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Social Times’ Top Stories Of The Week – March 25, 2011

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I would have to say that each of us have our good and bad days with regards to our physical attributes, which is why New iPhone App Makes It Easy To Take A Picture of Yourself Every Day by Megan O’Neill is an excellent read. In Megan’s article, she discusses an application called Everyday – an application that prompts you to take a picture of yourself every single day. Check the article out below, as well as other top articles of the week.

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Groupon Revenue Takes A Nosedive, Are Super Bowl Ads To Blame?

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Last month Groupon’s U.S. Revenues took a nosedive of nearly 30%, falling from $88.9M in January to $61.7M in February. Following a miniscule drop in revenue from August to September, Groupon had seen consistent growth from September through January. So what’s to account for this dramatic drop in February? Could it have anything to do with their grotesque Super Bowl commercials? You be the judge.
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Why Doesn’t Hulu Want Me Watching Their Content Internationally?

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All you online video viewers in the United States don’t know how good you’ve got it – you’ve got YouTube, Netflix, Ustream, Blip, Vimeo and more and on top of it you’ve got the Holy Grail of television series re-runs – Hulu. What you may not know is that you are the only ones. Outside of the United States we are Hulu deprived.

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Tumblr's Security Breach Downplayed as Time Goes By

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To error is human and Tumblr admits a human being made the mistake which led to the exposure of “sensitive server configuration information”, but not the rumored disclosure of users’ login details. The platform fixed the situation just a few hours after its detection and is now reviewing its dealings to make sure similar calamities are prevented.

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