Networking World: Is Twitter broken?

20 geeky gifts for Mother's Day | Facebook 'Trusted Contacts' lets you pester friends to recover account access

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Is Twitter broken?
Twitter, the increasingly popular micro-blogging service, has come under quite a bit of criticism in the past few weeks. Users of the platform, which describes itself as an "information-sharing network" are struggling with what to do about false information being spread around. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center
As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now

20 geeky gifts for Mother's Day
Treat the moms in your life to custom chocolate photos, propeller earrings, binary pottery and other tech-inspired Mother's Day gifts Read More

Facebook 'Trusted Contacts' lets you pester friends to recover account access
Facebook Thursday said it's making available globally a feature called "Trusted Contacts" that lets users select three to five friends who can help users recover account access such as if they forget their password. Read More

Star power smackdown: Interop's Cisco & Juniper execs vs. CTIA's JLo & Ashton Kutcher
The networking and computing industry invades Las Vegas this month, and from the looks of it, next week's Interop will be among the techiest of the events, while CTIA the week after is going for a little more sizzle. Read More

INSIDER

IT Resume Makeover: No Time for Complacency
Just because you're not actively looking for a job is no reason to neglect your resume. In a fluctuating market the rug can be pulled out from under even the most skilled IT pros, so it's always good to be prepared. Read More

Companies explore self-detonating data as security control
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions with business partners. Read More

A video and a blog post bolster the case against alien visitors
Longtime readers know that I am a bit of an anti-UFO buff, meaning that while I accept the noncontroversial notion that there is likely alien life out there somewhere, there exists no compelling evidence that such life has dropped by Earth for a visit. Read More

What BlackBerry CEO Heins actually said about tablets
BlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins mentioned in a Bloomberg interview Tuesday that he thought that "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore." He was quickly denounced for ignoring the iPad, not owning up to the failure of BlackBerry's own PlayBook tablet, and in general for "trashtalking" tablets and "being hopelessly out of touch." Read More

10 awesome ways to celebrate International Star Wars Day
How to celebrate Star Wars Day: May the fourth be with you Read More

CHI2013: Zap! Electricity turns body into actuator for mobile gaming
A research project on show at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris uses a small electrical current to give the sensation of force feedback while gaming. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More

Wicked cool things to do in Las Vegas – after the tradeshow
Vegas is Sin City, which means there's plenty to do there other than just attend Interop, tech shows Read More

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