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Netflix pays $9M to settle user-data misuse charges; aims to misuse more data with Facebook

Posted February 12, 2012 - 11:24 am

Netflix has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a suit over its illegally long retention of customer rental records. It is now redoubling efforts to get law changed that keeps it from posting to Facebook lists of the things its customers are renting right now.
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Will Google or Facebook buy LinkedIn?

Posted February 10, 2012 - 3:31 pm

LinkedIn reported a 30% increase in fourth-quarter profits, but the social network site's success and small size make it an attractive takeover candidate.
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RIAA chief hits new heights of hypocrisy in pro-SOPA NYT op-ed

Posted February 9, 2012 - 12:43 pm

Confusing censorship of digital content with import of fake pharmaceuticals? Saying site owners wouldn't be responsible for policing copyrights even though they could lose their sites because of it? RIAA's CEO twists reality in sour-grapes parting shot at lost SOPA/PIPA fight.
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Now that they've helped ruin Yahoo, Bostock, 3 other directors step down

Posted February 8, 2012 - 10:26 am

The chairman of Yahoo's board and three other directors are stepping down as the struggling Internet pioneer attempts to reverse its sagging fortunes under a new chief executive.
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Facebook alternative Path adds depth to social networking

Posted February 6, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Facebook's rollout of Timeline and the privacy concerns that go along with it could drive some users down a less-traveled path.
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Facebook's 'man in the middle' attack on our data

Posted February 5, 2012 - 11:35 am

Is Facebook secretly using your data for nefarious purposes? Privacy advocate Eben Moglen says yes.
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Angry Birds comes to Facebook on Valentine's Day

Posted February 4, 2012 - 7:52 am

Looking for an interesting Valentine's Day gift? Big fan of Angry Birds?
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Google+ ups competition with Facebook by including teens

Posted February 4, 2012 - 7:16 am

Google is widening the potential user base for Google+ by lowering the age requirement from 18 to 13 years old -- a move that could help it grow in Facebook's shadow.
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Facebook IPO may be social networking bellwether

Posted February 4, 2012 - 7:16 am

With Facebook expected to file its plans today for its initial public offering, industry and financial analysts say it could be one of the biggest IPOs in U.S. history.
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Facebook malware scam takes hold

Posted February 3, 2012 - 4:25 pm

A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.
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Ready to pony up for premium Facebook?

Posted February 3, 2012 - 10:30 am

Analyst says more advertising and "Facebook Premium" are options after the IPO.
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Groupon shares benefit from LivingSocial's losses

Posted February 2, 2012 - 2:05 pm

Shares of daily-deals site Groupon gained nearly 19% since Tuesday, when Amazon.com revealed in its annual results that LivingSocial, Groupon's main rival, lost $400 million in 2011.
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Facebook IPO filing reveals some eye-poppers

Posted February 2, 2012 - 1:07 pm

When Facebook filed its IPO papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, some interesting facts about the company were revealed.
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Zynga gets its second 'Facebook bounce' in a week

Posted February 2, 2012 - 12:10 pm

Shares of Zynga soared nearly 22% Thursday after Facebook S-1 filing showed the social games maker was responsible for 12% of its revenue last year.
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San Francisco's tech community is cautious about Facebook's IPO filing

Posted February 2, 2012 - 9:47 am

Southpark is the area where San Francisco’s technology folks so often go to lunch, just up the street from the AT&T ballfield, on streets swarming with tech’s version of hipsters. It’s just the crowd that should care about Facebook’s IPO filing—but the mood here, is cautious.
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Facebook files for initial public offering to raise (maybe) $5 billion

Posted February 1, 2012 - 5:48 pm

Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday filed to go public, kicking off the official process of launching the most highly anticipated Internet IPO since Google's in 2004.
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Is Facebook sharing your face with the cops?

Posted February 1, 2012 - 4:59 pm

A leading law professor has accused Facebook of helping law enforcement find criminals on the network using face recognition technology. What's the real story?
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Facebook files for IPO, reveals $3.7 billion revenue

Posted February 1, 2012 - 4:58 pm

Facebook filed papers Wednesday to become a public company, in the most anticipated IPO in a decade, with the company looking to bring in $5 billion in investment.
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Facebook's road to IPO: 10 memorable moments

Posted February 1, 2012 - 4:03 pm

As Facebook edges ever closer to its inevitable IPO (initial public offering), it's fascinating and instructive to take a look back at how it got here. For your reading pleasure, here are ten key moments in Facebook's amazing history, including some Zuckerberg & Co. would probably rather forget.
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Goldman Sachs is the Rick Santorum of the Facebook IPO

Posted February 1, 2012 - 10:40 am

Sure, Goldman Sachs will make money on Facebook's IPO, which could be filed with the SEC Wednesday. But make no mistake, third "co-lead" is another term for "loser."
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Zynga back above offer price

Posted January 30, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Shares of Zynga get a bounce from Facebook's rumored IPO to climb above the $10 offer price for the first time since the social games maker went public in mid-December.
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Facebook's data center tax bill shrinks

Posted January 30, 2012 - 11:23 am

Dear Facebook, you can keep your money.
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'If I Die' Facebook app sends your final message

Posted January 28, 2012 - 7:59 am

A new Facebook app might be perfect for the person who always wants to have the last word -- the really last word.
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Your complete guide to Facebook Timeline

Posted January 28, 2012 - 7:47 am

Like it or not, he switch is coming within "the next few weeks." Here's everything you need to know.
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4 ways to manage your online reputation

Posted January 28, 2012 - 7:34 am

How do we become better digital citizens? Here are some steps you can take.
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