Why Twitter should double its character limit

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Farhad Manjoo

OPINION | I’m hoping Twitter celebrates its fifth birthday this month by rethinking its140-character limit. Why do I want more space? Forcing people to shrink their updates to 140 characters prevents meaningful interaction between users, short-circuits conversations, and turns otherwise straightforward thoughts into a bewildering jumble of txtese.

Federal judge in Massachusetts dismisses lawsuit against Facebook from Winklevoss twins

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Harvard classmates of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Apple to bid for Hulu?

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