Top tech stories of 2011

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                  SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROTESTERS: Members of the Occupy Wall Street protest gather around computers in                                                           Zuccotti Park on Sept. 25. (Photo: david_shankbone/Flickr)

Protests fueled by social media, the death of Steve Jobs and tech firms going public all dominated the headlines this year. The history books will record 2011 as the year social media mobilized grass roots efforts around the globe to challenge the status quo and take to the streets in protest. The power of social media to organize and influence was the top computer story of the year.

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