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  Teacher Fired After Criticizing Colleagues, Parents on Facebook, We Say 'Duh'

  JP 1:44 am on August 22, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Here’s a great way to get yourself fired: logging onto Facebook, and letting the world know how much you hate your job — and the people you work for — especially if you work with kids. That’s exactly what Dr. June Talvitie-Siple did, and it totally worked.

  Dr. Talvitie-Siple, supervisor of the math and science program at Massachusetts’s Cohasset High School, recently used the social networking site to air her grievances about her job and her community. “Residents are so arrogant and snobby,” she wrote in one post. In another, she emoted, “So not looking forward to another year at Cohasset schools.” As she told NBC’s WHDH affiliate, she had no idea that her rants were visible for the whole world to see. “I thought I had my privacy settings set so that I was only talking to my friends,” she said. “And it turns out I wasn’t.” Once word of her public criticism got around, Talvitie-Staple got her wish, and lost her job. Mission accomplished. [From: NBCBayArea and MSNBC]

  Update: According to WCVBTV Boston and AOL News, Dr. June Talvitie-Siple was asked by school Superintendent Denise Walsh to resign.

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  Teacher Fired After Criticizing Colleagues, Parents on Facebook, We Say ‘Duh’ originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Teacher Fired After Criticizing Colleagues, Parents on Facebook, We Say 'Duh'

  JP 1:43 am on August 21, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: aol news (2), facebook (320), Massachusetts (6), nbsp (1,691), Read (1,473), School (11), social networking site, Superintendent Denise Walsh (2), Teacher Fired (2), wcvbtv boston (2)

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  Here’s a great way to get yourself fired: logging onto Facebook, and letting the world know how much you hate your job — and the people you work for — especially if you work with kids. That’s exactly what Dr. June Talvitie-Siple did, and it totally worked.

  Dr. Talvitie-Siple, supervisor of the math and science program at Massachusetts’s Cohasset High School, recently used the social networking site to air her grievances about her job and her community. “Residents are so arrogant and snobby,” she wrote in one post. In another, she emoted, “So not looking forward to another year at Cohasset schools.” As she told NBC’s WHDH affiliate, she had no idea that her rants were visible for the whole world to see. “I thought I had my privacy settings set so that I was only talking to my friends,” she said. “And it turns out I wasn’t.” Once word of her public criticism got around, Talvitie-Staple got her wish, and lost her job. Mission accomplished. [From: NBCBayArea and MSNBC]

  Update: According to WCVBTV Boston and AOL News, Dr. June Talvitie-Siple was asked by school Superintendent Denise Walsh to resign.

  Continue reading Teacher Fired After Criticizing Colleagues, Parents on Facebook, We Say ‘Duh’

  Teacher Fired After Criticizing Colleagues, Parents on Facebook, We Say ‘Duh’ originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Twitter Unveils 'Suggestions For You,' Gives You More Tweeters to Follow

  JP 1:44 am on August 5, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Last week, Twitter unveiled a new feature, called ‘Suggestions For You,’ which suggests accounts you might want to follow. Located as a tab on the ‘Find People’ page, the new feature uses an algorithm that examines the Twitterers you follow, and, based on several factors, suggests folks that might interest you. Basically, it’s the same thing Facebook has been doing for some time with its equally annoying ‘People You May Know’ capability. As part of this feature, you’ll also see recommendations for similar microbloggers on the Twitter profiles that you view. If you follow movie critic A, you might also like to follow movie critic B.

  We understand the intent behind this idea. As Mashable reports, ‘Suggestions For You’ could keep users engaged with Twitter, making it much easier for them to sift through the millions of accounts on the social networking site. But, in many cases, if we’re not following somebody or aren’t “friends” with them, there’s a good reason behind it: we don’t want to. [From: Twitter Blog and Mashable]

  Twitter Unveils ‘Suggestions For You,’ Gives You More Tweeters to Follow originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Paul Ceglia Claims to Own 84-Percent of Facebook, Zuckerberg Disagrees

  JP 1:44 am on July 14, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Paul Ceglia thinks he should own 84-percent of Facebook. And he’s not kidding. Last month, the Web designer from New York filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Allegheny County, claiming that he had signed a contract with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2003 that gave him partial ownership of what would eventually become the world’s most popular social networking site. According to prosecutors, the contract, signed April 28th, 2003, stipulated that Ceglia would pay a $1,000 fee to Zuckerberg, in exchange for 50-percent ownership of the site. Ceglia also claims that the terms of the contract specified that he “would acquire an additional 1-percent interest in the business, per day, until the website was completed.” By his calculations, then, he should have held 84-percent of the company, as of February 4th, 2004.

  Facebook, of course, dismisses Ceglia’s suit as frivolous, and, in a statement, vowed to “fight it vigorously.” In response to the suit, Allegheny County Judge Thomas Brown ordered that all of Facebook’s transfers be frozen — an order that the company is asking a federal judge to strike down.

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  Paul Ceglia Claims to Own 84-Percent of Facebook, Zuckerberg Disagrees originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Youphonics Unveils Social Networking Jams for Musicians Everywhere

  JP 1:45 am on July 8, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Thanks to new social networking site Youphonics, bandmates needn’t jam in their mom’s basements anymore. Instead, they may choose to collaborate via Youphonics’ cloud-based server, where users first upload clips (known as ’stems’ to users of Youphonics) and then wait for friends or complete strangers to collaborate by adding more stems to the original.

  When adding to a base stem, you have two options. First, you can record straight to the site, as a result of Flash’s ability to communicate with your computer’s audio input. (Take note, Steve Jobs.) Alternatively, you can download the original file, record alongside it in your audio editor of choice, and upload it afterward. Fortunately for the original poster, these additions do not actually change the original file. They are merely linked to it, creating a separate stem that has to be activated in order to play alongside the original.

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  Youphonics Unveils Social Networking Jams for Musicians Everywhere originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Youphonics Unveils Social Networking Jams for Musicians Everywhere

  JP 1:44 am on July 7, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Thanks to new social networking site Youphonics, bandmates needn’t jam in their mom’s basements anymore. Instead, they may choose to collaborate via Youphonics’ cloud-based server, where users first upload clips (known as ’stems’ to users of Youphonics) and then wait for friends or complete strangers to collaborate by adding more stems to the original.

  When adding to a base stem, you have two options. First, you can record straight to the site, as a result of Flash’s ability to communicate with your computer’s audio input. (Take note, Steve Jobs.) Alternatively, you can download the original file, record alongside it in your audio editor of choice, and upload it afterward. Fortunately for the original poster, these additions do not actually change the original file. They are merely linked to it, creating a separate stem that has to be activated in order to play alongside the original.

  Continue reading Youphonics Unveils Social Networking Jams for Musicians Everywhere

  Youphonics Unveils Social Networking Jams for Musicians Everywhere originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  AWOL Afghan Soldiers Actively Used Facebook, Even While at Large

  JP 1:44 am on June 27, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: facebook (320), law enforcement agencies, media inquiries, nbsp (1,691), Networking (65), Read (1,473), social networking site

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  Last week, a nationwide be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) alert was sent to law enforcement agencies across the country after 17 soldiers in the Afghan military went AWOL from a Texas Air Force base, where they had been learning English. Even as they were in the middle of escaping the law, though, many of the deserters still managed to spend some quality time on Facebook.

  Not long after the BOLO bulletin was issued, Fox News took it upon itself to search for the soldiers on Facebook, and discovered that 11 of the 17 had profiles on the social networking site. More surprising, however, was the fact that many of the men continued to update their profiles, even while they were at large. Some even exchanged Wall posts with each other, and openly responded to media inquiries sent to them via the site. One deserter was so insouciant about his legal status, in fact, that he even posted a story about the missing soldiers on his profile, and requested to be friends with the Fox reporter who had sent him a message about his whereabouts.

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  AWOL Afghan Soldiers Actively Used Facebook, Even While at Large originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Facebook Plea Helps Man Finds Kidney Donor in Middle School Pal

  JP 11:46 am on June 8, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  It’s hard enough to find a decent roommate on Facebook, so finding someone to save your life is a near impossibility. So it was a daunting task Californian Eli Powell faced when he turned to the social networking site three years ago after he learned he had Berger’s disease, which would eventually destroy his kidneys.

  According to CBS 13 News, the Citrus Heights native actually successfully found a matching kidney donor by asking his Facebook friends for help (check out the video here). Powell, a father of two boys, wrote, “I need some help, I need a kidney transplant” on his Facebook page. We’re not sure how many responses he received, but the eventual match came from an unlikely person — Paul Jones, a middle-school friend who hadn’t spoken with Powell in a decade. “Figured he’s young, has a family, and I’d want someone to do that for me if I was in his position,” Jones told CBS. The transplant is set to happen in August, and aside from a few scars, each man will also take away a wonderful story.

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  Facebook Plea Helps Man Finds Kidney Donor in Middle School Pal originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Disney Sells 'Toy Story 3' Tickets via Facebook Application

  JP 1:46 am on June 7, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  The Walt Disney Company and Facebook — both giants in the entertainment industry — have teamed up to sell movie tickets using an application on the social networking site. According to The New York Times, Disney Tickets Together allows users to purchase advance tickets to ‘Toy Story 3′ without leaving Facebook. Buying movie tickets online is nothing new, but this marks the first time it has been done strictly on Facebook. If the system catches on, Disney says it will sell tickets on Facebook for further future releases. The application launched on May 26th and notifies friends when a user buys a ticket, and allows them to invite others to join them at the same location and showtime. “The whole idea is that no friend gets left behind,” Oliver Luckett, who manages Disney’s social networking affairs, told the Times.

  While Disney hopes to boost box-office revenue with this venture, Facebook won’t see any of that money. However, the publicity and increased traffic constitute justification enough for Zuckerberg and Co. to join. As for moviegoers, Disney Tickets Together offers an experience that’s similar to what you’d get on Fandango.com, except for the added ability to notify all your digital connections that you’re going to see ‘Toy Story 3.’ [From: The New York Times]

  Disney Sells ‘Toy Story 3′ Tickets via Facebook Application originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Disney Sells 'Toy Story 3' Tickets via Facebook Application

  JP 1:47 am on June 6, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  The Walt Disney Company and Facebook — both giants in the entertainment industry — have teamed up to sell movie tickets using an application on the social networking site. According to The New York Times, Disney Tickets Together allows users to purchase advance tickets to ‘Toy Story 3′ without leaving Facebook. Buying movie tickets online is nothing new, but this marks the first time it has been done strictly on Facebook. If the system catches on, Disney says it will sell tickets on Facebook for further future releases. The application launched on May 26th and notifies friends when a user buys a ticket, and allows them to invite others to join them at the same location and showtime. “The whole idea is that no friend gets left behind,” Oliver Luckett, who manages Disney’s social networking affairs, told the Times.

  While Disney hopes to boost box-office revenue with this venture, Facebook won’t see any of that money. However, the publicity and increased traffic constitute justification enough for Zuckerberg and Co. to join. As for moviegoers, Disney Tickets Together offers an experience that’s similar to what you’d get on Fandango.com, except for the added ability to notify all your digital connections that you’re going to see ‘Toy Story 3.’ [From: The New York Times]

  Disney Sells ‘Toy Story 3′ Tickets via Facebook Application originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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