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100,000 Facebook users use new organ donor option

FacebookATLANTA (AP) - An organ donation group says more than 100,000 people used a new Facebook feature the first day to declare they are donors.

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New media earns permanent gallery at Newseum in DC

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - New media and the stories shaped by online culture and social networks now have a place in the Newseum, a Washington museum devoted to the history of news.

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Where's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone

Grizzly Bear in a field at Yellowstone National Park.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Terry Tollefsbol.CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for a wolf, grizzly bear or other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.

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5 more minutes? New clock answers resounding 'no'

The Ramos alarm clock was invented by Paul Sammut of Sammut Tech, LLC.  The alarm can only be stopped by getting out of bed.HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - It could be the world's most exasperating alarm clock.

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Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1B

FacebookMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook says it will spend $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing software company Instagram.

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Survey ranks Google highly despite privacy fears

GoogleSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is almost everyone's favorite search engine, despite misgivings about data-collection and advertising practices that are widely seen as intrusive.

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Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife

FacebookTACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state corrections officer has been charged with bigamy after Facebook discovered two women were connected to him and suggested they might want to "friend."

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MSN adds new feature to take Internet's pulse

The trend-tracking service msnNOW debutes Thursday at http://now.msn.com.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft is hooking up MSN.com with a hipper sidekick to broaden its appeal and stay on top of the Internet's hottest topics.

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Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likes

A screenshot from the “Power-Up: Super Seeds” preview video.  Angry Birds joined Facebook on February 14.JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Angry Birds has joined Facebook. The popular avian menace game debuted on the social network globally Tuesday.

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Tech companies team up to combat email scams

Stock PhotoNEW YORK (AP) - Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams.

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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

Stock PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) - Privacy advocates are warning that the government's plans to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry could threaten Americans' civil liberties.

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Apple launches software for interactive textbooks

Stock PhotoNEW YORK (AP) - Apple says its launching a new version of its iBooks software, tailored to present vivid, interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students on the iPads.

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No Wikipedia today

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia began a 24-hour blackout Wednesday to protest federal legislation designed to crack down on sales of pirated U.S. products overseas.NEW YORK (AP) - Don't be surprised if you can't access Wikipedia today.

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CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers

Stock PhotoLAS VEGAS (AP) - CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year's games a lot more competitive for millions of players and - developers hope - the $800 million per year fantasy sports industry even more lucrative.

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Google gets more personal with search results

Google PlusSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.

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