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What do Amazon, Apple, and L.L. Bean have in common? They all ranked at the top of their categories in a recent study tracking customer satisfaction with online retailers.

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A while back, we told you about the Jewish girls’ school in Brooklyn that instituted a Facebook ban for its students, saying using the social media site violated its religious tenets.

Now an elementary school in Australia is following suit, but its demand that kids delete their Facebook pages has an entirely different reason: it’s an attempt to wipe out cyber-bullying.

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Which social media site do you think drives more consumers to make actual purchases, Pinterest or Facebook?

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Wikipedia may be the “free” online encyclopedia, but if you want your very own factual and well-written entry, it’s gonna cost you. Record producer Erez Safer and filmmaker Aaron Wertheimer have launched their own business which will write, research and post Wiki entries — at a cost.

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The best and worst aspect of email and instant messaging is that they make it easy to blow people off and give you at least a glimmer of hope that your recipient hasn’t seen your unreturned messages. Now Facebook wants to zap all the uncertainty away, updating the Facebook Messenger app so message-senders will be able to tell that recipients have seen messages.

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A large number of users haven’t tried to access their privacy settings since they signed up with Facebook.

A new report from Consumer Reports found that 13 million users have failed to do just that, despite Facebook’s attempts to update and strengthen their privacy system and settings.

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The web has opened a new portal for original shows and movies, particularly on sites such as Hulu, Yahoo and Netflix.

Now Amazon has joined the race by putting together ideas for shows of its own.

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Sites like Match.com and eHarmony make big promises of finding a lifetime of love with your soulmate without having to leave your door or even put on pants.

A new study, however, found that may be the only advantage to trying to find the right guy or gal compared to the old-fashioned way.

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If you haven't heard yet, Aerosmith will preform at the Times Union Center in Albany and if you take the Aerosmith quiz, you could add to your points total in the Litehouse rewards club and casino. This is one show I do not want to miss because I've been a big fan for years. As a matter of fact, I met the band once.

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You've probably heard the stories about teachers, police officers and other professionals who got fired because of objectionable photos or commentary on Facebook. So, you set your profile to "Friends Only," thinking it'll keep your stuff safe from people you don't know. But guess again -- there's a new tactic employers are using to pry into your personal life.

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Everyone knows Google Maps can be very useful for looking up directions on your computer, on your tablet and on your smartphone.  But, realizing "we've long neglected one of the most popular computer systems ever sold," Google finally has a mapping app for your original 8-bit Nintendo from the 1980s.

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Have you ever considered deleting a friend on facebook because you don't interact with them all that much but thought, "I don't want to offend them"? Well, facebook has unveiled a new tool which lets you demote 'friends' to just being 'acquaintances'. The tool actually suggests friends who might be good candidates based on people who you haven't messaged or interacted with for a while.

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