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  • Adam Jones.
  • An unusual prank at AT&T Park has lit up social media with anger, accusations and raw emotion.
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san francisco giants, twitter, internet, at&t park, antioch, sports
  • Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones, right, is congratulated after hitting a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants Barry Zito in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  • An unusual prank at AT&T Park has lit up social media with anger, accusations and raw emotion.
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san francisco giants, twitter, internet, at&t park, antioch, mlb, vic lee
  • Students
  • Students at nearly 250 California schools posted photos on social media websites while they were taking standardized tests.
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facebook, twitter, social media, cellphone, smartphones, iphone, education
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facebook, twitter, social media, cellphone, smartphones, iphone, education
  • The Childrens Place has stopped selling a T-shirt that sparked complaints of sexism
  • The Children's Place has stopped selling a T-shirt that sparked complaints of sexism.
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retail, children, protest, facebook, twitter, websites, internet, business
  • twitter logo
  • On Monday, Twitter announced new features including a "report abuse" button.
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twitter, technology
  • Chipotle, the fast food chain that markets itself as healthy and fresh, is now listing all menu items that include GMOs on its website.
  • According to a report, Chipotle said it pretended to hack its own Twitter account as part of a publicity stunt to "spark conversation."
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twitter, food, business
  • Anthropologist Grant McCracken.
  • An anthropologist visiting San Francisco decided to turn himself over to the Twitter-verse for a day.
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social media, justin herman plaza, twitter, news
  • East Palo Alto police are working to determine whether a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon was gang related.
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east palo alto, shooting, crime, guns, violence, gang violence, twitter, peninsula news
  • In this image released by Syfy, Ian Ziering, second left, and Cassie Scerbo battle a shark in the Syfy original film Sharknado.
  • Syfy says flying sharks will bite again. The network is announcing a sequel to "Sharknado," which has become an instant campy classic.
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television, social media, twitter, entertainment
  • Anthropologist Grant McCracken.
  • An anthropologist visiting San Francisco decided to turn himself over to the Twitter-verse for a day.
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social media, justin herman plaza, twitter, technology, jonathan bloom
  • A new study finds that Americans spend nearly a full day per week online.
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facebook, instagram, twitter, youtube, computers, internet, technology
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Alec Baldwin has apologized to a NYC-based LGBT rights group for a series of tweets that could be interpreted as homophobic.
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new york, twitter, social media, celebrity, celebrity deaths, lgbt, entertainment
  • Facebook announces its photo-sharing app Instagram is adding video
  • Facebook's adding video to its popular app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's video-sharing app, Vine.
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facebook, mark zuckerberg, menlo park, twitter, instagram, iphone, android, smartphones, news
  • Facebook announces its photo-sharing app Instagram is adding video
  • Facebook's adding video to its popular app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's video-sharing app, Vine.
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facebook, mark zuckerberg, menlo park, twitter, instagram, iphone, android, smartphones, technology, matt keller
  • Eye
  • A strange courting trend known as "eyeball kissing" in Japan is believed to be behind an increase in pink eye cases there.
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youtube, twitter, watercooler
  • Miley Cyrus.
  • Singer Miley Cyrus knows role social media plays when it comes to trend setting.
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instagram, facebook, twitter, social media, music, celebrity, menlo park, entertainment
  • A new service called Vobok allows users to send audio by way of Twitter and Facebook.
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apps, twitter, youtube, facebook, social media, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • A new service called Vobok allows users to send audio by way of Twitter and Facebook.
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apps, twitter, youtube, facebook, social media, consumer news
  • Educators, online experts discuss digital citizenship
  • Being pro-active was the goal behind a meeting of educators and online experts to make young people better online citizens.
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children, internet, social media, smartphones, tablets, cyberbullying, facebook, twitter, microsoft, south bay news, david louie
  • Educators, online experts discuss digital citizenship
  • Being pro-active was the goal behind a meeting of educators and online experts to make young people better online citizens.
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children, internet, social media, smartphones, tablets, cyberbullying, facebook, twitter, microsoft, news
  • car that runs on tweets
  • Forget gas, a group of Midwest teenagers has designed a car that runs on the power of social media.
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twitter, social media, technology
  • Warriors using social media to hype Oracle crowd
  • The deafening crowd at "Roaracle Arena" can give the Golden State Warriors an advantage, and social media is playing a role.
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golden state warriors, internet, social media, facebook, instagram, twitter, sports
  • Twitter has been taken over by teen girls in a worldwide competition to get girls excited about careers in tech.
  • Twitter has been taken over by teen girls in a worldwide competition to get girls excited about careers in tech.
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twitter, competition, news
  • Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
  • Twitter is reportedly adding a two-step authentication process to its service following the hacking of the Associated Press account on Tuesday.
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white house, twitter, hacking, internet, technology
  • Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
  • Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
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white house, twitter, hacking, internet, technology, vic lee
  • Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
  • Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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white house, twitter, hacking, internet, news
  • Facebook shares and likes for photo of Boston bombing suspect
  • Social media played a big role in the search and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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school shooting, shooting, explosion, boston bombings, bombing, terrorism, crime, FBI, barack obama, social media, smartphones, cellphone, facebook, twitter, internet, websites, national/world
  • Facebook shares and likes for photo of Boston bombing suspect
  • Social media played a big role in the search and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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school shooting, shooting, explosion, boston bombings, bombing, terrorism, crime, FBI, barack obama, social media, smartphones, cellphone, facebook, twitter, internet, websites, news
  • Five Bay Area police departments are now in the middle of a 24-hour "tweet-a-thon."
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twitter, palo alto, east palo alto, fremont, los gatos, monte sereno, technology
  • Twitter San Francisco headquarters
  • As Twitter celebrates its seventh anniversary, we took a behind-the-scenes tour of the San Francisco headquarters.
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twitter, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Twitter San Francisco headquarters
  • As Twitter celebrates its seventh anniversary, we took a behind-the-scenes tour of the San Francisco headquarters.
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twitter, news
  • Yoko Ono tweeted a picture of the glasses Lennon was wearing when he was shot and killed.
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guns, violence, twitter, celebrity, entertainment
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Another big change may be coming to Facebook. The Wall Street Journal says Facebook is working on incorporating hashtags.
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facebook, twitter, technology
  • MC Hammer
  • On Friday MC Hammer tweeted to his fans that the obstruction charges filed against him by Dublin police have been dropped.
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dublin, twitter, entertainment
  • Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced legislation to help protect consumer information stored on high tech devices.
  • Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced legislation to help protect consumer information stored on high tech devices.
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facebook, twitter, instagram, internet, websites, smartphones, cellphone, iphone, iPad, tablets, computers, laws, consumer news
  • MC Hammer mugshot
  • MC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling when he was stopped and arrested by police in Dublin Thursday night.
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dublin, tracy, twitter, music, celebrity, celebrity crime, racial profiling, news
  • MC Hammer mugshot
  • New details are coming out on rapper MC Hammer's arrest last week at the Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center in Dublin.
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dublin, tracy, twitter, music, celebrity, celebrity crime, racial profiling, entertainment
  • Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced legislation to help protect consumer information stored on high tech devices.
  • Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced legislation to help protect consumer information stored on high tech devices.
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facebook, twitter, instagram, internet, websites, smartphones, cellphone, iphone, iPad, tablets, computers, laws, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • MC Hammer mugshot
  • MC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling when he was stopped and arrested by police in Dublin Thursday night.
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dublin, tracy, twitter, music, celebrity, celebrity crime, racial profiling, entertainment, lisa amin gulezian
  • The Vatican has decided to shut down Pope Benedict's twitter account once a new pope is selected successor.
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pope, twitter, religion, national/world
  • A computer screen with an Outlook email account open on the screen
  • Microsoft has announced it is getting rid of Hotmail, which was once the most popular free email in the world.
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microsoft, google, facebook, twitter, news, jonathan bloom
  • A computer screen with an Outlook email account open on the screen
  • Microsoft has announced it is getting rid of Hotmail, which was once the most popular free email in the world.
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microsoft, google, facebook, twitter, news
  • Twitter
  • Forget the new suit or printing out your resume, your next job interview could be on Twitter.
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jobs, twitter, technology
  • Twitter is teaming up with American Express to become a shopping site.
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twitter, american express, economy, shopping, social media, credit cards, business
  • Police gathered in Sunnyvale for a conference on how social media can help them keep people safe.
  • Police gathered in Sunnyvale for a conference on how social media can help them keep people safe.
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social media, crime, facebook, twitter, instagram, sunnyvale, news
  • Police gathered in Sunnyvale for a conference on how social media can help them keep people safe.
  • Police gathered in Sunnyvale for a conference on how social media can help them keep people safe.
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social media, crime, facebook, twitter, instagram, sunnyvale, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Social media is playing an increasingly key role in how the American public experiences historical milestones.
  • Social media is playing an increasingly key role in how the American public experiences historical milestones.
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barack obama, white house, social media, twitter, politics video
  • Social media is playing an increasingly key role in how the American public experiences historical milestones.
  • Social media is playing an increasingly key role in how the American public experiences historical milestones.
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barack obama, white house, social media, twitter, politics, jonathan bloom
  • Inauguration preps in Washington DC
  • Some Bay Area residents are playing a big part in President Obama's upcoming inauguration in Washington D.C.
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milpitas, barack obama, barbara lee, facebook, twitter, health care, health insurance, politics video