The US Marines issued an order Monday that bans social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace on its network.

The sites increase the risk of sensitive information leaking out to adversaries, the order explains.

Read the full article here: US Marines Banned From Social Media Sites.

Most people use Twitter, the top micro-blogging service, the same way they use Facebook status updates — as a narcissistic mini-diary of their lives’ mundane events. But Twitter can be

more than a distraction and time killer. In fact, it can follow breaking news, set alarms and reminders, track packages, and stay organized. Here are five ways to get more out of Twitter than just updates on what your friends’ cats are doing.

5 Ways That Twitter Can Make Your Life Better.

Oxford University Press has been studying the language of Twitter these past six months – take a look at what they’ve found.

Seems the most commonly tweeted word is (hold the drum roll) “the.”

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