Author: Anna Tong
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Athletes serve up tweets with feats
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Elena HightCelebrities do it, candidates do it, you do it (or at least have heard of it). And athletes do it, with Vancouver 2010 set to become the first “Twitter Olympics,” an experiment in crossing the world’s greatest sporting event with a blizzard of information swept up by social media…
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Celebrity double take on Facebook takes off
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Jackie Bernstein, left, and “look-alike” Kelly Clarkson.Jackie Bernstein of Natomas is Kelly Clarkson. Kayla Moreland is Alicia Silverstone. Michael Stockinger is Jesus – because when he was at Sacramento State he had long hair, a beard and always wore flip-flops. Since late last week, Facebook users have been swapping their…
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A texted health reminder worked
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Texting could be 🙂 for ur health. A UC Davis study has found sending texts reminding people to put on sunscreen actually works. The success of the simple method shows the potential behind texting as a health tool, something few health care providers have tapped into. Published this month in…
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Patients often turn first to ‘Dr. Google’
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Daughters Charlene Steving, left, and JoAnn Young help Helen Gallagher last month. Young e-mails concerns to Gallagher’s doctor.The Internet’s power to make something “go viral” has surpassed the phrase’s original meaning. Sneeze once, you might pass a virus to the person next to you. Post something online, the entire world…