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Sharing Your Summer Vacation Photos

Summer is the time when most U.S. citizens choose to travel abroad especially for family vacations and for students participating in international study programs. Unfortunately, with the increase in summer travel there is also an increase in home burglaries and scams.  According to the FBI, burglary rates overall increase around 10 percent in the summer months of July and August.  Furthermore, many cyber thieves troll social networks for personal information that can be used in online fraud scams. According to…

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US Passport Office Using Social Media to Interact with Public

President Barack Obama is quite possibly the nation's most technologically engaged president. Now, the US Department of State, the department in charge of the passport office, is following in his footsteps and using social media to forge a stronger connection with the public. For example, according to Mashable.com, the State Department is working with Howcast to create a digitial "town hall" for the 5th Summit of the Americas. The Summit takes place April 17th through the 19th in Trinidad and…

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