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Unlike the government, which some criticize as an inefficient behemoth and others praise as an inefficient behemoth by design, Facebook's new Town Hall feature is streamlined and devoid of controversy: it simply tells you the two most crucial bits of information for civic participation: who your elected officials are, and when you need to vote.

Launched on Monday, the Town Hall site is integrated into Facebook's main desktop site. Upon visiting for the first time, you'll be greeted with a prompt to enter your physical address if you don't already have it saved to your profile. Facebook assures that it will not display the address publically.

Once it knows where you live, Town Hall offers a list of your local, state, and federal elected officials. Next to each one is a contact button that launches a pop-up with a mailing address, a phone number, and an email link. Of course, nearly all elected officials are already on Facebook, so the pop-up also has a button to start a Messenger conversation with the politician. There's also a "follow" link next to each person's name in the list.

Next to the list of officials is a settings pane with Town Hall's only configurable option: to toggle reminders about upcoming elections on or off. So even if Town Hall doesn't encourage you to proactively get in touch with any of your elected officials, at least you'll be alerted when democracy needs you.

There is one small but glaring caveat about Town Hall, however. Facebook may have launched it to improve civic participation, but it is self-promotional, too: it searches for officials based on their Facebook pages, and there's no one-click way to find out if your representative isn't on Facebook.

As with all things in the social media world, Town Hall is a work in progress. In a post on Monday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Town Hall was starting to roll out across the US, and that his company is "increasingly focused" on helping its users engage in politics.

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Facebook's Town Hall Finds Your Elected Officials - PCMag India

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BHUBANESWAR: In a case of breach of privacy on cyberspace, the Commissionerate Police here on Saturday received a complaint from students of Ramadevi Womens University that the photographs of at least 50 girls were used on a Facebook account with derogatory comments and captions.

The students alleged that one Aaroshi Creations, which had organised a virtual contest titled 'Best Display Picture on Facebook, used personal photographs of the girls without their consent. So far, six girls from the varsity have lodged complaints with the Saheed Nagar police. The police have registered a case under the Information Technology Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The students came to know about the contest through a message on WhatsApp which was widely circulated in the university. However, one of the complainants said that none of the girls whose photographs were posted on the social networking page, had participated in the contest which was held on March 4.

We suspect that one of our acquaintances, who also figures in the Facebook friend list of Aarohi Creations, has shared our pictures with the miscreant. Several photos of the 'contest' and its winners were also posted on the same page later, but none of my friends had participated in it," a post-graduate student of Ramadevi University said.

The complainants charged the owner of Aarohi Creations and another woman of misutilising their personal photographs on the Internet. Inspector in charge of Sahid Nagar police station, Kishore Chandra Mund, said that the matter was being investigated and the police were trying to ascertain whether it was the owner of Aarohi Creations who committed the offence or the social networking page was hacked.

The police refused to divulge details about Aarohi Creations or its owner. Earlier this month, there was a post on the same page which reported that the organisation was running a sex racket in the city. There is a possibility that the account was hacked, Mund added.

Soon after the matter was reported to the police, the social networking account was blocked.On Sunday, the police will be writing to Facebook authorities to verify who accessed the account and the IP address of the system from whichthe pictures were posted.

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Cyber stalking: University students' pictures hacked, posted on social network with derogatory captions - The New Indian Express

In the age of social media, Mayor Gary Resnick wants more residents to participate in old-fashioned face to face social networking.

To that end, the mayor announced a potluck event so neighbors can meet each other again. Its scheduled for Thursday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. at Coral Gardens Park, Northeast 27 Drive and Coral Gardens Drive, in the eastern portion of the city. Resnick said organizing the event was the fulfillment of a promise he said he made during his re-election campaign.

Resnick asked those who attend to bring food and to leave their smartphones. He added that there will also be games, activities and refreshments.

City Manager Leigh Ann Henderson said the first neighborhood block party will serve as a test and that the city hopes to do one every couple of months. Were looking for neighbors who want to host one, said Henderson.

That desire for face to face social interaction isnt only shared by the mayor.

The Circle of Friends is a group formed last year by residents Janice Fromal and Benjamin Little. But while the group is filled with members who want face to face socialization, Little said the members dont really think about the reasons why. Its just something they do.

Were an older group and Im not sure how much any of us are really happy using social media. This is an older crowd. Were all over 60. I dont think social media enters into our thinking at all.

The group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m., usually at Hagen Park, and does a different activity each time. On April 12, members will be meeting in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea for dinner. Those interested must sign up before the event. The last event scheduled so far is on July 12.

Weve had card games. Weve had board games. Weve had bingo. Weve had somebody come and talk to us about the challenges of exercise [at an older age], Little said. We get together as a group and have a good time.

For more information on hosting a city block party, call 954-390-2120. To sign up for the Circle of Friends April dinner, call 954 390-2130.

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If there was an appropriate way to express our love for Apple, wed build a chapel and worship everything the geeks in California do.

But alas, thats not happening anytime soon. In the meanwhile, Apple brings good news in April. The newly-announced app, Clips will make social networking and image sharing even more fun. Users can combine video clips, photos and music into great-looking videos to share with friends through the Messages app, or on Instagram, Facebook and other popular social networks.

Is this going to be the newest app on the block?

Clips will have something fun in store to ensure it doesnt get lost in the hordes of apps out there, but we can be hopeful, coz its Apple, after all. We can definitely expect something exceptional from the makers of those drool-worthy gadgets that we love. For those who document every moment of their lives on social network will be able to do so better.

Clips is designed to give iPad and iPhone users a completely new way of expressing themselves through video. A few taps and the user would make for a great editor. The app is user-friendly and the Live Titles feature helps create animated captions and titles using voice command.

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Come April and Apple brings Clips for the expressive, social networking soul - Stuff