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In response to continuous growth, Facebook has borrowed another $100 million , this time from TriplePoint , a venture capital firm. via TheAlphaMarketer

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“They are there to make it clear to people from the beginning what they are letting themselves in for.”

Comments Warning: Credit companies using social networking sites like Facebook are breaking advertising rules Some credit companies are breaking advertising rules when they use social networking sites to tout ... via Daily Mail

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Note: I've been a blogger for a long time, by some counts 14 years, and most of the stuff I've blogged about has been technology; that's my background. via The Huffington Post

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“Those kinds of things make you forget there's an interface mediating you and the other people at all”

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler.

OK, so those days aren't gone yet. But as big companies parcel Information Age work to people in widely dispersed locations, it's getting harder for colleagues to develop the camaraderie that comes from being in the same place. Beyond making work less fun, feeling disconnected from comrades might be a drag on productivity.

Now technology researchers are trying to replicate old-fashioned office interactions by transforming everyday business software for the new era of work. The historically dry-as-sawdust products are borrowing elements from video games and social-networking Web sites. Read more

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In the last two days MySpace has announced Data Availability and Facebook launched Facebook Connect , while Google is due to announce "Friend Connect" on Monday, according to TechCrunch . via Trends in the Living Networks

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“The company does allow a reasonable amount of appropriate personal use of company resources by associates ... but the use of company resources is a privilege and not to be abused.”

E very week, when I sit down to write this column, I follow a basic routine: I grab my laptop, collect my notes and turn on my iPod. via Baltimore Sun

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Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites. via KOMOradio

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“Being only 24, most of my friends are still footloose and fancy-free, so keeping in touch can be hard when you've got little ones, but MySpace gives me the opportunity to have some adult time and a social life, while still having the kids close by.”

Australian mothers are turning to the internet to seek advice and stay in touch with the outside world, a survey has found. via The West Australian

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“Passport/Windows Live ID already does exactly the same thing. Take a look at Windows Live ID Delegated Authorization ”

The Facebook developers blog has announced Facebook Connect , which "allows users to 'connect' their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site". It says: Facebook users represent themselves with their ... via Guardian Unlimited

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“While searching for Zivity's CTO, we were committed to finding both a proven technologist as well as a thought leader in the world of digital entertainment”

Zivity, a company creating a new category of subscription-based social networking for the 18 and over market, today announced that it has named Jordan Ritter to serve as Chief Technical Officer. via Freshnews

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The road to data portability and a universal social graph across social networks and web sites is paved with good intentions. via Collaborative Thinking

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“Employees are using them to divulge large amounts of information, and there are also issues about the effects on productivity and cyber bullying.”

NEWPORT'S university is joining the fight against cyber crime and identity theft. via This is Gwent

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“Youth Poll has provided a wealth of information about young people's lives and opinions, to policy-makers around Australia”

CYBER bullying is affecting one in five young Australians, according to a new poll of the nation's youth. via The Courier Mail

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“Every time I log on, it's getting larger, so it's exciting to see”

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - When Phil Miatkowski created an online group to support civil union legislation in Illinois, it was meant to be just an easy way to keep friends informed. via Gay news blog

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“While most CDMA handsets are already GPS-enabled and GPS is set to become a standard feature in GSM smartphones, GSM feature phones are next on the agenda to be equipped with GPS technology”

In the wake of personal navigation devices' success, cellular carriers have started to offer on-board and off-board navigation solutions, as well as a range of LBS such as friend finder and local search on GPS ... via MobileTechNews

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“People today often belong to more than one online social media site including social networking sites, personal blogs and media storage and sharing sites. In addition, different social media sites are popular in different parts of the world”

ShoZu Inc. announced today that it has expanded its mobile social media service to Photobucket, Dailymotion, Friendster, Twitter and four additional Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 communities. via Mobile Burn

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“Social networking is already a global phenomenon, and going mobile is the next big thing”

A growing number of global mobile phone users are accessing social networks over the mobile internet, according to research from Nielsen Mobile - via MarketingCharts . via MarketingVOX

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NBC is launching an application on Facebook based on its "American Gladiators" series. via Hollywood Reporter

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The stars of the classical music world gathered for a glittering ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall for the Classical Brit Awards. via 95.8 Capital FM

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“Engineering teams are a good example. With so much outsourcing and distributed teams where you have 24 by 7 development going on around the globe, it's really good to keep track of conversations and updates that are happening.”

The market for social networking software nearly tripled last year, and an IDC analyst says when implemented properly, these tools can improve internal communication . via Techworld

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“We have done a great job connecting with a new demographic with some of our online efforts including MySpace and Facebook”

The nation's favorite spokeswhale, Fudgie, is breaking into mobile marketing with Carvel's Arctic Summer Sweepstakes. via QSR Magazine

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“The Yahoo! Open Strategy and MySpace Data Availability are a giant leap towards a more social and open Internet.”

MySpace is planning to introduce a set of new features that will allow its users to access their data on other sites, it is announcing today. via VentureBeat

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“We see a future where the rich client and other kinds of software interact very closely with the services that are hosted”

A Microsoft executive involved with the company's Windows Live efforts outlined some of the company's ideas about cloud-based computing and social networking technologies today. via Application Development Trends

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“We're overwhelmed by the positive response to the Photoshop Express beta and all the people who are actively editing and showing off their photos”

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced a major update to Adobe Photoshop Express beta , including integration with Flickr and a "Save As" functionality, two of the most requested features by early adopters. via Cameratown.com Digital Imaging News

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The newspaper reported on its Web site that Microsoft's bankers put out subtle signals to Facebook, the social networking Web site, to see if it would be open to a full acquisition.

The talks were first reported by Web site All Things Digital, owned by Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones. Read more

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“Despite the obstacles we're facing, what we're accomplishing is extraordinary.”

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday May 07 2008. It was last updated at 00:16 on May 08 2008. via Surrey Hants Star

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A council has said an award-winning garden was trashed after hundreds of people responded to a Facebook listing and took part in a mass water fight. via Daily Express

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“I don't want to get a ticket, and I do not want to cause an accident because of my speeding”

Spotting speed traps has joined social networking with a Web site called Trapster , Sacramento television station KCRA reported. via My58.com

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“We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with today's tech-savvy youth”

Pope Benedict will text message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience. via Scientific American

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Watch Tom Hanks in this unedited MySpace.com video showing his support for presidential hopeful Barack Obama. via Mochila

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“If the two less powerful units got together ... it would provide a much more powerful alternative.”

The collapse of Microsoft Corp.'s pursuit of Yahoo Inc. is leaving advertisers pining for other ways to reach mass audiences on the Web and to counteract Google Inc.'s dominance of the online ad market.

Advertisers can still distribute ads across smaller Web sites through networks that all major Internet companies run, but such an approach doesn't have the same appeal as reaching Yahoo's massive audience all in one place, something that would have been even more compelling once Microsoft's Web sites were thrown in, too. Read more

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“We need to show the innovation and it's a very competitive space”

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that "key decisions" following the company's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo will be made by CEO Steve Ballmer. via KFMB-TV San Diego

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Another prominent Google employee has jumped ship to Facebook. Elliot Schrage, vice president of global communications and public affairs at Google, has been hired in a similar role at the fast-growing social ... via CNET News.com

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“They don't know who, in fact, is posting what on their sites -- which could affect other people's privacy rights”

He's facing the music for allegedly using Facebook illegally. And at age 15, the Brandon boy is a rare kind of suspect for the relatively rare criminal offence of personation. via CANOE

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“I never thought about parents and kids [seeing it] before.”

Free expression is an essential guarantee of the First Amendment - the freedom to speak and write as we will, without censorship by the government. via Statesman Journal

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“It was overwhelming, this feeling of running into everyone I'd ever known”

Ten years after graduating from Taylor High School in Katy, Texas, Tina Lee Naro learned some surprising things about her former classmates. via Press of Atlantic City

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“There are probably a handful of people that you would meet like Tracey in one lifetime. You couldn't fault her for anything.”

London, May 5 : A man is believed to have murdered his wife before killing himself after she told friends on Facebook that they were splitting up. via Newkerala.com

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“I'm Tom Hanks, I wrote and approved this message, and I'm now going to turn off the camera.”

In this March 3, 2008 file photo, actor Tom Hanks arrives at the HBO premiere of "John Adams" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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MySpace founder Brad Greenspan's multi-million-dollar home in the Hollywood Hills was burglarized on Saturday, according to police.

The break-in was discovered Saturday afternoon at the home, which is located at 2177 Sunset Plaza Drive, and may be the latest in a string of unsolved break-ins in exclusive Hollywood Hills neighborhoods, Los Angeles police Sgt. Michael Harrington of the Hollywood Station said.

The home is located on the south side of Sunset Plaza Drive, near the top of the Hollywood Hills. According to property records, the home was sold to Greenspan for $2.9 million in 2004. Read more

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“People think they are disclosing information to their friends when much of it is available to strangers”

Since joining Facebook and MySpace two years ago, Luke Mitchell has amassed 476 friends, mostly buddies from high school and college. via SiliconValley.com

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In Focus>> See more posts on: Microsoft-Yahoo Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked away from his bid for Yahoo and left numerous questions hanging. via Between the Lines

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“Currently splitting up from my husband.”

A mother of two murdered by her husband who then took his own life had recently told friends on a social networking site that their marriage was over. via Telegraph.co.uk

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“There is no sign of protest anywhere. But there is tighter security, with riot police trucks stationed in downtown Cairo and in (the northern industrial city of) Mahalla just in case”

A nationwide call for a day of protest against price hikes and curbs on freedom across Egypt on Sunday failed to draw any response, a security official said. via Raw Story

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Egyptians largely ignored a call by online activists for a general strike Sunday to protest against the government on President Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday.

Analysts said the failure showed the limited influence of activists organizing on social networking site Facebook after their successful strike last month generated enthusiasm that a new form of political protest was emerging in the Arab world's largest nation.

Veteran political analyst Mohammed Sayyed Said sees the networking sites as excellent tools for political discussion. But he said the 'total failure' of this strike showed their inability to connect with the common people here. Read more

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“When you're talking about 3,200 villages destroyed and a million and a half refugees, I mean, that's not everywhere.”

"Hitler is alive in Burma" read the words scrawled on a cardboard sign held aloft by a sweet-faced Ellen Page, the star of the film "Juno," in a 90-second human-rights public awareness message that began ... via International Herald Tribune

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“The most popular future aspirations of cadets and new regular members are having a family and travelling”

Survey to help Mounties entice potential cadets who share same traits Rookie Mounties are huge hockey fans who read Maxim and Men's Health and spend their downtime watching action flicks and networking on ... via Winnipeg Sun

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Esra Abdel Fattah was jailed over an earlier Facebook protest group Opposition activists in Egypt are preparing for a strike in protest against rising food prices and the political situation in the country. via BBC News

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“This a dream come true for my bandmates and myself.”

Diamond Dust's Rockstar Fantasy has come true -- and the London band will now be rockin' the park. via London Free Press

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“The Nokia N95 8GB is as personal as it is powerful. Combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use, the Nokia N95 8GB is a true multimedia computer and a prime example of the direction that mobility is taking.”

Nokia and Rogers Wireless today announced the launch of the new Nokia N95 8GB, the first device from the Nokia Nseries available in Canada. via MobileTechNews

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“As an advertisers, Yahoo and MSN are much easier to work with. It's less complicated. You know exactly who your account people are, and there's not as much turnover.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says his only interest in buying Yahoo is in obtaining scale for the company's ad network. via Wired News

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“We're gonna go to Egypt. We're gonna go to some volcano. We're gonna do this big thing. Then we go, oh sod it, let's just walk across the road ... let's just walk over there. And people went, 'Oh, look at what they thought of.'”

"Ringo Starr: Off the Record" sounds like exactly the kind of thing that would put you to sleep, and not just because it airs at 11 tonight . via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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“A significant part of the success of the Labor Party was that they embraced the new world.”

KEVIN Rudd owes much of his electoral success to his willingness to embrace new technology and engage younger voters, according to MySpace. via The Courier Mail

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