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Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for online `Magna Carta` to protect web users

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 19:27

In view of leaks about the government surveillance of online activity, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the world wide web`s inventor has called for a bill of rights to protect the Internet users` rights.

New research sheds light on how Twitter shapes public opinion

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 18:22

A group of researchers in China have reportedly deduced how Twitter, with its 241 million users tweeting out 500 million messages daily, shape public opinion.

Twitter crashes second time in nine days, blames software glitch

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 10:45

Twitter Inc crashed on Tuesday for the second time in nine days when a software glitch stalled the popular messaging service for about one hour.

New Internet phenomenon Black Twitter growing in clout in virtual world

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 23:04

A new internet phenomenon called `BlackTwitter` is increasingly catching up on the virtual world as a way for people to unabashedly present their black spin on life in 140-character installments.

Twitter bug allowed strangers to view tweets from protected accounts

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 20:41

Micro-blogging site Twitter has said that it has fixed a bug that allowed unauthorized people to read tweets from some protected user accounts for the last four months.

Social media not helpful in sending viewers to news sites: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 16:29

News organisations do not get readers through referrals from social media or search engines, a new study has found.

People across globe do not trust Internet any more, says EC head

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 16:27

People`s trust in the Internet was now missing, European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes has claimed.

NSA setting fire to Internet: Edward Snowden

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 12:37

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly said that the US spy agency was `setting fire to the Internet,` condemning the intelligence agency and its leaders.

CryptoLocker scariest threat to PCs around the world

Last Updated: Monday, March 10, 2014, 19:53

CryptoLocker, a ransomeware (a malicious computer software that threatens the users, usually for money or data) first appeared in September 2013, has reportedly emerged as a potent threat to PCs around the world.

Facebook`s redesigned News Feed just `subtle` tweak of original

Last Updated: Monday, March 10, 2014, 16:37

Facebook has launched its redesigned News Feed, which is nothing like its previous overhauls but a subtle tweak displaying larger pictures in the feed.