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Pueblo West freshman starts anti-bullying initiative Play Video
September 10, 2012 2:09 AM
A Pueblo West High School freshman is taking a stand on bullying. After years of being victimized herself, she's helping others cope by telling her story and offering a safe place online for people to talk about it. For as long as Rhiannon Winch can remember, people have considered... more » -
Cyber mistakes leaving you vulnerable Play Video
February 8, 2012 9:09 PM
"Nothing has changed; the vulnerability still exists," says David Stites, a master's computer science student at UCCS. In January, Stites showed News 5 a security lapse he found on the iPhone mobile app for Southwest Airlines. He was able to pull login and password information out of the air... more » -
A Colorado city cracks down on social networking
June 20, 2011 11:21 AM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Grand Junction is cracking down on social networking for city employees. All city employees are asked to refrain from posting photos of themselves in uniform or wearing any type of badge or clothing that would identify them as working for the city. According... more » -
Facebook nears half-billion accounts
July 20, 2010 11:24 AM
Facebook, the undisputed heavyweight champ of social networking sites a celebrates a milestone this week--it will sign up user number 500-million. Annette Stewart, one of those nearly half a billion users explains why she can't stop using the site. "Before it was a way to communicate with friends. Although... more » -
Social networking finding a place on base
April 5, 2010 7:46 PM
The Internet is a constant experiment. For businesses, governments and organizations, many are trying to put social networking to use online. Still some are wary. For the Air Force, computers at Peterson Air Force Base can't access many social networking sites, and that's been for security reasons. "We had... more » -
Nipping a problem in the bud
February 25, 2010 12:38 AM
Issues with picture messaging and social networking in schools keep popping up. "We have had some incidents with some inappropriate pictures," says Drenda Manning, assistant principal at Florence Middle School. Instead of ignoring it, the community of Florence came together to talk it out. "It could be... more » -
Social networking finding more of a place during tragedy
January 22, 2010 12:47 AM
These days information moves quickly, and there's a demand for it from Haiti. Compassion International has been really focusing on internet social networking during one of the first major disasters since the popularity of many major sites' has really boomed. It's proving to be a good way to get... more » -
Digital pen pals: Galileo students blog with kids in Afghanistan, Tanzania
October 26, 2009 7:40 PM
Students at the Galileo School for Math and Science are building cultural bridges with young people from a half a world away using social networking sites. During the first quarter of the school year, Galileo Sixth graders are blogging with young people in Afghanistan and Tanzania. Andres Garcia said... more » -
People spending more time on social sites
September 25, 2009 12:02 PM
Americans have been devoting 17 percent of all their Internet time to social networks like Facebook and blogging Web sites like Blogger. The percentage for last month is up from 6 percent a year earlier. The report comes from Nielsen and follows its decision to team up with... more » -
Facebook shuts down thorny marketing tool
September 21, 2009 1:42 PM
Facebook is closing an uncomfortable chapter in its five-year history. The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites. When it launched in 2007, Beacon was immediately attacked by users as a privacy violation. It tracked purchases Facebook users made... more »
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