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Teens are posting more and more personal information on social media sites, but most also are taking formal and informal measures to protect their online privacy and reputations, a new survey finds.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a televised speech to the Conservative caucus Tuesday morning to address the growing controversy over Senate expenses, which culminated on the weekend with the resignation of his own chief of staff, Nigel Wright.

If you're online-and reading this!-you've probably heard of Twitter . But just what is Twitter for? How does it work? And how do you get started using it? Whether you want to start using Twitter yourself or just want to know what it is, we'll help untangle the mysteries of this social networking site.

When drivers say cyclists don't belong on the roads because they 'don't pay tax', it is a dangerous, dehumanising attitude It's safe to assume that most people in the event of hitting a cyclist while driving, who realised what they had done, would stop, call the police, and stay on the scene.

It all started with some people criticizing Darius Rucker for covering the Bob Dylan song "Wagon Wheel," a tune that gained some popularity when Old Crow Medicine Show released it in 2004.

In this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo, host Seth MacFarlane speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Tuesday 7pm @NJ2ASPrez will speak @ NJ Tea Party Coalition in Bergen. Please attend! All info can be found here bit.ly/13AssXX #NJ2AS If you can attend the meeting, please do so.

The lack of civility coming from gun control advocates was made apparent again over the weekend when Austin, Texas Police Chief Art Acevedo described a pro-gun twitter user as having a "lying extremist undeveloped brain." It seems the pro-gun tweet that drew Acevedo's ire was one that suggested the police chief supported universal background ... (more)

Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces.

An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc.

A central Idaho couple is suing the Sun Valley Co. and the Twitter Inc. social media site, asking a judge to bar the resort from using the handle "SunValley." An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc.

Major crime in Atlanta is down 18 percent since 2010. However, the recent rash of petty thefts, including iPhone thefts or "Apple picking", has created the perception that crime is worse than ever.

Iranians use computers at a cybercafe in the center of the Iranian capital Tehran on May 14, 2013.

At one-square inch - not counting the connector post - Square Register is a tiny gizmo that has attracted attention from several Kamloops businesses.

Miguel performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday in Las Vegas.

Yahoo announced they will acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion this afternoon. The news comes about a year after Facebook snatched up the hot startup Instagram.

Power is back in the city of Jamestown after a 90-minute blackout. Officials at the Board of Public Utilities could not be immediately reached for comment on a cause.

Commander Chris Hadfield , the web's favorite astronaut, returned to Earth last week after 146 days in space.

Online Media Daily reported yesterday that Yahoo and Twitter have forged a partnership, allowing Yahoo to "incorporate selected tweets into the news feed on its" new home page.

The Guardian yesterday passed the 1 million follower milestone on Twitter for its flagship @Guardian account, which acts as a showcase for the top stories and best content from the news outlet.