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Pavel Durov, the CEO of the Russian social networking site VK, does not think very highly of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Edward Snowden instead is his personal hero.

Mark underestimates VK, Durov said Tuesday, addressing dismissive remarks Zuckerberg previously made about VK. He doesnt use it very much, Durov said.

VK is faster, easier to use, and has more functionality, he said.

VK is a giant site in Russiaoffering many features similar to Facebookand is regarded as the second-largest social network in Europe after Facebook. Durov made his comments at the GMIC mobile Internet conference in San Francisco, an event that drew multiple thousands of attendees from across the world.

The Russian social networking site gained some attention this past summer for offering a job to Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor responsible for numerous leaks concerning government surveillance programs such as Prism. Russia has given asylum to Snowden, who is evading capture by U.S. authorities.

At GMIC, Durov spoke out on the issue of privacy, and why its important that more companies, like Facebook, think harder about strategies like encryption and keeping their users data safe.

In this area, VK has been developing its Telegram messaging service, which it claims is more secure than rival WhatsApps messaging, partly because it offers end-to-end encryption and also self-destructing messages.

OtherEdward Snowden During a discussion with TechCrunch co-editor Alexia Tsotsisv, Durov called Snowden a personal hero for helping to bring more attention to privacy.

Hes had to sacrifice a big part of his life to let us know that were being spied on, Durov said.

Some conservative or patriotic Americans may see Snowden as a traitor, Durov said. But Durov pointed out that he knows what it feels like to be spied on.

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'Russian Facebook' CEO Durov disses Zuckerberg, but loves Edward Snowden

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

ShapeUp Inc., the leading global provider of social networking and incentives-based employee wellness solutions, today announced the appointment of Ann Brady as chief financial officer. In this role, Brady is responsible for the financial performance of the company and collaborating with the executive team to execute a strategy to ensure continued stability and accelerate growth.

Anns significant leadership experience at several fast-growing healthcare and technology companies makes her an ideal addition to the ShapeUp team, said Dr. Rajiv Kumar, founder and CEO of ShapeUp. Her success with growing companies of all sizes gives her unique insight that will help us strategically and successfully expand our footprint in the employer and health plan wellness marketplaces.

Brady has served as CFO at multiple healthcare and technology firms. Along the way she led two companies to a public offering and raised over $300 million in funding, establishing a reputation as an innovative and strategic thinker who knows how to rapidly scale a business. She has held leadership roles at companies including Health Payment Review, ATG, uTest, FirstBest and Apperian throughout her career. Prior to joining ShapeUp, Brady founded New England Business Solutions Group, a consulting firm specializing in C-level expertise for start-up and emerging growth companies.

Brady holds a bachelors degree in accounting from Assumption College and an MBA from the Clark University Graduate School of Management.

About ShapeUp Inc.

ShapeUp is the leading global provider of clinically-proven, social networking-based employee wellness programs that help people exercise more, eat healthier, and lose weight. Founded in 2006 by two medical doctors, ShapeUp has pioneered an innovative approach to behavior change that leverages the power of social networking, gaming, coaching, and financial rewards to improve the health of large populations and reduce healthcare costs. ShapeUps social wellness platform covers two million lives across 109 countries and is used by more than 250 employers and health plans. Learn more about ShapeUp atwww.shapeup.com.

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The power of social networking sites is once again being demonstrated in the aftermath of the Oct. 15 earthquake that hit the Visayas.

Two accounts on Facebook namely Oplan Bangon Bohol and #Bangon SugBohol are instrumental in channeling relief to survivors in Bohol province.

Individual netizens have also been posting and re-posting information to hasten the delivery of aid.

They are also circulating digital posters with messages like Our churches may have have fallen but our faith is stronger.

Positive statements like this lift peoples spirits even as the ground continues to reel with aftershocks.

Sharing advisories when the earth shakes and right after a tremor is also a laudable act, but so is shooting down false information.

Case in point: The rumor circulating by text and social networks warning of an impending magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused pockets of panic.

What made it scary was the misleading attribution that the report came from TV 5 and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. (Phivolcs).

Cebu Daily News was barraged Sunday evening with passed-on text messages, and a re-post on CDNs Facebook page about it, along with the plea: Is this true?

Definitely not.

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Social media and disaster

Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013, 4:00 PM

MONDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have long suspected that breast milk may have the power to prevent babies from getting infected with HIV, and new research gives insight into why that might be so.

Researchers say they've discovered a component of breast milk that appears to kill the virus that causes AIDS, potentially preventing some babies from becoming infected by their mothers.

"Even though we have anti-retroviral drugs that can work to prevent mother-to-child transmission, not every pregnant woman is being tested for HIV, and less than 60 percent are receiving the prevention drugs -- particularly in countries with few resources," study senior author Dr. Sallie Permar, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Duke University, said in a university statement. "There is still a need for alternative strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission, which is why this work is important."

The protein the researchers pinpointed, known as Tenascin-C or TNC, wasn't previously suspected to have germ-fighting abilities. The researchers reached their conclusions after testing samples of breast milk from uninfected women to see if it could combat HIV strains.

"TNC is a component of the 'extracellular matrix' that is integral to how tissues hold themselves together," Permar said. "This is a protein involved during wound healing, playing a role in tissue repair. It is also known to be important in fetal development, but its reason for being a component of breast milk or its antiviral properties had never been described."

Future research should examine whether the protein works with other components of breast milk to fight HIV, she said.

Dr. Barton Haynes, director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, added: "The discovery of the HIV-inhibiting effect of this common protein in breast milk provides a potential explanation for why nursing infants born to HIV-infected mothers do not become infected more often than they do."

"It also provides support for inducing inhibitory factors in breast milk that might be even more protective, such as antibodies, that would completely protect babies from HIV infection in this setting," Haynes said.

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Scientists Uncover Breast Milk's Potential Secret Weapon Against HIV