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Hallelujah! Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Joins Instagram…. a cyberculture roundup…

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Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Joins Instagram, Posts Pics by Kate Freeman Twitter Political Index from social media vb by DavidMeermanScott The Twitter Political Index is a daily measurement that evaluates the sentiment of Twitter users feelings about the candidates based on an estimated two million Twitter mentions of the candidates in a given week relative … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Proxy War Against The Pirate Bay; Facebook buys Instagram, Instagram alternatives emerge…

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Proxy War Against The Pirate Bay Heats Up from TorrentFreak by Ernesto Last October the Antwerp Court of Appeal ordered two Belgian ISPs to block subscriber access to 11 domains connected to The Pirate Bay. The local anti-piracy movement applauded the landmark verdict which opened the doors for further censorship attempts. However, this cheerful mood … Read more