FILE - This Aug. 11, 2009, file photo, shows a chicken breast sandwich and water from subway on a kitchen counter in New York. Subway, the world's largest fast food chain, is facing criticism after an Australian man posted a picture on the company's Facebook page on Jan. 16, 2013, of one of its famous sandwiches next to a tape measure that seems to shows it's not as long as promised. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - This Aug. 11, 2009, file photo, shows a chicken breast sandwich and water from subway on a kitchen counter in New York. Subway, the world's largest fast food chain, is facing criticism after an Australian man posted a picture on the company's Facebook page on Jan. 16, 2013, of one of its famous sandwiches next to a tape measure that seems to shows it's not as long as promised. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 file photo, singer Mick Jagger, center, guitarists Ronnie Wood, left, and Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones perform live at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This film image released by Columbia Pictures shows Daniel Craig as James Bond in the action adventure film, "Skyfall." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Francois Duhamel, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, actress Lena Dunham arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 picture, Whitney Houston accepts an award at the Warner Theatre during the 2010 BET Hip Hop Honors in Washington. Houston was the “top trending” search of the year, according to Google Inc. People around the globe searched en masse for news about the superstar singer's sad, accidental drowning (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, a man raises his hand during at Google offices, Oct. 17, 2012. The world's attention veered from the tragic to the silly in 2012, and along the way, Web surfers searched in huge numbers to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, Mother Nature's wrath and a record-breaking skydiver. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Newly reunited Soundgarden still has plenty of fans who remember the band from their 90s heyday. But lead singer Chris Cornell says he and others are not always sure about the best way to connect with those fans online. (Dec. 6)
News Summary: Pope weighs in on social networks
REAL, NOT VIRTUAL:
Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice Thursday, saying social networking sites like
Facebook and
Twitter aren't a virtual world they can ignore, but rather a very real world they must engage if they want to spread the faith to the next generation.
ATTRACTING FOLLOWERS: The 85-year-old Benedict used his annual message on social communications to stress the potential of social media for the church as it struggles to keep followers and attract new ones.
TWEETING PONTIFF: Benedict is a superstar online, with 2.5 million Twitter followers.
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