The search giant sees a day when its mapping service is tailored to users’ behavior, possibly even predicting where they want to go.

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The Flame virus is on the attack. LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm users had their passwords stolen. Hackers are targeting smart phones. Reuters social media editor Anthony De Rosa gets three top cyber security experts to disclose the best ways you can avoid becoming a victim.

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Aereo is an online TV streaming service that threatens to disrupt traditional TV, and has been sued by the networks. Skitter TV offers a similar service, but it pays broadcasters to license shows. Reuters Anthony De Rosa talks with the CEOs of both about how court rulings could revolutionize TV as we know it.

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As states are about to legalize online gambling a number of casinos and social media giants are racing to take advantage. Reuters correspondent Joseph Menn tells Anthony De Rosa that social media giants Zynga and Facebook need to be careful before becoming involved with online gambling.

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Adam Sharp, senior manager of government, news and social innovation at Twitter, talks with Reuters’ Anthony De Rosa about how political campaigns are using the micro-blogging service to get quick reactions to their messages and directly engage their opponents.

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Augmented reality (AR) is a way to integrate information technology into your daily life. Anthony De Rosa describes how this technology is used today and breaks down a few augmented reality apps.

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Join this complimentary best practices webinar to hear Reuters journalists discuss how they use social media to identify story ideas, do research and monitor the marketplace.

• Learn how best to engage journalists using emerging technology.
• Understand the components of a great pitch.
• Get your questions answered by the panelists during an interactive Q&A session following the discussion.

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Unemployed? Need money? Put your iPhone or Android to work. With apps like TaskRabbit, Zaarly and Gigwalk, users can make money doing tasks ranging from babysitting or appliance repair to just taking a photograph of a vitamin. While some Gigwalk users can make up to $6,000 a month using the app, Anthony De Rosa and Chris Grasinger had a hard time making a single dollar.

As war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed last month in Syria, is laid to rest on Long Island, New York, Reuters correspondent Anthony De Rosa talks with two citizen journalists who escaped Syria only days after Colvin was killed. William Gagan and Geoff Shivley share how the technology that allowed them to live stream their escape over the Turkish border also put their lives at extreme risk

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Silicon Alley in New York City has experienced a boom even as economic worries persist. Reuters Social Media Editor, Anthony De Rosa, heads into the heart of Silicon Alley to unearth the secrets to success of three of the hottest young tech companies.