Social Media Gets Stickier: Twitter/Summify; Facebook/Apps, Video Too?
This week saw a number of developments at Twitter and Facebook, two of the world’s biggest social networking sites, that are signs of them looking to capitalize more on their already-hefty user bases by ...
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Globe-trekker devotes self to kids needing special attention
German Birgit Zorb-Serizawa has lived and worked on four continents in her career in special education, and she has spent many years providing opportunities and support for international families in Japan with special-needs children. She has also amassed an impressive collection of books during the more than 35 years her career has taken her around the world. Today, she shares the books through ...
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Angela Carter: portrait in postcards
The author was in her literary prime when she died 20 years ago aged 51; since then her brilliantly exuberant novels have influenced a generation of writers. Her friend and literary executor has written an insightful memoir inspired by postcards Carter sent her – a paper trail through the novelist's life. Here is an extract Twenty years ago I went for the first time into Angela Carter's study. I ...
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View from the Tent Embassy: reality v news reports
The most striking factor of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protests was the stark difference between reports of the events and the reality, writes Tracker editor Amy McQuire. Read more on the blog...
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Television movies for the week of Jan. 15
Coverage of TV and radio news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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