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    Facebook app verification fee draws criticism 19/11/2008 07:39:00

    Facebook has launched a program to review applications and grant a seal of approval to those that meet its criteria.
    Facebook now gives its developers the option of submitting their applications for review to obtain a seal of approval, but some developers aren't thrilled with the program.
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    Is it adultery if it was in a virtual world? 18/11/2008 09:54:00

    When Second Life affects your real one.
    A recent news story involves a woman filing for divorce from her husband on the grounds that he was having an affair . . . in the virtual world.
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    Motrin maker feels pain from social media backlash 18/11/2008 08:17:00

    Firestorm hits blogosphere with protest against online ad aimed at moms who wear baby slings
    The maker of pain reliever Motrin is now feeling the pain of a social media backlash to its recently released online ad that riled a large group of bloggers and Twitter users.
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    Popular RSS reader Bloglines suffers outage 17/11/2008 08:34:00

    The popular RSS reader Bloglines was offline for several hours on Thursday.
    The popular Bloglines RSS feed reader was knocked offline for several hours Thursday due to what its owner, IAC Search & Media, described as a technical glitch.
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    Google, MS take voice, social-networking shots at each other 17/11/2008 08:01:00

    Google, Microsoft technology tussle going full speed
    Google and Microsoft last week traded counter-punches over voice and social networking tools as the two continue to battle each other over emerging technologies.
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    3 Mobile launches 'Facebook phone' 14/11/2008 10:59:00

    3-exclusive INQ to offer social network integration
    3 Australia today announced that it will exclusively offer the INQ mobile phone in Australia.
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    Cheap Facebook phone wants to attract the masses 14/11/2008 01:30:00

    The INQ1 comes with built-in support for Facebook, Skype, Last.fm and Windows Live Messenger as well as a low price tag.
    Mobile phone outfit INQ Mobile, hopes to attract the masses to mobile data with the new INQ1, which comes with built-in support for Facebook, Skype, Last.fm and Windows Live Messenger as well as a low price tag.
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    KevinPM launches Twitter account 13/11/2008 08:35:00

    Rudd’s account promotes his new Web site
    Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has joined the social networking site Twitter, following the trend set by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull last month and US President-elect Barack Obama.
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    Military gets own social network after YouTube is blocked 13/11/2008 08:09:00

    Military OneSource has launched a social network for current and former military personnel and their families
    The US military Tuesday launched TroopTube, a new site to upload and share videos, more than a year after the US Department of Defense banned YouTube from military networks for being a bandwidth hog.
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    Sun, Joyent offer free Web hosting to Bebo developers 13/11/2008 08:16:00

    Hosting arrangement aims to promote Sun's OpenSolaris to develop, debug, and deploy Bebo social apps
    Sun Microsystems is partnering with cloud services provider Joyent to give Bebo developers one year of free Web hosting for their applications.
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    NASA's Mars Lander tweets and blogs about its death 12/11/2008 08:09:00

    Thousands of users have followed the posts that began with the Mars landing in May
    "Take care of that beautiful blue marble out there in space, our home planet. I'll be keeping an eye from here."
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