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Forum Communications Co. taking newsgathering to new heights
By Rylee Nelson Forum News Service FARGO, N.D. - Forum Communications Co. has enlisted new aerial perspectives to provide its readers and viewers with over-the-top coverage of the 2013 Red River Va...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:26 PM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
900 Facebook Friends and Counting
I rarely look at my own Facebook wall (or timeline or whatever Zuckerbergs minions are calling it today). Why would I? Think about it; I have already lived whatever it is that is posted there, and I w...
Posted on 1/29/13 at 9:30 AM
A video review of 2012
I found this video just now and thought it was worth sharing. The Internet brings people together and here's what brought people together in 2012. ...
Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:15 PM
Approachably Abrasive
Have you been to a protest lately? Tea Party? Occupy? Vietnam? We've all heard how protests are handled in China. Throughout my time there, I had heard from the locals and expats bits and pieces ab...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 9:20 AM
Heitkamp: Let states tax Internet sales
In her maiden speech Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., called for the federal government to “level the playing field” and allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales.By By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service , April 24, 2013
Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Friendster came MySpace. By the time Facebook dominated social media, parents had joined the party, too. But the online scene has changed - dramatically, as it turns out - and these days even if you're friends with your own kids on Facebook, it doesn't mean you know what they're doing.By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press , March 19, 2013
Music, movie industry to warn copyright infringers
Internet users who illegally share music, movies or TV shows online may soon get warning notices from their service providers that they are violating copyright law. Ignore the notices, and violators could face an Internet slow-down for 48 hours. Those who claim they're innocent can protest — for a fee.February 26, 2013
Most Googled in 2012: Whitney, PSY, Sandy
The world’s attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, millions of people searched the Web to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, and a record-breaking skydiver.By By Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press , December 13, 2012
Remember to check computer for malware
WASHINGTON — Internet users scanning their Twitter feeds or Facebook accounts Sunday might want to add one more quick click to check their computer for malware.By By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press , July 08, 2012
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.By Associated Press , July 05, 2012
Internet users, beware
Perhaps it’s the third son of the president of Liberia who needs your help transferring untold millions of dollars into United States bank accounts. Maybe it’s a supposed U.S. soldier who uncovered a secret stash of cash or precious metals in one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Iraq and needs a willing aide in the United States to help get the loot back on U.S. soil.By Minot Daily News , June 14, 2012
Fiber-optic network to be extended into
Regional communication services provider Midcontinent Communications is extending its fiber-optic network into northwestern North Dakota’s booming oil patch.May 01, 2012
Project complete: Fiber-optic project done
By Keith Norman , April 12, 2012
Internet buzz grows over Olive Garden review
As Internet buzz over Marilyn Hagerty’s review of the Grand Forks Olive Garden continued to build Friday, the longtime Herald columnist said her newfound national fame was still “pretty surreal.”By BY RYAN JOHNSON, FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO. , March 10, 2012
Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Facebook's automatic efforts to connect user through "friends" they may know recently led two Washington women to find out they were married to the same man, at the same time.By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press , March 09, 2012
North Dakota could explore Internet lottery
North Dakota’s lottery may pursue using the Internet to sell tickets directly to buyers, a move touted as the “wave of the future” that some retailers fear will cost them business.By By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , February 01, 2012
Region ranks high in Internet speed
For as long as it’s been open, slow Internet has dogged the Section 9 Cyber Café in Fargo. Designed to be an online gaming lounge, Section 9 relies on fast Internet, and co-owner Sean Sanford said it has had three different Internet providers in the last two years, trying with little luck to find a package both fast and cost-effective.By By Sam Benshoof, Forum Communications Co. , January 26, 2012
Popular file-sharing website Megaupload shut down
One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.January 20, 2012
Protest reveals industries’ rivalry
In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.By By Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press , January 19, 2012
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