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Exclusive: How I Unmasked @FakeAPStylebook (An Only-On-Twitter Story)

If Twitter is an information-based economy, inside scoop is its currency. How I came to know the real identity of @FakeAPStylebook is one of those only-on-Twitter stories, a choice accident of happenstance. In a little over a week, @FakeAPStylebook attracted 35,000 followers, and has been includ...

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Epicenter — November 02

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Many DVR Users Watch Ads Anyway; Even Fast-Forwarders Are Exposed

One of the most beloved features of the digital video recorder is its ability to let viewers skip advertisements in order to watch their favorite shows without spending 16 minutes or so out of every hour watching marketing messages. However, a Boston College study (.PDF) found that while the act ...

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Epicenter — November 02

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E-Readers May Not Solve Publisher Woes Yet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Publishers hoping to halt a slide in sales with new electronic reading devices will struggle to get consumers to embrace them until the technology improves, experts say. The gadgets — such as Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s new $259 Nook &mdash...

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Epicenter — October 31

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360-Degree Live Video Streams Put You in the Action

“” Watching a live webcast just got one step closer to being there with the U.S. debut of Immersive Media’s 360-degree streaming technology, which lets viewers look left, right, up and down as they watch. Rather than the static experience of watching whatever a camera sees, this...

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Epicenter — October 30

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Web Addresses Now Can Be All Greek to You, ICANN Rules

Domain names can soon be registered using Chinese characters or Cyrillic script, ending the exclusivity of the Latin alphabet in top level domain names, according to a Friday vote by ICANN. ICANN, the net’s ruling body on naming, expects the change will help make bring even more users to th...

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Epicenter — October 30

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Zillow Analysis Reveals Prime Trick-or-Treating Neighborhoods

Kids always seem to know where the best Trick or Treating is, and how to avoid the worst — hint: look for TP’d trees in the front yard. But online real estate site Zillow.com has come up with a high-tech way for goblins, freaks and pirates (and those just dressed up as them for Hallow...

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Epicenter — October 30