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Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran

Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more technologically savvy, have begun stemming the flow of online information from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say.

Fortune: Better search for the Twitter age

When Iran cracked down on journalists following its recent election, international focus turned to Twitter as citizen journalists posted 140-character reports and links to photos and videos to the site. Trouble was, it was hard to sift the useful and reliable nuggets of information from scores of tweets that included plenty of spam, useless remarks, and stray sentiments.

Celebrity death rumors spread online

After a string of real celebrity deaths last week, the Internet and online social networks killed a few more stars.

Online community stunned by Jackson's death

One female fan on Twitter said "Off the Wall" was the first cassette tape she owned. "I have it on CD now and still listen to it," she said.

CNNMoney: IPOs return: Facebook and Twitter next?

If you're looking for signs that the market and economy are slowly returning to normal, it is somewhat encouraging that demand for new stocks is finally perking up again.

Retweeting: 'Followers' look to 'leaders' as social networks grow

An avid Twitter user, Alana Taylor wrote a song about the social networking site and uploaded it to YouTube last April. Soon, her Twitter feed became flooded with messages linking to it.

CNNMoney: Twitter whacks 'Mafia' opportunity

A new Mafia video game has presented Twitter with an offer, but it's one that Twitter thinks it can refuse.

Twitter message could be cyber criminal at work

Cyber criminals are setting snares that move at the speed of news.

In Iran protest, online world is watching, acting

In Chicago in 1968, anti-war protesters at the Democratic National Convention chanted "The Whole World Is Watching."

Iranians dodging government's Internet crackdown

It's a high-tech, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

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