Modernization

Obama, Romney aren’t all that sociable on social media

Pew study suggests Obama leads in the medium, but does not engage.

Modernization

Meet the little printer the tech world is excited about

This compact printer makes use of cloud subscription services.

Modernization

Federal employees union opens digital door to members

AFGE members will have easy access to updates from the organization thanks to its adoption of some new-ish technologies.

Modernization

Israel tests missile text-messaging warning system

SMS alerts will inform people in the case of possible ballistic missile attack.

Modernization

NASA uses Amazon Web Services for Mars mission

Jet Propulsion Lab previously used cloud services from Microsoft, Google, Lockheed Martin Corp.

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FTC finalizes privacy deal with Facebook

The FTC found that Facebook was sharing user information with advertisers and misinforming users about how they could control their own personal information.

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Google faces rising FTC ire

Antitrust action may be on the horizon, some say.

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GSA's proposed cloud brokerage grabs industry attention

There have been so many responses to a recent RFI that GSA has extended the deadline to allow for more, agency says.

Modernization

Google agrees to pay record fine for privacy violations

The FTC said that the search giant's actions violated a consent decree.

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Census debuts new economic indicator app

Gives the raw numbers for each piece of data as well as a graph charting a two-year trend line covering indicators.

Modernization

Confessions of a PowerPoint convert

A reluctant professor finds that PowerPoint presentations can enhance the quality of his teaching.

Cybersecurity

Apple's reconsidering their security measures after epic hack

The tech company has put a temporary freeze on one of their password reset options until they reach a decision.

Cybersecurity

Security questions: The biggest joke in online identity verification

When hackers broke into Mat Honan's Apple account last week, they couldn't answer his security questions. And Apple didn't even care.

Emerging Tech

Software runs the world--how scared should we be that so much is bad?

When software works, you can buy an airline ticket and sell a stock. When it fails, you can miss a flight and a bank can lose a billion dollars. Do we respect the power of software as much as we should?

Modernization

What Mitt Romney's VP app learned from Zynga

The presidential candidate's new app is addictive and effective.

Digital Government

Can Wikipedia foretell Romney's VP announcement?

Entries for Sarah Palin and Joe Biden both saw spikes in edits in the days before their selections.

Modernization

House Dems battle for social media supremacy

Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado took home MVP, compiling 31,578 new Facebook fans, Twitter followers and YouTube subscribers combined.