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Many aren't fans of Facebook changes
ReporterFacebook isn't exactly making a lot of friends this week. The social media giant unveiled a bunch of new changes. Many of Facebook's 750 million users "dislike" the facelift. Catherine Bertorelli told News 7 "I don't like the Facebook changes at all."...Tags: Facebook, Arts, Arts and Culture, Google Inc., Fine Arts
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Social media campaign brings famous Hollywood duo to Blacksburg
ReporterVirginia Tech is hosting a famous father and son this week. Actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez are headed to campus as part of a nation-wide tour to promote their latest movie “The Way”. Blacksburg wasn't originally a scheduled stop on...Tags: Facebook, Celebrities, Emilio Estevez, Arts and Culture, Martin Sheen
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Hospital hoping to win dance contest
Multimedia JournalistThree-hundred people from Lewis Gale Hospital at Montgomery call their dance group the Pink Glove Flashmob. Voting begins October 3rd and will end October 21st. The video with the most votes wins ten-thousand dollars. If Lewis Gale wins, one-hundred...Tags: Facebook, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Social Media
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Partnership between WDBJ7 and Georgian broadcasting company brings group to western Virginia
ReporterTwo television stations, thousands of miles apart, might not appear to have much in common, but WDBJ7 and Channel 25 are building on a partnership they started this summer. Channel 25 is located in Batumi, Georgia, a resort city on the Black Sea. WDBJ7...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, John Thomas, Arts and Culture, Georgia
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"The Way" now in theaters; actors stopped by Virginia Tech in September to promote the movie
Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen's new movie called "The Way" is now out in theaters.
The film is playing in only one movie theater in our area; the Regal in Christiansburg.
Estevez and Sheen made an appearance in Blacksburg last month. They stopped...Tags: Movies, Emilio Estevez, Arts and Culture, Martin Sheen, Virginia Tech
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Virginia State Police spoofed on Twitter
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) --
A Twitter account that appeared to be run by the Virginia State Police looked real but the agency says it was a fake.
Spokeswoman Corinne Geller said that the social networking website suspended the Twitter account called (at)...Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Inc., Arts and Culture
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Man claims social media got him fired from Walmart
ReporterIf you won't say it to someone's face, don't say it online. It's a lesson a Galax man recently learned the hard way, when he mixed work and social media. Roger Barr says he was happily employed until his online persona was brought to his employers...Tags: Facebook, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Three young Blacksburg men start successful online business
Weekend Anchor/ReporterThree guys in their early 20's have plunged into a online business idea. And it's taking off as they operate out of an unlikely place. LuJure is a company that makes custom Facebook pages. It's located above a Blacksburg bar. From...Tags: Facebook, Arts and Culture, Blacksburg, Companies and Corporations
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Roanoke Police launches new local crime mapping tool
Anchor/ReporterSocial media is helping people find out just how safe their neighborhoods are. The Roanoke Police Department introduced new technology this afternoon that allows you to see what's happening on your street. In the battle against crime, Roanoke police...Tags: Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Crimes, FBI
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WDBJ7 partners with television station in the Republic of Georgia
ReporterA birthday cake and a champagne toast helped Channel 25 celebrate its 18th anniversary. It was an important milestone for a television station that has struggled at times to stay on the air. Merab Merkviladze is Channel 25's Executive Manager....Tags: Television Industry, Arts and Culture, Politics, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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Online battle to bring Sierra Nevada to NRV
ReporterHave you heard the rumors? The country's second largest craft brewery is considering expanding east, and the New River Valley is on its short list of possible locations. Sierra Nevada hasn't released any specific details on its expansion, yet. But,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Nevada, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Blacksburg, Tennessee
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Virginia man accused of helping terrorists
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) --A 24-year-old Virginia resident has been arrested and accused of helping produce a video for a terrorist group in Pakistan.
Jubair Ahmad, a Pakistani native, was arrested Friday.
According to court documents, in September 2010...Tags: Arts and Culture, YouTube, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, FBI
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