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Bank Transfer Day -- the protest movement urging Americans to take their business out of big banks on Saturday and put it into credit unions and local banks -- is being used as a marketing opportunity by some.

Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, both long dead, get new lives in an online game aimed at the 40-and-over crowd that seeks to tap into the Hollywood legends' eternal, and lucrative, popularity.

Parker McDonald, a 16-year-old Nordic skier, asked Lindsey Vonn, an American Olympic gold medalist for alpine ski racing, to the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy's homecoming dance Friday night and she said, Yes!

You have to give Peter Jackson credit for keeping fans up to date on his upcoming big-screen version of The Hobbit.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it will soon give fans a sneak peek at its Black Friday deals and will hold a sale this Saturday, as the world's largest retailer and other U.S. chains make an early effort to win over fickle shoppers this holiday season.

If you’d told me 5 months ago that I would spend a lot of 2011 studying accounting, talking to businesses and saying bad things about a company that everyone once loved, I never would have believed you.

Bank Transfer Day Nov 5 is tomorrow, and as people across America are preparing to stick it to their financial institutions, bank stocks are taking a huge hit and credit unions are seeing a major boon.

Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by a U.S. Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004.

The CIA formed an elite analytical unit in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks that monitors social media posts around the globe.

Professional networking company LinkedIn posted quarterly results that beat estimates and raised its full-year outlook, but margin expectations and plans for a share offer drew scrutiny from investors.

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Public health officials could use social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to track contagious diseases, according to research published Tuesday.

Judge William Adams will not be charged for physically abusing his daughter Hillary Adams, police said on Thursday.

Groupon Inc. raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004.

Last month, the Obama administration announced a partnership with Facebook intended to help Americans find jobs and employers find employees via social media. Experts say it could make a dent in the unemployment rate.

Two previously unreleased songs from Amy Winehouse aired on radio stations this week ahead of her posthumous album, generating mostly positive comments from critics and bittersweet memories for fans.

This year's Paris Masters will miss World number two Rafael Nadal who pulled out of next week's tournament so as to concentrate on the ATP World Tour Finals in London and the Davis Cup final.

A number of parents are helping their underage children to sign up on Facebook by assisting them in lying about their age, a new survey has found.

Professional networking company LinkedIn posted a third-quarter net loss but raised its full-year outlook after it posted a 126 percent rise in third-quarter revenue.

After a decade-long gap, the 'Miss World' contest is back in London, but the feminist organizations are set to protest the beauty pageant, which, according to them, is a sexist event.

Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004.

The Occupy Wall Street movement gains much of its man-power from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. It comes as no surprise then that Wall Street has decided to capitalize on this social media force. The New York Stock Exchange is hosting a Social Media Day Friday, which is the first of its kind at the NYSE.

Two previously unreleased songs from Amy Winehouse aired on radio stations this week ahead of her posthumous album, generating mostly positive comments from critics and bittersweet memories for fans.

Phoenix Jones, the Seattle superhero, loses job following his arrest last month.

Yahoo's new iPad app, Livestand, is now available in the App Store, and it's designed to be a one stop magazine content aggregator that lets you share what you're reading and discover new magazines.

Lady Gaga on Wednesday launched the Born This Way Foundation to support programs dealing with youth empowerment and help people facing bullying and abandonment.

Judge William Adams said the video of him repeatedly beating his disabled daughter with a leather belt while screaming at her is not as bad as it looks.

Texas police Wednesday launched an investigation after a secretly-filmed video of judge William Adams brutally beating his 16-year-old daughter, Hillary Adams, with a leather belt had gone viral online on YouTube.

Finally, disappointed users of Apple's newly-released iPhone 4S have been given some respite, after the company broke its self-imposed silence regarding the growing complaints about the smartphone's poor battery life.