• Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression

  Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback.

• French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead

  The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.

• Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

  Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.

• Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds

  Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and "drama" on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to express themselves, according to a new study.

• Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands

  Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands.

• Stop Facebook from cluttering your inbox

  There's a fine line between awesome and annoying. Take Facebook: Most of the time, it's great, but a few things about the service drive me crazy.

• How to get 150,000 Twitter followers

  Despite sharing every banal aspect of my life in mind-numbing detail, I remain some way short of 150,000 Twitter followers.

• Google weaves Larry Page's social strategy into Maps, Search

  It became clear at Google I/O this week that Google is quietly but assuredly implementing CEO Larry Page's strategy to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience.

• State social media privacy laws a mixed bag for businesses

  New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or are in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses.

• Facebook on a mobile roll

  Facebook last week cited mobile growth as a major contributor to its first-quarter increase in sales and profits.

• Consumer tech key in Boston Marathon bombing probe

  Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates, snapping photos and recording videos that officials said could turn out to be critical pieces of evidence.

• Facebook Home goes after mobile market with 'ferocity'

  Less than a year after calling mobile one of its biggest risks, Facebook has made another big move to attack the mobile market with Facebook Home for Android devices.

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