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The BBC has reported that people in Egypt who have have their internet connections cut-off are still finding ways to get connected with the outside world and spread news. Dial-up modems have become popular again,  a long list of international numbers are available for people to dial into, which allows users to connect to the net. Most of the connections provided by net activists and so are not charging. A large list of these numbers were being circulated on Twitter with the hashtag #egypt or #jan25. The BBC further reported that " ISPs in France, the US, Sweden, Spain and many other nations have set up pools of modems that will accept international calls to get information to and from protesters. Many have waived fees to make it easier for people to connect ." There is als

With Valentines day around the corner get ready to celebrate it on FarmVille. Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away so it’s time to get started collecting those Valentines in your Mailbox! As you collect Valentines through your Cupid’s Castle or by gifting, you can then redeem them for exclusive rewards like the Giant Teddy. Stay tuned because more prizes are on the way! You’ll get your little Valentine’s Mailbox free the first time you play FarmVille after the update, and you will immediately be entered into Placement Mode. You can place the Valentine’s Mailbox on your farm now, or you can choose to place it in your Gift Box for use later. You’ll need to be level 5 or higher in order to place and use the Valentine’s Mailbox. Once the Valentine’s Mailbox is on the farm you can click on it, then select “Look Inside” to see this window: Valentine’s Mailbox works like many of our other item-gathering style events in FarmVille. You acquire Valentines through various methods, then “Use” ...

With Valentines day around the corner get ready to celebrate it on FarmVille. Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away so it’s time to get started collecting those Valentines in your Mailbox! As you collect Valentines through your Cupid’s Castle or by gifting, you can then redeem them for exclusive rewards like the Giant Teddy. Stay tuned because more prizes are on the way! You’ll get your little Valentine’s Mailbox free the first time you play FarmVille after the update, and you will immediately be entered into Placement Mode. You can place the Valentine’s Mailbox on your farm now, or you can choose to place it in your Gift Box for use later. You’ll need to be level 5 or higher in order to place and use the Valentine’s Mailbox. Once the Valentine’s Mailbox is on the farm you can click on it, then select “Look Inside” to see this window: Valentine’s Mailbox works like many of our other item-gathering style events in FarmVille. You acquire Valentines through various methods, then “Use” ...

The Groundhog trap, this post is part of the guides by FrontierVille to help you trap Groundhogs and keep them on your homestead as pets. The Groundhogs are out in full force! Trap groundhogs with groundhog traps to find Phil and Fred, the friendly pet groundhogs! Be sure to upgrade your traps for maximum effectiveness! **Buy the trap in the Market to generate the mission** After you purchase the trap from the market, place it on your homestead. You can buy more than one trap for multiple areas on your homestead. Build the trap using these items: Now that you've built your trap you will be able to move it around your homestead. Click on the trap to bring up a menu of options.  *Selecting "What is this?" will bring up the following box that will provide information on the trap. *Selecting "Arm Trap" will arm the trap with the carrot and open it up for the next groundhog that comes close. Do not arm your trap after you see a groundhog, the trap will not work for t...

Wow, Intel seems to want to bring the cool and hip factor into it's product with the hiring of Black Eyes Pees frontman will.i.am. The world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer is suddenly hip and cool and bringing in more innovation and style marketing into it's campaigns. The company said on tuesday that they are teaming up with will.i.am to find new ways to communicate, create and entertain. will.i.am said in a statement 'Nearly everything I do involves processors and computers, and when I see an Intel chip I think of all the creative minds involved that help to amplify my own creativity.' According to MTV '  Teaming up with the scientists, researchers and computer programmers at Intel to collaborate and co-develop new ways to communicate, create, inform and entertain is going to be amazing.'  An original post by Sociolatte

Facebook has a number of security settings you can use to help keep your FB account secure. Especially if you access Facebook on shared or public computers, when travelling or using unsecured wireless networks. There is also the feature that allows you to access Facebook with a secure connection. You can activate https to ensure that your FB usage is encrypted and cannot be intercepted by unauthorized third parties. This really helps users who access Facebook from coffee shops etc. There is also the feature of login notifications. This means that if you primarily use FB on the same computer and mobile phone you can get a notification when your account is accessed from a new device. So if someone accesses your account from an unauthorized device you can quickly reset your password and take other necessary steps to secure your account. There is also the feature of sessions, what this does is shows you your recent activity and when you account is being used. So if you have last logged in ...

Well we all know Justin Bieber is not dead, but bieber haters on Twitter have started this new tag. It sounds quiet funny actually and there are all his fans out there who are really angry with the whole thing that Justin Bieber has been relegated to the land of the dead. Some tweets from twitter to make you laugh or angry, depends!! RIP justin bieber . you were our favorite canadian girl singer. you shall be missed on the youtubes. Just got on twitter and all I see is RIP JUSTIN BIEBER ?!?! My heart dropped! Who ever started that Is stupid! Its not even funny! Grow up!! That awkward moment when RIP Justin Bieber is trending, then Justin tweets 'Im feeling so alive'... RIP Justin Bieber , I'm going to miss her! Whoever started the RIP Justin Bieber rumour is sick. It's not right to get people's hopes up like that. An original post by Sociolatte

Story so far: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the Tunisian leader who fled the country after more than 23 years of dictatorship rule, may have fallen because of WikiLeaks and Facebook and the whole social media revolution.  This is what the Telegraph has to say " Mr Ben Ali may also have been the first victim of Wikileaks. Cables by an American ambassador giving colourful descriptions of the lives of luxury pursued by his family, and the business empire it controlled, were eagerly emailed around the country, despite a repressive system of censorship. Descriptions by other ambassadors of other leaders' political and personal attitudes have not been much less graphic. On the plus side, protesters also seemed to understand that despite the deaths of scores of rioters, there were limits to how far modern leaders could go in maintaining their rule by force. Maybe that was also a lesson of the crushing of Saddam Hussein, who knew no such limits, by George Bush and Tony Blair. " Prote...

The world of tablets spawned by Apple now have a new player, the Motorola Xoom. This new Andriod Touch tablet comes with a 10.1 inch display built for true high definition video with 16.9 widescreen format. It has the NVIDIA Tegra dual core chipset, making sure speed increases for web browsing, videos and gaming. Comes with Andriod 3.0 Honeycomb, powerful software from Google. This is the first tablet to get the HOneycome, Andriod 3.0. The Xoom is headed for Verizon and currently only 3G capable, but stated to be 4G LTE capable with a hardware upgrade by sending the tablet in. Available in the US. An original post by Sociolatte

PostPost is your Facebook newspaper, what this little App does is allows you to login using FB and then pulls all your wall content shared by your friends and you and arranges it for you to read like a newspaper. See what your friends want you to read. Once everything has been arranged you can still use the like and comment button and not have to leave the page at all. Kind of interesting to read you wall posts like this. Anyways your wall is called a news feed and it is fitting to read it like a news paper. The application also arranges everything very well and you do feel as though you are reading a real newspaper, especially the way stories, pics and videos are arranged. It also helps bring clarity to your news feed and you can see what is most happening among all your friends. Check it out now . An original post by Sociolatte

Remember the saying what happens on vacation stays on Facebook . Well many disasters can be avoided by timely action. There have been many photos and videos people have been tagged in that has actually cost them their jobs. People we are connected with are from all walks of life. Some people on your friend list might by you co-workers while one of them might be your boss, your connected with family and pretty much everyone you know in life. While a friend of yours might tag you for fun in a an embarrassing photo or video, it might be watched by your co-workers and your boss and actually land you in trouble. By now I think you get the point. How to remove a a tag from a photo or video you've been tagged in 1. Find the photo or video you wish to remove the tag from 2. Below the photo you find a link (Remove Tag) 3. Click that 4. Your done. How to hide/Remove a photo or video you have been tagged in. 1. Hover the tagged photo you wish to hide or remove. 2. A small 'X' should a...

CityVille has New animated winter decorations are available for your city! Your citizens can't wait to try them out. And look for a new winter gift to send to your friends. Get these decorations for your city, Play Now! Source: CityVille Forums An original post by Sociolatte

Theres a whole now inventory management page coming to Mafia Wars. This new page will help you get a better grip on what you have, what you need and what you need to get rid off, let's you improve you attack and defense. Check out the video tutorial provided by Mafia Wars below to learn more. An original post by Sociolatte