A six-year-old boy was reportedly reunited with his father this week after a student living on the other side of the country matched the child’s face to a picture he’d seen online.
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Mystery Solved: Missing Google Executive Played Key Role in Egypt Uprising
Yesterday, Egyptian authorities came clean on the whereabouts of Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who has been missing for more than a week.
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg’s Proud Dentist Father Markets Himself As ‘Father of Facebook!’
Which presumably means that William Henry Gates, Sr., started Microsoft and Samuel Edison popularized the electric light bulb.
Will Google’s Twitter Service for Egyptians Be Thwarted by a Mobile Phone Shutdown?
As the last of Egypt’s Internet access has been shut down, Google is faced with the prospect that — despite their best attempts by enabling Twitter-through-phone — this revolution may not be Twitter-ized.
Did Egypt Really ‘Shut Off’ the Internet?
Not totally. But as of 12:30 a.m. (local time) last night, there was almost no Internet traffic going into or out of the country.
Foursquare, the Final Frontier: Just Who Checked In from North Korea?
Either Kim Jong Il is social media savvy, or someone is in trouble.
Now Firing: Myspace Slashes Staff by 47 Percent
Former social networking giant Myspace laid off 500 employees Tuesday, cutting the staff by 47 percent.
What If Mary and Joseph Used Social Media?
An Internet-enabled nativity scene would look a whole lot different.
The Top Facebook Status Trends Of 2010: All About Slang
Natural disasters and pop music had Facebook users talking, but this year: Get ready for a vocabulary lesson.
Reading While Eating for December 14: It’s a Jolly Holiday with Snooki
Tuesday’s links go Gaga.
Fighting Words: ‘Palinism,’ ‘Obama-mess’ Among 2011 Buzzwords
Shocker: We’re probably going to say the same words in 2011 as we did this year.
Twitter Name @theashes Brings Unwanted Cricket Fame
Trust Twitter to be the reason that the world’s most gentlemanly game is finally being brought to the attention of switched-on Americans.