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New Facebook app judges which of your friends to dump

‘By comparing profile information, smiley face usage and posts about their horoscope, we can tell you which people you might as well cut dead now.’

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Posted: Dec 13th, 2011
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‘Youngest’ expedition to South Pole abandoned after 3rd day without Twitter

won't even be appearing on Google nowPlucky 20 year-old Belinda Baron had to abandon her attempt to be recognised as the youngest person to reach the South Pole on skis, after becoming cut off from all social networks for nearly 72 hours.

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Posted: Nov 20th, 2011
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Man arrested for not having Facebook account

A Brighton man was held overnight by police yesterday after being arrested for not having a Facebook account. Sussex Police confirmed today that the man, 37, who was questioned for over 16 hours was one of the first in the country to be detained since new laws were introduced in September.

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Posted: Nov 8th, 2011
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New craze of ‘Working’ sweeping the internet

just one paperclip away from the experience of a lifetimeStand aside ‘Planking’, move over ‘Batmanning’, there’s a new game in town. ‘Working’ is the new craze which has Facebook users flocking to upload photos of themselves engaged in the most menial, soul-destroying jobs, while wishing they’d paid more attention at school.

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Posted: Oct 4th, 2011
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Snopes to start charging for debunking urban legends

‘Maybe if people have to pay to be told that they’re wrong, perhaps then they’ll start to understand that their naivety is being exploited.’

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Posted: Sep 29th, 2011
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