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Quote of the DayThe greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Robert G. IngersollUS lawyer, orator
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Thought of the MomentSticks and stones may break my bones But a 500K hammer would REALLY hurt
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Technology News
- <img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.3609677d40fb464284e5e8f802920fa6-3609677d40fb464284e5e8f802920fa6-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=zdut8rffJh8DHZtrgqVmMA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 that Facebook is preparing to file initial paperwork for an offering that could raise as much as $10 billion and value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.</p><br clear="all"/>">Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
(AP)
- <img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120128/capt.d6a72630a228414ba16d00a54bd68a0e-d6a72630a228414ba16d00a54bd68a0e-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qFhTo5UKwdUAjMnJ_d642w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A news camera films the offices of News International company headquarters in London, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. British police on Saturday arrested four people, including a police officer, on suspicion of corruption as part of an ongoing investigation into police bribery by the now defunct News of the World tabloid newspaper, and the police said the arrests were made as a result of information provided by Murdoch's News Corp., and officers were searching the east London headquarters of the media mogul's British newspapers for evidence. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>AP - The criminal investigation into British tabloid skullduggery turned full force on a second Rupert Murdoch publication Saturday, with the arrest of four current and former journalists from The Sun on suspicion of bribing police.</p><br clear="all"/>">British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe
(AP)
- <img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.635a56b80dbe454ca8f651d42226228c-635a56b80dbe454ca8f651d42226228c-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=waHM76VrEsi_VBv5lspAtg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money. But Twitter sees the censorship tool as a way to ensure individual messages, or 'tweets,' remain available to as many people as possible while it navigates a gauntlet of different laws around the world. (AP Photo/Twitter)" border="0" /></a>AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.</p><br clear="all"/>">Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
(AP)
- Jobless man builds a house out of $1.82 billion worth of shredded money
(Yahoo! News)
- Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse
(Yahoo! News)
- Engine Advocacy Turns Tech Nerds Into Political Experts
(Mashable)
- Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: poll
(Reuters)
- Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition
(Reuters)
- 6 Standout Apps Worth Downloading This Week
(Mashable)
- New Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX released on Verizon
(Appolicious)
- Battered but still breathing, LiveJournal soldiers on
(Digital Trends)
- Amazon merchant caught bribing customers for five-star reviews
(Digital Trends)
- Pushpins founder explains why grocery stores should avoid building their own apps
(Appolicious)
- Can online activists eliminate politicians that don't understand the Internet?
(Digital Trends)
- How Will Google's New Privacy Rules Affect You?
(ContributorNetwork)
- Buy and sell your used items with these iPhone apps
(Appolicious)
- DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei
(Reuters)
- Tech Companies Ramping Up the Green Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]
(Mashable)
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