Update 3:00 p.m.: An official Color spokesperson has denied that the app is closing down. "Color is not shutting down," this person told TechCrunch's Colleen Taylor. So we guess the social media bubble is still intact—for now.

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SANFORD, Fla. - A judge ruled Friday that attorneys for a Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer can inspect the school records and social media postings of the unarmed teenager he is accused of murdering.

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Lane Goodwin, a small-town boy who won a huge Facebook following for his thumbs-up attitude about his cancer, has lost his battle with the disease.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc unveiled a social network for gamers dubbed "Zynga with Friends" on Tuesday, hoping to wean itself from a longstanding, symbiotic relationship with Facebook Inc that has shaped two of Silicon Valley's closely watched Internet companies. ...

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Google is expected to show off a new champion in the tablet computer wars this week as it courts developers whose fun, hip or functional programs are vital to Internet gadgets or services.

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Foursquare, the loveable check-in service that somehow convinced legions of people to constantly reveal their locations to the Internet, has decided that it was time for a facelift and has revamped its iOS and Android apps. These new apps still contain all of the old features, but are now more focused on helping you find interesting places near your location.

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In 2006, writer and raconteur Merlin Mann came up with the concept of Inbox Zero as a way of managing the deluge of email in our lives. The idea was to get down to no messages in your email inbox as quickly as possible. Who hasn’t felt that crush of email? Managing email is a huge amount of work. It can be stressful.

So why do I feel the same stress about the games on my phone?

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With a slick weekly iPad edition and robust cross-channel packages including its meg-hit annual swimsuit issue, Sports Illustrated has adapted to the digital age better than many legacy print publications. But social media also plays a key role in kindling nostalgia and engaging younger readers, through the Sports Illustrated vault of photos dating back to the magazine's inception in the 1950s.

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