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Science of attracting new Twitter followers revealed!

Posted May 3, 2013 - 12:24 pm

A large Twitter following can be yours if you follow these guidelines determined by a Georgia Institute of Technology study.
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Facebook video explains why they're messing up your News Feed again

Posted March 7, 2013 - 3:17 pm

In an attempt to "clean up the clutter", Facebook tries to explain what's going on.
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The Year in Review, courtesy of Twitter

Posted December 11, 2012 - 11:01 am

If you're a Tweet-a-holic who loves everything Twitter, you'll love checking out this video, highlighting the year in Tweets.
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Trying to wrap my head around Socl

Posted December 6, 2012 - 9:30 am

Even after an afternoon spent playing around with it, I'm not sure what Microsoft's Socl site is supposed to be.
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Signs you're a compulsive Internet user

Posted October 9, 2012 - 11:52 pm

New research suggests it's not a good sign if you're spilling your guts online.
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Investors finally realizing Facebook has no clothes

Posted July 27, 2012 - 1:57 pm

In its first earnings report since going public in May, Facebook proved all the skeptics right.
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How low can it go? Zynga shares plunge below $5 for first time

Posted June 12, 2012 - 1:21 pm

Waiting for that big turnaround in the price of Zynga shares? Don't hold your breath; the social games maker's stock continues to plummet, with no sign of a turnaround in sight.
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Facebook shares plunge on second day of trading

Posted May 21, 2012 - 12:47 pm

Shares of social networking giant Facebook plummet in early Monday trading nearly 14% below Friday's first-day closing price.
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Facebook shares open up 13%

Posted May 18, 2012 - 11:41 am

Social networking giant Facebook went public Friday in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in history.
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Meet the Facebook killer

Posted May 8, 2012 - 1:20 pm

Facebook may be enjoying its IPO roadshow at the moment, but out there lurks the company that will destroy the social networking giant.
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Exclusive: 5 fun facts about Facebook's IPO roadshow

Posted May 3, 2012 - 1:10 pm

Social networking giant Facebook reportedly will begin the roadshow Monday for its anticipated mid-May initial public offering. In this exclusive report, an anonymous source tells ITworld what to expect.
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Texting can heal broken hearts, raspy lungs or cranky clients

Posted April 11, 2012 - 12:31 pm

Dismissed by many as too shallow to qualify as communication, texting makes many feel as connected as phone calls, and can be better at getting even the sick to clean up their acts.
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Facebook says emails from man claiming 50% of Zuck's stake are bogus

Posted March 26, 2012 - 9:06 pm

Attorneys for Facebook on Monday asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Paul Ceglia that seeks 50% of Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social networking giant.
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If you can't keep bosses out of your Facebook, hide the book

Posted March 21, 2012 - 4:34 pm

There is nojustification for a boss, prospective employer or college admissions officer to demand access to private Facebook accounts, but they are doing it more and more often. Until it's ruled illegal, camouflage can preserve what confrontation can not.
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Chronicling the social networking bubble 'from pump to dump'

Posted March 15, 2012 - 12:13 pm

Just weeks before Facebook's long-anticipated initial public offering, an impressive new blog has launched that promises to expose the social networking IPO "scam."
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Google ruined itself with social, Google+, says former exec

Posted March 14, 2012 - 2:51 pm

Google's desire to compete with Facebook in personalized advertising and social media is ruining the search giant's innovative culture, a former executive argues.
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LinkedIn is better than Facebook (for identity thieves looking for rich victims)

Posted March 13, 2012 - 4:14 pm

A new study found LinkedIn is becoming a richer hunting ground for identity thieves looking for wealthy victims. No matter which network they're on, Facebook and LinkedIn users make things too easy by posting birthdays, names of pets and other answers to common security questions.
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More bosses demand access to private Facebook accounts

Posted March 13, 2012 - 11:54 am

An apparently increasing number of employers and university administrators believe they have the right to demand usernames and passwords to Facebook and other social networks to check up on you. Facebook Peeping is so obviously invasive and abusive it's shocking that even non-geeks don't immediately raise alarms about it.
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Facebook primes the IPO sucker pump

Posted March 8, 2012 - 5:53 pm

Facebook gets ready to crank up the Wall Street hype machine for its initial public offering expected in the spring.
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Zynga moves to reduce Facebook dependence

Posted March 1, 2012 - 4:25 pm

Social games maker Zynga is trying to reduce its dependence on Facebook by allowing users to play directly on Zynga.com.
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Is it already over for Google+?

Posted February 28, 2012 - 5:14 pm

New data from market research firm comScore shows users on Google+ spend just three minutes a month on the social networking site.
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Netflix pays $9M to settle user-data misuse charges; aims to misuse more data with Facebook

Posted February 12, 2012 - 12:24 pm

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 - 4:31 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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Studies show Facebook,Twitter more addictive than anything but sleep and sex, but do less good

Posted February 8, 2012 - 3:05 pm

A new study on what people desire, how often and how well they resist those desires shows the need to use social networks and other online services is harder to resist than anything but sleep and sex. Another shows, for some, negatives almost wipe out benefit of social networking.
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Facebook files for initial public offering to raise (maybe) $5 billion

Posted February 1, 2012 - 6:48 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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