she fights China&#039;s Ren Cancan during their Women&#039;s Fly (51kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - As women athletes leave the London Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention, former female Olympians have some advice for the women of 2012 - keep up the fight. The London Olympics have been hailed as the Women&#039;s Games, with female athletes competing in all 204 national teams and in all 26 sports for the first time as women boxers made their debut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - As women athletes leave theLondon Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention,former female Olympians have some advice for the women of 2012 -keep up the fight. The London Olympics have been hailed as the Women's Games,with female athletes competing in all 204 national teams and inall 26 sports for the first time as women boxers made theirdebut. ...http://news.yahoo.com/olympics-women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-090002455--box.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 05:00:02 -0400Reutersolympics-women-warriors-urged-keep-fight-090002455--box(Reuters) - Internet daters aren't likely to get a date in court with Match.com. The online matchmaking service, a unit of IAC/Interactive Corp., won the dismissal on Friday of most of a lawsuit that contended the company duped consumers into believing it had millions of subscribers when more than half were inactive, fake or scammers. U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay in Dallas ruled that Match.com had not breached its user agreements, finding the pacts do not require it to remove dormant or inaccurate profiles. The language of the agreements "in no way requires Match. ...http://news.yahoo.com/match-com-wins-dismissal-lawsuit-online-daters-205612008--sector.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 16:56:12 -0400Reutersmatch-com-wins-dismissal-lawsuit-online-daters-205612008--sectorTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli sources say there is evidence Egypt's north Sinai region is becoming not only a rallying point for jihadist gunmen but a firing range for Gaza's indefatigable rocket builders, seeking ever greater range and accuracy for mainly homemade weapons. It was soon after the 2011 revolt in Egypt toppled President Hosni Mubarak that Israeli rocket radars began to spot unusual launches from the Palestinian territory, which Israel keeps under a land, sea and air cordon. Normally they streaked towards Israeli border towns, or north towards coastal cities. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sinai-vacuum-boon-gaza-rocket-men-172409276.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 13:24:09 -0400Reuterssinai-vacuum-boon-gaza-rocket-men-172409276<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftc-approves-final-settlement-facebook-over-privacy-issues-155915636--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FcZx9cqA6sIpfnKvnste3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T155915Z_1_CBRE87918FF00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Facebook website pages opened in an internet browser are seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny" align="left" title="Facebook website pages opened in an internet browser are seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission on Friday gave the final approval to a settlement of federal charges reached last year over Facebook Inc deceiving consumers and forcing them to share more personal information than they had intended. The settlement requires Facebook to get user consent for some changes to privacy settings and subjects the social networking site to 20 years of independent audits. That settlement was reached last November but was subject to a public comment period and final vote by the FTC. (Reporting By Jasmin Melvin; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ftc-approves-final-settlement-facebook-over-privacy-issues-155915636--sector.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 11:59:15 -0400Reutersftc-approves-final-settlement-facebook-over-privacy-issues-155915636--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftc-approves-final-settlement-facebook-over-privacy-issues-155915636--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FcZx9cqA6sIpfnKvnste3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T155915Z_1_CBRE87918FF00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Facebook website pages opened in an internet browser are seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny" align="left" title="Facebook website pages opened in an internet browser are seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission on Friday gave the final approval to a settlement of federal charges reached last year over Facebook Inc deceiving consumers and forcing them to share more personal information than they had intended. The settlement requires Facebook to get user consent for some changes to privacy settings and subjects the social networking site to 20 years of independent audits. That settlement was reached last November but was subject to a public comment period and final vote by the FTC. (Reporting By Jasmin Melvin; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-david-rakoff-craig-bellamy-143131435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4WIkiVJCUx2q3QDMUdAnIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1221742.95596142354.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Great Britain forward Craig Bellamy celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the London 2012 Olympic Games men?s football match." align="left" title="Great Britain forward Craig Bellamy celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the London 2012 Olympic Games men?s football match." border="0" /></a>Twitter users are mourning the death of writer David Rakoff and buzzing about footballer Craig Bellamy&#039;s move to Cardiff City on Friday, August 10. ?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-david-rakoff-craig-bellamy-143131435.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 10:31:31 -0400AFP Relax Newstwitter-index-david-rakoff-craig-bellamy-143131435<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-david-rakoff-craig-bellamy-143131435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4WIkiVJCUx2q3QDMUdAnIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1221742.95596142354.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Great Britain forward Craig Bellamy celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the London 2012 Olympic Games men?s football match." align="left" title="Great Britain forward Craig Bellamy celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the London 2012 Olympic Games men?s football match." border="0" /></a>Twitter users are mourning the death of writer David Rakoff and buzzing about footballer Craig Bellamy&#039;s move to Cardiff City on Friday, August 10. ?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-gets-gold-social-media-london-games-140549326--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xrXQtGpN116JsYvyyPQaaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T141103Z_2_CBRE879135T00_RTROPTP_2_OLY-SWIM-USA-PHELPS-DAY9.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the 4x100m medley relay during a news conference at the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the 4x100m medley relay during a news conference at the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps leaves London as the most decorated Olympian with 22 medals and he can also lay claim to another title - winning most fans on social media during the 2012 Games. London 2012 has been dubbed the first Social Media Games with the use of Twitter and Facebook exploding since the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and allowing athletes to chat directly with their fans for the first time. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-gets-gold-social-media-london-games-140549326--spt.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 10:11:03 -0400Reutersphelps-gets-gold-social-media-london-games-140549326--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-gets-gold-social-media-london-games-140549326--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xrXQtGpN116JsYvyyPQaaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T141103Z_2_CBRE879135T00_RTROPTP_2_OLY-SWIM-USA-PHELPS-DAY9.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the 4x100m medley relay during a news conference at the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the 4x100m medley relay during a news conference at the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps leaves London as the most decorated Olympian with 22 medals and he can also lay claim to another title - winning most fans on social media during the 2012 Games. London 2012 has been dubbed the first Social Media Games with the use of Twitter and Facebook exploding since the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and allowing athletes to chat directly with their fans for the first time. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-flight-engineer-mohawk-becomes-internet-hit-130109604.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JT1DwgCpK8xXsq6_H2uw0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T130322Z_1_CBRE879109P00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Activity lead Ferdowsi works inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA&#039;s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena" align="left" title="Activity lead Ferdowsi works inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA&#039;s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While dozens of rocket scientists packed NASA&#039;s mission control room during a much-vaunted landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, no one made a bigger impression on viewers glued to live TV and Internet coverage of the event than spike-haired Bobak Ferdowsi. The 32-year-old flight engineer, better known to Mars-struck fans as the NASA Mohawk Guy, became an overnight Internet sensation and helped generate online buzz for Curiosity, thanks largely to his stars-and-stripes punk-rock hairdo and his hunky good looks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-flight-engineer-mohawk-becomes-internet-hit-130109604.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 09:01:09 -0400Reutersmars-rover-flight-engineer-mohawk-becomes-internet-hit-130109604<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-flight-engineer-mohawk-becomes-internet-hit-130109604.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JT1DwgCpK8xXsq6_H2uw0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T130322Z_1_CBRE879109P00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Activity lead Ferdowsi works inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA&#039;s Mars Scien

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