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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai – 5th June 2013 : Ep 1173 – Video


Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai - 5th June 2013 : Ep 1173
In episode 1173 of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, aired on 5th June 2013, Ankit introduces himself as the Mathematics tutor Ankit introduces himself as the Math...

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Israeli military to restrict soldiers' Facebook accounts

Concerned with enemies infiltrating soldier's social media accounts, the Israel Defense Forces puts the kibosh on social networking for classified and sensitive units.

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Fearing that enemy forces are gathering information on Israeli soldiers from social media, the Israel Defense Forces has decided to ban social network from some high-ranking soldiers and severely limit it for others.

The IDF is in the middle of drafting a "social networking code of ethics" that will ban the use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media for all highly classified units, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Other sensitive units, like pilots and intelligence officers, will be allowed to have social media accounts but won't be able to say they're soldiers or upload any photos showing themselves in uniform.

"Social networks are a means of communication and a means of creating experiences today," a senior officer in the Operations Directorate told Haaretz. "We don't intend on making the army impenetrable or shady, but we know there is potential for harm."

The officer said that much of the intelligence information collected on the IDF is nabbed from social networking sites. The military has also said that it discovered phony Facebook profiles made in the names of certain high-ranking commanders.

Israel is not the first country to be concerned with enemies infiltrating soldier's Facebook accounts. The Canadian military has warned soldiers about the dangers of posting personal photos and information on social-networking sites because Al Qaeda operatives could be watching. Australia has also cautioned its military about possible Taliban fighters spying on soldiers via Facebook.

Social media has also caused quite a bit of embarrassment for the IDF. There have been several scandals of soldiers posting videos to YouTube and photos to Facebook showing abuse toward Palestinians. In 2010, a female soldier named Eden Abergil uploaded a photo to Facebook showing her smiling face in front of a group of blindfolded and bound Palestinian prisoners, according to Haaretz. And, in February, another soldier put a photo on Instagram showing a Palestinian boy in his sniper rifle's crosshairs.

The IDF's "social networking code of ethics" is scheduled to be released by the end of June.

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Madurai collectorate uses social networking to address citizen woes

To make it simpler for the citizen to file his complaint, the Madurai collectorate has started to use social networking in a big way, and has set up a team that scours through the various petitions filed online and take necessary action, reports A Ganesh Nadar

Manu Needhi Naal' is a well-known concept in rural Tamil Nadu. 'Manu' means petition, 'Needhi' means justice and 'Naal' means day. It is the day where you get your grievances redressed. It's usually on Monday, the first working day of the week.

On this day all bureaucrats are supposed to be in their office to meet the public and address their grievances.

In Tamil Nadu it's also very normal to go to any government office on other days and hear, 'Saar gone for camp' sans any other explanation as to where the said officer has gone, or when he will be back. It's a much-abused concept dating back to the British Raj when officers used to actually camp in villages till the work was done.

Naturally, if you go to any collectorate on a Monday in Tamil Nadu, you will see thousands of people waiting in queue to file their petitions. There are dozens of professional writers outside the collectorate filling out petitions. All they need is a pen, the paper you buy from another entrepreneur.

Going to the collectorate on Monday will take the entire day to have your petition filed. And in case you don't succeed, you return the next Monday.

To make it simpler for the citizen to file his petition, the Madurai collectorate has started to use social networking in a big way, and has set up a team that scours through the various petitions filed online and take necessary action.

The team operates from the collectors home, where a room with five computers has been set aside for the purpose. Interestingly, the home is called the camp office another throwback to the Raj.

What does this team do? Spend the entire day going through Facebook, that's what. But unlike elsewhere, this is their work they monitor the page http://www.facebook.com/collectormadurai.

This page is the brainchild of the collector, Anshul Mishra. It was launched on June 18, 2012, and receives 30 to 40 complaints every day. Those who complain here need not go to the collectorate on Monday.

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Businesses Try Getting Personal With Social Networks

Social networking sites keep people connected. Many people feel without LinkedIn and Facebook, for example, personal relationships would fizzle. Its becoming the same for business relationships. Social networking is becoming more and more of a powerful ally for businesses every day. Many business owners already know if theyre not plugged in, rivals will swoop in and connect with potential customers quicker.

Thats not enough anymore; business owners need to continuously look for new ways to leverage social data to reach consumers on a more personal level.

A pain point for a lot of online users is the login process. Every different website we go on requires a user name and password. A new way to log in is through a social login. It allows users to use login information from a social networking service such as Facebook or Twitter to sign into a third-party website. Users will log in with one user name and password for access to many accounts.

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Social login also leads to a more personalized experience because of information extracted from your login page. You might get happy birthday wishes, gift idea suggestions based on your interests, etc. But this personalized experience may not agree with all users. Biographical info, location, interests and the ability to post things to friends are not things every user will give away that freely.

Another fear of using a social login is the worry that spam will hit their news feed on Facebook. Businesses can make the promise to not sell personal information or spam users.

Gigya is a social infrastructure company that works with more than 700 customers, which include NBC, Pepsi, Verizon and Nike to help make their businesses more social.

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Spin Tires (May 13 Demo) – PC Gameplay "UAZ 469 JEEP" "Havok Physics Engine (HD) – Video


Spin Tires (May 13 Demo) - PC Gameplay "UAZ 469 JEEP" "Havok Physics Engine (HD)
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