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How Facebook beats MySpace
"With news that Facebook has for the first time overtaken MySpace in users and that MySpace has responded by sacking nearly a third of its workforce, people are asking the obvious question: Since these sites serve approximately the same purpose – facilitating social... Judge Kicks Notorious Spammer Off Facebook
A judge in California on Monday ordered convicted spammer Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace to stay away from Facebook. Wallace is accused of flooding Facebook users with unsolicited messages, which appear to... Social-Networking Sites Scanned in University Admissions
We know employers do it, but now university admissions officers are scanning social networking profiles of potential students. In the US, it is increasingly difficult for high school grads to get into the...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies'
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. ...Chinese Premier Shows Up On Great Wall of Facebook
This is a very interesting development, given China's problems in terms of human rights and shoddy, often-dangerous goods. Is Premier Wen Jiabao now in the "cool kids" popular clique on Facebook?"Chinese Premier...Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data
"Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must contend with Facebook, the No. 2...Radiohead, Kylie Minogue, 50 cent launch social networking sites
Status Update: Radiohead is...fitter, happier, and more productive since launching a social networking site yesterday. But they're not the only ones with a web 2.0-style fanclub. Kylie Minogue, 50 cent...Kylie Minogue site unites fans via cell phones
How much access is too much access? Having 24/7 fan access to artist updates via your mobile phone does seem a tad bit much...no? Dear Kylie, "I just can't get you out of my head". Anywhere. Ever. Best regards,Your #1 Fan"Kylie Minogue fans now have a new way to indulge their... Microsoft buys stake in Facebook
Microsoft bought 1.6% of Facebook for $240 million, which puts the value of Facebook at $15 billion. This is significantly better then the $1 billion it was offered a year ago for the whole company. I guess this... CBS, Microsoft, and MySpace Unveil Copyright Guidelines
"Web sites with user-generated content have an obligation to deploy "state-of-the-art" filtering technology to prevent the unauthorized posting of copyright material, a group of large broadcasting and Web...Is Spam the Future for Friendster?
"Onetime social-networking leader Friendster has announced a new feature called "Fan Profiles," which is essentially a way for celebrities, bands, companies, nonprofit organizations and other entities to...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Feds Look for More Ways to Invade Your P...
While some readers may harbour morality objections, the invasion of personal Internet privacy is going up a new level. The federal government is now proposing to intensely monitor adult Internet communities...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Facebook App Overload: You've Been Poked
The opening of Facebook's code to allow third-party applications (aka "widgets") has led to a feeding frenzy amongst web developers, with an interactive presence on the rapidly-expanding social networking site...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Apple Store Bans MySpace
The multimedia capabilities of the Mac have proven a little too easy: people have been coming into Apple Stores solely to surf MySpace and upload media created on demo macs. In response, Apple has blocked access...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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MySpace to acquire Photobucket
"Rupert Murdoch watched Google snatch YouTube, but he's not letting Photobucket get away. Social-networking site MySpace, owned by Murdoch's News Corp., has agreed to acquire Photobucket, the Web's No. 1 photo-sharing service, according to a source close to the deal. The...
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