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AARP-backed social network looks to lure older users from Facebook

Enlarge (credit: Shutterstock) Facebook, which turned 18 last month, has developed something of a reputation for being the social network for older Americans. That reputation is not unearned—according to a Pew Research Center survey, nearly 72 million Americans over the age of 50 use Facebook. And while the platform still has more users under the age […]

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Reddit adds real-time conversation features, live upvote counts, and more

Enlarge / The Reddit logo on a mobile device. (credit: Getty Images | stockcam) Reddit is yet again making some changes and adding features to make it more modern and competitive with other social websites and apps. For ages, comment and vote counts on Reddit posts would only update when you refreshed the page or […]