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Friday, June 07, 2013  In an apparent response to controversy surrounding its Facebook page, the Utica Police Department on Friday launched it's new profile page on Google+.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Twitter is getting one local student into quite a bit of trouble. CNS senior Patrick Brown too kto Twitter after his district's budget failed to pass on Tuesday, tweeting that the plumbing, windows, doors and even the High School's Executive Principal should be cut from the budget.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Worries that message will be misinterpreted

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Nike is causing a social media storm with its latest online ad showing a picture of Tiger Woods overlaid with a quote from him, "Winning takes care of everything."

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering scenes of social unrest around the world.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  People close to the investigation tell The Associated Press that the gunman in the Connecticut school massacre showed interest in other mass killings.

Monday, March 11, 2013  William G. Veit, president of Scotsman Media Group, announced Monday that the company has published its last issue of the Pennysaver.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Post-Standard's Sunday newspaper was not delivered to some subscribers this weekend. For many more subscribers, a partial paper was delivered, but the 'news' part, the front section, and sports were missing.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new look for the social network's News Feed, the place where its 1 billion users congregate to see what's happening with their friends, family and favorite businesses.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  CNY Central was honored Thursday to host a delegation of journalists from Kyrgyzstan.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  DeWitt Police tell CNY Central that a teen who was reported missing has been found safe.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Facebook Inc. says it was the target of hackers but no user information was compromised during the attack.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Comedian Vic DiBitetto's thirty second YouTube clip makes fun of the rush to get groceries.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A new photo app is creating a lot of buzz and some controversy. It's quickly gaining a reputation for being the new sexting app and many people are learning that, while they think their photos are private, they may not be.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A new report says about 61 percent of Facebook users have taken a break from the site for at least a few weeks for reasons that range from being busy to getting bombarded with "too much drama."