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UNICEF Admits Its Facebook Likes Don't Save Lives

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UNICEF Admits Its Facebook Likes Don't Save Lives
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:56 PMZoe Fox
In the latest TV commercial campaign from UNICEF Sweden, the organization admits something few seem to remember in the age of social media milestones: Facebook Likes don't save lives. In the most viral clip, which has received more than 40,000 views on YouTube, we meet a young boy named Rahim, who's sick, though he says he's not worried because of UNICEF Sweden's Facebook community.

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Facebook's First Quarter, By the Numbers
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 5:20 PMTodd Wasserman
As has been its custom, Facebook supplied some charts showing various stats related to the company's first-quarter performance on Wednesday, prior to its call with analysts. The stats show a steady increase in mobile users and users overall but also a dip in revenues vs. the previous quarter, which is fueled by holiday-based ad spending. Image courtesy of Getty, Justin Sullivan.

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Facebook Now Has 751 Million Active Users on Mobile
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:31 PMSeth Fiegerman
After Facebook released its fourth-quarter earnings report in January, CEO Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Facebook had "become a mobile company." In the latest earnings report, the company further justified that claim. Facebook had 751 million monthly active users on mobile as of the end of March, a 54% increase from the same quarter a year ago, the company revealed in its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday.

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Google Shakes Up Developer Conference With 3-Hour Keynote
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 2:41 PMEmily Price
Google has made the preliminary schedule for its annual developer conference available online. Google I/O 2013 kicks off at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco on May 15. The three-day conference will have one noteworthy change this year: a three-hour keynote. Google has traditionally divided its keynote up over two days, the first day focusing on Android, and the second on Chrome.

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Here's the Lock Screen Google Glass Needs
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:37 PMPete Pachal
As more people get a hold of the Google Glass Explorer edition, a few security issues have become apparent — most notably that anyone who dons the connected headset can start messing with your Google+ account. One developer has already created an app to address this security hole, however.

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Facebook Earnings Preview: What to Expect
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:41 AMSeth Fiegerman
It has been nearly a year since Facebook became a public company. In that time, the stock has crashed and burned and staged a significant comeback — and that was just in the first six months.

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Apple's $17B Bond Sale and Other News You Need to Know
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:32 AMStan Schroeder
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Apple made one of the largest bond sales ever on Tuesday: $17 billion. The company is raising cash to pay stock dividends and make buybacks.

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Snickers Buys Search Ads Against Your Hunger-Induced Misspellings
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:10 AMTodd Wasserman
Ever get so hungry that you can't even Google correctly? Apparently, it's a thing and Snickers is on it. To capitalize on this phenomenon, the brand recently ran an SEO campaign that targeted users who misspelled words in Googel, sorry Google searches. The idea was that office-bound workers couldn't see the usual viral and social content because it was blocked by the IT department.

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This Is What Happens When You Block Someone on Facebook
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:36 AMAmy-Mae Elliott
While Facebook offers a wonderful way to keep in touch with friends and family, as with any social network, there is potential for people you'd rather not be in touch with to contact you. If this happens to you on Facebook, you can easily "block" someone. We've taken a look at this process, how to do it and what it actually means once you've done it.

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6 New Google Glass Demos Worth a Watch
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:39 AMBob Al-Greene
As Google Glass makes its way into the hands of consumers, the first videos recorded on the stylish headgear are hitting the web. Users are finding some interesting, creative and downright beautiful applications for the wearable tech. But long-haired users, beware: Invest in a headband if you're filming in the wind.

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