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Reddit’s ‘The Power Of Makeup’ Photo Ignites Conversation

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Women around the world would not question the power of makeup - the power it has to instill confidence; the power it has to portray a particular feeling; and the power it has to transform. However, few women would dare to juxtapose the contrast between their face with makeup and their face without. A three-month-old photo posted on the social news website Reddit, entitled The power of makeup, ignited conversation online on Monday night.
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Top Pinterest Users: Celebrities, Brands, and other Pinners You Must Follow

Pinterest--the new social network based off of photo-sharing--recently became one of the top five social networks on the Internet. As it continues to close in on the type of traffic that brands such as Twitter and Facebook have, Pinterest is becoming popular among celebrities and large companies. With that in mind, we've created a list of the most important celebrities, brands and other pinners on Pinterest that you must follow:
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Pinterest: 5 Things to Know about the New Social-Media Platform

Pinterest recently became one of the top five social networks on the Web in terms of weekly visits. For a quick rundown of all the things you need to know about Pinterest, we've gathered the most pertinent information about the hottest new social-media platform on the Web.
Facebook Hack on Jan 28: Anonymous Denies Plans, Says it's Another Media Ploy (Controversial VIDEO)

Epic Clash: Silicon Valley Blindsides Hollywood on Piracy

The massive online protest last Wednesday, in which Wikipedia and thousands of other Web sites closed down or otherwise protested and helped to kill controversial online piracy legislation, was widely heralded as an unprecedented case of a grassroots uprising overcoming backroom lobbying.
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Internet Blackout: Reddit, Tumblr Chiefs Protest at Senators' Offices [VIDEO]

This afternoon, New York Tech Meetup, a group of roughly 18,000, held an emergency meeting at the doorsteps of New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in order to protest controversial copyright bills SOPA and PIPA. The demonstration was marked by guest speakers that included founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian and executive vice president of Tumblr Andrew McLaughlin.
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Do You Support the SOPA Blackout? [POLL]

Many popular websites, including Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing, launched a coordinated blackout today to protest the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate's Protect IP Act (PIPA). But what do you think of SOPA? How much have you been affected by the blackout protesting it, and will it make a difference? Let us know here.
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SOPA Blackout: Jan. 18 Protest Extends to Wired, Flickr and Google

While Wikipedia, Reddit and sites on the Cheezburger Network black themselves out in protest over the SOPA bill, Flickr, Wired and Google have joined in the protest without going completely black. As Congress debates whether or not to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act and its sister bill the Protect IP Act in the Senate, Web sites across the U.S. have taken to the virtual streets to voice their opposition.
SOPA PIPA Blackout: Google Slows Down Web Crawler to Support Protest

SOPA PIPA Blackout: Google Slows Down Web Crawler GoogleBot to Support Protest

Webmaster trends analyst Pierre Far has announced that GoogleBot, the web crawler that sorts Google's traffic, will be significantly slowed down Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, giving some extra help to sites who've chosen to self-censor on Internet Blackout Day. Google is also providing SEO tips to sites like Wikipedia and Reddit in an effort to bolster their web traffic.
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What is SOPA? Possible Consequences that Could Ruin the Internet

As an act of protest against a pair of legislations - the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) - more than a dozen Web sites, including Wikipedia, Moveon.org, Craigslist, Reddit, Boing Boing and the Cheezburger network, have participated in a day-long blackout.
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SOPA, PIPA Blackout: How to Use Wikipedia Jan. 18 Plus 6 Other Things to Know

Wikipedia initiated a blackout Wednesday, Jan. 18, in protest of the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two Congressional bills meant to halt the illegal copying and sharing of movies and music on the Internet, among other aims. However, major Internet organizations -- such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing -- claim the bills will hinder their operations.
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SOPA Blackout List: Google and Wikipedia Lead Charge Against Bill

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act working its way through the U.S. Congress, has inspired an online backlash punctuated by Wikipedia, Reddit, BoingBoing and others to start a blackout protest beginning tonight at midnight. Mozilla and sites in the Cheezburger Network will also join in, and even Google will support the protest with a link on its home page saying why they are against SOPA and its sister bill in the Senate, the Protect IP Act.

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