Facebook Making a Phone, Sort Of

View Photo ABC News - Facebook Making a Phone, Sort Of (ABC News) Facebook is building a phone right in front of our faces. Maybe not a real phone, but all the apps and features you'd expect one to have. Facebook has just added a voice message feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android. Within the app you can now send a recording to your friends. If you've downloaded...

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NBA-Lakers guard Bryant finally joins Twitter world

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant finally succumbed to the social network Twitter when he opened his own verified account on Friday."The antisocial has become social #mambatweets," Bryant, who is nicknamed "Black Mamba", said in his first tweet.Within five hours of his account being open, the 14-time All-Star and five-time NBA champion had attracted nearly 300,000 followers.One...

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The Most and Least Influential Social Media Celebs

While he isn't currently available for promotional work, businesses would have the most success on social media with President Barack Obama endorsing their goods and services, new research shows.A study by social marketing platform SocialToaster revealed that Obama is considered the most influential celebrity on social media. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher and Anderson Cooper followed the...

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Autonet Insurance support the 10 year anniversary of Arch

Autonet Insurance support Arch 10 year.(PRWEB UK) 10 January 2013Autonet Insurance is pleased to announce that they will be supporting the 10 year anniversary of the charity Arch.Arch is a charity that offers support and advice to a range of people around North Staffordshire and Cheshire. The charity works with people that are in housing need, families who are in need of support, victims of domestic...

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Author Pete Delohery Lets Readers into the Boxing World

Compelling novel revolves around the lives of boxers—inside and outside the ringMarietta, GA (PRWEB) January 10, 2013A particular blog in the internet states that, “Boxing is about more than just how many opponents you can knock out. It’s not a way of life, but a way you view your life and the world around you.” But how much do people understand about this perception? Do they have a concrete grasp...

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Author A. American Offers Love, Hope and Survival in New Book

‘Going Home’ unravels a man’s struggles as he tries to make his way home in a new reality, one of no power, no infrastructure and no help.Lenoir, NC (PRWEB) January 10, 2013Author A. American brings the world that could be to life in his book, Going Home. The internet sensation, with over one million online views, is being brought to print. In a world where all the things we take for granted suddenly...

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Local Government Structural Reform, the Australian Model, Discussed in Ian Tiley New Textbook

Ian Tiley has made a close study of mergers of local governments in Australia. He chronicles council amalgamations in each Australian State and Territory, and in a case study of the 2004 forced merger of six councils into the New South Wales Clarence Valley Council entity, of which he was first Mayor, details the net positive outcomes and financial benefits of the successful merger in “Divided We...

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Ancient Theravada Code Showcased in Don G. Athukorala’s Seminal New Book on Buddhism

With a combination of science, technology, and Buddhist wisdom, Don G. Athukorala’s “Buddha’s Principle of Relativity” updates Buddhism as well as Western science that is practical, enjoyable and enlightening for today’s readersHORNSBY, Australia (PRWEB) January 10, 2013Buddhism is not a god-based theology like Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Rather, it is a spiritual philosophy that over the centuries...

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Johnny "Football" Manziel favorite for Heisman

MIAMI (Reuters) - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is in line to become the first 'freshman' winner of the Heisman Trophy when the annual award for the top player in college football is made on Saturday.Manziel, nicknamed "Johnny Football", is one of three players to be invited to Saturday's ceremony, along with Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein.Wednesday's...

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Can BCS title game challenge TV ratings record?

NEW YORK (AP) — Two undefeated teams, three Heisman Trophy finalists, five lead changes and 19 seconds left when the winning touchdown was scored.No other BCS title game has come close to matching that perfect formula for broad appeal. The 2006 tilt between Texas and Southern California was on in nearly 22 percent of American homes with televisions; the second-best number is under 18 percent.Now,...

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