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Trolls take on 9-year-old girl's Kickstarter project...and lose
2013-03-26 00:58:40| CNET News.com
The conspiracy theories swirling around a seemingly benign crowdfunding campaign turned into a tornado over the weekend. Crave's Eric Mack investigates. [Read more]
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Second push in Congress to force patent trolls to pay up
2013-02-27 23:00:28| CNET News.com
But in an interview with CNET, one of the bill's co-sponsors says that this time the political winds are more likely to favor passage. [Read more]
Trolls' Online Comments Skew Perception of Science
2013-02-19 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: When people read a science news story online, chances are they'll find a string of comments below, and the comments aren't always civil. But these comments actually influence people's perception of the science, a new study suggests. The Internet provides a forum for discussing issues in a way that traditional media did not. "You used to use media by yourself. Now, it's almost like reading the newspaper in middle of a busy street with people yelling in your ear what you should and shouldnt believe,"...
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Obama Slams Patent Trolls During Google+ Hangout
2013-02-15 03:38:08| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
President Obama today dived into some of the topics covered by his State of the Union in a Google+ Hangout - taking aim at patent trolls and encouraging high schools to embrace a more high-tech curriculum, among other things.
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Pope Urges Followers to Tweet, Battle Trolls
2013-01-24 23:34:17| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Pope Benedict today called on followers to use social media to urge believers "to consider how their presence on these networks can help spread the Gospel message of God's love for all people."
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