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Short Story Theatre to perform at Cellar Gate Winemarket
Four storytellers will bring their personal stories Thursday to Cellar Gate Winemarket in Highwood. The four are among the 10 members of Short Story Theatre, which hopes to make the facility its permanent venue. Co-founder Donna Lubow, who lived in...
Tags: Wines, Culture, Arts and Culture
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Armed Forces, Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Science and Technology
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Vimeo, Flickr reportedly to be built into Apple's upcoming iOS 7
The next version of Apple's iOS will reportedly include Flickr and Vimeo integration, making it easier for users to share content they create with the two social networks. Apple news website 9to5Mac reported Tuesday that iOS 7, which the Cupertino...
Tags: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Music Industry, Apple iPad, Social Media, Google Music
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More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanes
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is getting the youth vote. Nearly a quarter of teens now use Twitter to catch up with friends and keep track of celebrities, a big jump in usage as teens flock to different social media sites and spend less time on Facebook to...
Tags: Social Media, Harvard University, Google Inc., Culture, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, MySpace, Social Media, Financing and Stock Offerings, Google Inc.
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How Google Music, Spotify and other subscription services compare
Google jumped into the music subscription market last week with Google Music All Access, escalating the competition in a crowded market. Although Google brings the biggest name to the market, many others already have large followings. Spotify stands out...Tags: Marketing, Apple iPad, Google Music, Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Saudi religious leader: Twitter leads to damnation
This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...
Tags: Politics, Social Media, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), BBC, Culture
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: Vienna (Austria), Museums, Andrew Jackson, Arts, Culture
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Strawberries, Social Sciences, Social Media, Culture, Advertising
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Social network asks city to reduce posts
Costa Mesa's official use of Nextdoor.com has been scaled back following recent resident concerns about the frequency of city announcements. The messages posted on neighborhood pages within the private social networking site were apparently too many...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo's Flickr to offer massive 1 terabyte of storage for free
Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...
Tags: Social Media, Google Inc., Culture, Apple iPhone, Arts and Culture
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Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in...Tags: Larry Page, Marketing, Social Media, Software Industry, Corporate Officers
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