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Yahoo and Twitter strike content-sharing partnership

24. Feb 2010, 09:45

...all a-twitter about social networking. Image: Yahoo.
According to Yahoo, the Twitter partnership will transform Yahoo into a highly customisable social experience that enables both Yahoo and Twitter users to enjoy integrated content without ever having to travel between the two platforms.

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Twitter hitting 50 million tweets per day

23. Feb 2010, 13:01

Popular... like you didn't know. Image: Twitter.
Not that we’ve ever doubted the thundering popularity of Twitter – it is, after all, everywhere we turn these days – but recent daily usage figures for the micro-blogging juggernaut have revealed just how popular 140-character messaging has become.

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Google moves to counter negative privacy Buzz

15. Feb 2010, 07:00

New settings for the paranoid. Image: Google.
Privacy concerns and a rush of complaints connected to Google’s new Buzz platform have resulted in the search giant quickly offering up apologies while also scrambling to make alterations to the recently launched social networking service.

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Van Natta and MySpace part ways inside 12 months

11. Feb 2010, 12:37

Another one bites the dust... Image: MySpace.
According to parent company News Corp., 40-year-old Van Natta’s resignation is effective immediately and the responsibilities of his post will be shared between the company’s Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn, who will run MySpace as co-presidents.

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Google eager to cause a social networking Buzz

10. Feb 2010, 06:02

But will it put a bee in the bonnets of Facebook and Twitter? Image: Google.
Already the world’s leading search provider – and having recently expanded its reach with the Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system – Google is now looking to elbow its way to the front of the social networking pack with Buzz.

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Facebook forms security and safety advisory board

7. Dec 2009, 07:00

Better safety and security for all Facebook users. Image: dan taylor/Flickr.
After last week joining with market rival MySpace to remove the user accounts of a combined 3,500 known sex offenders, social networking giant Facebook has announced the formation of a special advisory committee that will consult on issues related to online security and user safety.

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Friendster on the verge of $100 million buyout?

4. Dec 2009, 06:45

Soon to change ownership. Image: Friendster.
Friendster may be one of the Internet’s oldest social networks, but mammoth growth attributed to the likes of Facebook, MySpace and Bebo have kept the service in the shadows. Now, if whispers are to be believed, Friendster will soon be sold on in the face of insurmountable competition.

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Facebook and MySpace cull 3,500 sex offenders

2. Dec 2009, 12:45

Image: jam343/Flickr.
Working to further improve the security and safety of their respective services, leading social networks Facebook and MySpace have moved to cull the accounts of more than 3,500 known sex offenders within the New York area.

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Social networking is 'adults only' via Xbox Live

9. Nov 2009, 12:45

No networking love for the kids until parents have full control. Image: Microsoft.
Pre-pubescent and teenage Xbox 360 users looking forward to blending their online gaming and social networking habits are likely feeling a little disgruntled today after Microsoft revealed that the Xbox Live integration of Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm will initially be limited to over 18s only.

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MySpace pens video content deal with music's 'big four'

22. Oct 2009, 15:15

Revamped with masses of licensed video content. Image: MySpace.
The News Corp-owned social network has this week moved to partially reinvent itself as a media content distribution hub by unveiling MySpace Music Videos, which is notably supported by the world’s four biggest music labels, EMI Group, Universal Music, Warner Bros., and Sony BMG. ... more


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