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Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. "Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload photos from Google Glass directly to your Facebook timeline," Erick Tseng, head of mobile products at the social network, said in a message posted from the Google developers conference. "You can also add an optional photo description, just by speaking it."

Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. "Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload photos from Google Glass directly to your Facebook timeline," Erick Tseng, head of mobile products at the social network, said in a message posted from the Google developers conference. "You can also add an optional photo description, just by speaking it."

Facebook outlook still muddled one year after IPO

A year after a nightmarish share offering, Facebook still has its ardent backers and detractors. The world's biggest social network, which now has more than 1.1 billion users, has managed to boost its earnings since the initial public offering, including from its mobile platform, important in countering its critics. The IPO on May 18 last year sparked a series of crises for Facebook, with the shares plunging from $38 to as low as $17.73 in September. Shares closed Thursday at $26.13.

Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

SYDNEY - An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. Western Australia Minister for Education Peter Collier said he clicked the "like" button under what he thought was an innocent photo of the then-16-year-old in late 2011. Collier apologized Thursday and said he had no idea that the teen, who was otherwise fully clothed and posing alongside an older man, was playing a prank commonly known as "sneaky nuts."

Crack-cocaine video allegations 'ridiculous,' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, whose tenure has been plagued by controversy and embarrassment, found himself embroiled in a new scandal Friday amid two independent reports he was caught on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Leaving his home and again at city hall, Ford refused to answer any questions, but was quick to dismiss one of the reports as yet another smear job, although neither he nor his lawyer called the video fake. "These allegations are ridiculous," Ford said. "It's another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me and that's all."

Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages

Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter. "Tweets have become an important information source for many of our users, so we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Twitter to bring tweets directly into the Yahoo! newsfeed," Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! chief executive, said in a blog post. "Updates direct from politicians, celebrities, media outlets, and other publishers have become an important source of real-time news and information."

British lawmakers accuse Google of dishonesty over UK tax strategy

LONDON - U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. In his second appearance before Parliament in roughly six months, Google Vice-President Matt Brittin tried to defend his company's complex corporate structure to a committee of skeptical U.K. politicians, many of whom seemed unconvinced by his assertion that Google was being transparent about how it paid its bills.

Twitter index: One Direction angers some fans

On Thursday, May 16, Twitter users who are fans of the British-Irish boy band One Direction are expressing their disappointment at a hotly buzzed announcement from the band. 

Twitter index: One Direction angers some fans

On Thursday, May 16, Twitter users who are fans of the British-Irish boy band One Direction are expressing their disappointment at a hotly buzzed announcement from the band. 
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