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More than 70% of online adults are Facebook users, but the popular social network is facing some slivers of competition as new digital destinations entice users. In 2013 we saw the rise of visual social media, with services such as Instagram and Pinterest reeling in fans with photos-first agendas.

This year there is not just one emerging trend, but instead there are a number, changing the way people connect online--all while slowly eating tiny bits of Facebook's lunch.

When their parents and grandparents--and the dreaded marketers--jump on board of one social media site (like Facebook), teens scurry off to carve out new online territory. Most recently, Snapchat is driving the disappearing social media trend. With more than 360 million photos shared--and deleted within seconds--this company is proving that a younger generation is in fact cozying up to the idea of private moments.

Assuming the company can avoid another security breach, they are poised for continued upward growth in in 2014.

Finally, blogging is beautiful. If you think back to the blogs of yesteryear, while the words often had an impact, where they were housed was nothing to write home about. Cofounder of new blog publishing platform Medium Ev Williams (of Blogger and Twitter fame) explained the difference in an email:

"It is a much lower barrier and commitment than blogging. You publish into a network that is pulsing with other writers and readers. And you create with the cleanest, most streamlined writing interface on the web."

Check out the top 100 stories on Medium to see topics ranging from life hacking to saving local bookstores to CrossFit's dirty little secret. Neatly tucked beside each title is the approximate reading time, a nice addition in a world where sometimes 140 characters seems like too much.

While most social networks, such as Twitter, operate best when you share publicly, there are a growing number of online users flocking to private networks. Lulu, a women-only app (iOS / Android) that makes it easy to rate guys, is soaring in popularity in many corners of the world. Its biggest audience? Brazil. The service has the flavor of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook predecessor FaceMash, where users could choose the hotter of two female students on-screen.

Lulu however appears to have a higher purpose--mainly to help ladies avoid bad male choices. Log in with your Facebook account and--if you're female--you're all set to start (anonymously) rating guys. These closed networks are bound to make members feel as though they're part of a tighter community, leading to a higher comfort level than what they might experience posting publicly.

Just when you thought social media couldn't get more egotistical, Justin Bieber throws his weight behind "Shots of Me." The iOS app makes it easy to share selfies (just in case you couldn't nail taking a photo of yourself in one of the many popular picture-taking apps online today).

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New Delhi: Encouraged by its success in reaching out to people through social networking site Facebook, Isrohas decided to use social networking site Youtube.

"We received tremendous response to our Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) project through Facebook. We have now decided to use Youtube to reach out to people in a better way," Department of Space secretary K Radhakrishnan told reporters here.

He said the younger generation was a major chunk that follows the space agency on social networking sites.

"Healthy discussions take place on the Facebook page and most of the people are between the age group of 18-24 years," Radhakrishnan said.

During the MOM, IRSO also released information related to the project in a capsule form. It also kept updating the mission details on the Facebook page.

Minister of State for PMO V Narayanasamy said Isrohad opened a Facebook page on the MOM, which has received over 3 lakh 'likes' so far, while the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Facebook page received over 39,000 likes in less than a week after its launch.

The Union Minister added the space agency has also started a Twitter account, which already has a large number of followers.

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TYLER, TX (KLTV) -

Sometimes there's just not a sink around when you need one so you have to use the next best thing: Hand sanitizer. But will it kill H1N1?

H1N1 is an enveloped virus meaning it has a sort of shell. Alcohol can dissolve the shell and kill the virus, but it won't kill viruses with no shell like the norovirus, or protozoa like what causes malaria. Those are sort of tough, even without the shell.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) the alcohol content has to be at least 60 percent to kill the H1N1 virus. Brenda Elrod with the North East Texas Health District says to be vigilant.

"The more you can reduce those numbers on your hands the less likely you are to transmit them to your nose or your mouth or shake hands with somebody and give it to them," said Brenda.

According to Dr. Ed Dominguez there have been no studies to show sanitizer alone will keep you safe. Hospital studies have shown soap and water used properly is your best bet.

"The idea is the dose makes the poison so if you have germs on your hands you want to get rid of as many as many as you can as quickly as you can, so a good warm water, soapy wash is the best way with friction because then you have the warm water breaking down the dirt and you got the soap working and you have the friction to reduce the numbers of things that might be on your hands," Brenda said.

And the clear rinse washes it all away, but you have to scrub for at least 20 seconds to get into all the cracks and crevices, under nails and jewelry.

Brenda says it's not a bad idea to use sanitizer after you dry your hands if you think you may have touched something around someone who has the flu.

Doctors say to use sanitizers if no soap and water is available, but it's a good idea to use soap and water for every five applications of sanitizer.

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Canine parvovirus type 2 is an extremely contagious virus mainly affecting dogs. It first emerged among domesticated dogs in Europe during the mid-1970s.

CPV is transmitted by direct contact with infected dogs. Indirect transmission can also occur by any object that comes in contact with contaminated faeces. Parvo can be especially severe in puppies that are not protected by maternal antibodies or vaccination.

Canine parvovirus has two distinct presentations a cardiac and intestinal form. The common signs of the intestinal form are loss of appetite, generalised weakness, severe vomiting and foul smelling, bloody diarrhoea that can lead to life-threatening dehydration. The cardiac form causes cardiovascular failure in young puppies.

The clinical disease may be triggered by stress and clinical signs may be exacerbated by concurrent infection. Treatment often involves veterinary hospitalisation. Vaccines can prevent this infection, but mortality can reach 91 per cent in untreated cases.

CPV will not infect humans, although humans have their own strain of the parvo virus it is called the B19 Parvo virus and it was discovered in 1974.

Within the last one to two months, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of reported cases of CPV in Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, and several other states.

Dogs that are susceptible

Puppies, adolescent dogs and canines who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the virus, and it is recommended that you avoid bringing your puppy to public places until all the vaccination record is complete.

Breeds that are most susceptible to CPV are Rottweiler, Doberman pinschers, Labrador retrievers, American pit bull terriers and German shepherds.

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