Drag queens Lil Miss Hot Mess (left) and Sister Roma join other activists for a news conference at San Francisco City Hall on Sept. 17 to speak out against Facebook's rule on using legal names for profiles. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Social Web : All Tech Considered Sites like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the Web, altered how we interact with each other and even changed the way news is gathered and delivered. Read about the impact of social media and its continuing evolution.
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Foursquare is about to unveil its new Yelp-like app, which meant moving the users who liked it for checking in to a new app, Swarm. Courtesy of Foursquare hide caption
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An Aymara woman prepares to take part in a pageant in La Paz, Bolivia, in 2013. Jaqi-Aru, a community of volunteers is working on translating the Facebook interface in the indigenous language of Aymara. Juan Karita/AP hide caption
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Our readers wrote in on how they tried to take a vacation from their smartphones. Christian Wheatley/iStockphoto hide caption
We Asked, You Answered: Going To Extremes To Disconnect On Vacation
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Researchers found that, in general, people who use social media are 32 percent more likely to think about leaving their spouse. Getty hide caption
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Facebook researchers manipulated newsfeeds of nearly 700,000 users to study "emotional contagion." iStockPhoto hide caption
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The Supreme Court will look at a case in its upcoming session dealing with what constitutes a "true threat" on Facebook. iStockphoto hide caption
Is A Threat On Facebook Real? Supreme Court Will Weigh In
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Stageit and another startup, Concert Window, have made it easy to play online shows — and make money doing it. Stageit.com hide caption
Your Favorite Musicians, Straight From Their Laptop To Yours
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Facebook says that starting soon, ad targeting will "include information from some of the websites and apps you use," making ads more relevant to users' interests. iStockphoto hide caption
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"People are grappling with identity when they become parents, and they're also grappling with identity in terms of who we are online," says psychologist Daphne de Marneffe (not pictured). Jonathan Ross/iStockphoto hide caption
What Those Baby Photos On Social Media Can Teach Us About Moms
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Pinterest users helped police in Redwood City, Calif., reunite stolen property with its owners. Pinterest hide caption
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Evan Spiegel is the CEO of Snapchat. The company recently introduced a new chatting feature in the app, which deletes message seconds after they are viewed. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says the company has to bridge the gap between the brand's global awareness and user engagement. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption