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RI House delays vote on social media privacy bill

Rhode Island lawmakers have put off a vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's Facebook or Twitter accounts. Full story

Ashton Kutcher: Media has messed up Twitter

Actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcherwas on hand at CTIA 2013 to discuss his views on the mobile industry and social networking. During the keynote Thursday in Las Vegas, Kutcher was asked how he thought Twitter was monetizing the mobile market. The star of the upcoming film, “jOBS,” said the med Full story

Okla. victims find pets, photos through social media

   Clean-up volunteers are turning to Facebook and other social media sites to reunite the victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado with everything from sentimental wedding and baby pictures to family pets. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports.

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

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Teens' enthusiasm for Facebook is 'waning,' says study

American teenagers have "waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, but they're still using the social network while upping their time spent on other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr, according to a new study.The Facebook diss is because of the "increasing adult presence, people Full story

Yahoo's $1.1 Billion Bet on Tumblr

   CNBC's Jon Fortt has the details on one of the largest social networking acquisitions in years. And, Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, provides insight on what the merger means for shareholders.

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Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured in St. Petersburg
Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured in St. Petersburg

A photograph of Djohar Tsarnaev, who is believed to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte , as pictured on a monitor and a mobile phone in St. Petersburg April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured on computer screen in St. Petersburg
Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured on computer screen in St. Petersburg

A photograph of Djohar Tsarnaev, who is believed to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte , as pictured on a monitor in St. Petersburg April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk