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    Lonely? Why not buy some Facebook friends 04/09/2009 04:10:00

    Each Facebook friend is worth US$1 to your business in return revenue, Usocial claims
    Are you totally reprehensible and feeling lonely? Or maybe you're just a struggling business looking for some instant online companionship? The firm Usocial has the answer for you -- buy Facebook friends and fans.
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    3 social media aggregators that bring it all together 04/08/2009 09:32:00

    Connect the different services that keep you connected
    Thanks to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and a host of other social media services, people are more connected than ever. But keeping up with all the tweets, posts, and status updates isn't easy, because they often come from a variety of social media sites. So how do you connect the different services that keep you connected? How do you steer all of that stuff to one spot on the Web where it's a snap to manage?
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    Twitter hacked, secrets to be revealed? 16/07/2009 02:34:00

    Claims of access to PayPal, Amazon, AT&T, MobileMe, Facebook, business Gmail accounts
    Alleged internal documents and sensitive information from Twitter and its employees might be posted today on news sites and other Web outlets. The source of this information is a French hacker who goes by the name of Hacker Croll. The cybercriminal claims to have accessed personally sensitive information for several Twitter employees including personal accounts on PayPal, Amazon, AT&T, MobileMe, Facebook, business Gmail accounts, and the Web registrar account for Twitter.com, according to the French blog Korben.
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    Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02/07/2009 05:48:00

    The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the Internet
    Facebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet.
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    Study: Top CEOs still shunning Twitter, Facebook 26/06/2009 07:24:00

    Only two Fortune 100 CEOs use Twitter, while 13 use LinkedIn professional network
    CEOs at the top companies in the U.S. are dramatically disconnected from the social networking phenomenon, according to a research report released this week by UberCEO.com, an online news and discussion site that focuses on CEOs at major companies.
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    Twitter quitters just don't get it 30/04/2009 09:25:00

    A Nielsen report this week revealed that Twitter has an uncanny knack for hemorrhaging users. In fact, some 60 percent of new users bail on the service within a month. For those of us who've been tweeting for a couple of years, this isn't exactly a shocker. Many longtime users have gone through that initial period of wondering what, if any, use Twitter might be. And maybe it's better for everyone if those who don't get it refrain from tweeting until they do.
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    The Polite Way to Take a Break, Ignore, Unfollow on Twitter 22/04/2009 02:41:00

    From those who tweet too much to those who tweet too much information, Twitter friends can become trouble. Here are some useful tips on how to manage problem Tweeters without offending them.
    The more people you follow on Twitter, the more you realize the truth: Sometimes, you want a short break from certain people. Sometimes, you even need to break up. Topping the list of annoyances, there's the too much information (TMI) tweets, followed closely by the criminally self-promotional and the disgustingly self-indulgent. These tweets can trickle into your Twitter stream with great regularity, rendering the service at times useless.
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    Top 10 MySpace apps Down Under 26/03/2009 10:42:00

    MySpace.com unveils the top 10 apps that Aussies go to for their entertainment fix.
    MySpace.com unveils the top 10 apps that Aussie's go to for their entertainment fix.
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    Tweet to compete 18/02/2009 10:09:00

    Smart social networking has become essential for most IT execs
    If you still think Facebook is for twentysomethings clinging to their college years and Twitter is for people with too much time on their hands announcing what they had for breakfast, think again.
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    Twitter list: 10-plus rock bands and assorted singers 17/01/2009 04:54:00

    What other singers and bands might be twittering?
    Got e-mail last night from the oh-so-literary indie band The Decemberists informing me that lead singer Colin Meloy is now twittering. Impressively, his historic first tweet was on Jan. 12 ("is surveying the lilac"), he'd only tweeted seven times in total as of late Thursday night (though one was to notify followers that a free MP3 song is available for download) and he already had racked up 700-plus followers. His exclusive list of twitters being followed included just one person, a fellow singer named John Roderick of the Long Winters. 
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    Employment referrals the right way 30/06/2009 13:12:00

    A few simple guidelines can make for a more effective, less stressful referral process.
    When competition for IT opportunities is intense, the value of every possible edge is magnified. A recommendation from someone within a potential employer can make the difference between landing an interview and continuing frustration. In many cases, job seekers are calling on the outermost reaches of their networks -- and sometimes beyond -- to find a way in.
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    Ashton Kutcher and Twitter: the new CNN? 19/04/2009 15:54:00

    Ashton Kutcher claims his triumph over CNN in the race to have a million followers on Twitter is changing the way we consume media.
    Ashton Kutcher claims his triumph over CNN in the race to have a million followers on Twitter is changing the way we consume media.
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    Effects of corporate social media on network security 13/03/2009 08:04:00

    Organizations must raise awareness of safe data handling practices their users
    In today's increasingly communicative world, businesses face a dilemma. They have to find ways to be more engaging and communicate more directly to their customers and the public, while retaining close control of sensitive information.
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    To Tweet or not to Tweet, that's not an option 12/03/2009 09:21:00

    Is it about time you made a Tweet?
    I'm writing this column for one simple reason: Once I get it written then the next time someone says to me "I don't get Twitter, it seems kinda stoopid to me. What is it all about?" I can direct them to this polemic and save my breath.
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    TinyURL outage trips up Twitterers 09/03/2009 08:38:00

    With TinyURL, it's reassuring to see a major Internet service that still looks like it's being run from a dorm room.
    "TinyURL is experiencing temporary dificulties." Yes, that's "dificulties."
Interviews
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    After early fame, DataPortability Project matures 31/03/2009 07:30:00

    Its role includes holding social-networking vendors' feet to the fire regarding data portability
    The DataPortability Project tasted early fame in January 2008 when an indignant Robert Scoble joined the group after Facebook canceled the tech celebrity's account for exporting his friends list to Plaxo.
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    'Valley Girl' loves to live in a Web 2.0 world 26/09/2008 09:59:00

    Author and self-described valley girl Sarah Lacy talks about the rebirth of Silicon Valley
    With the recent rise of Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, it's hard to believe that just a few years ago, the tech industry, along with many investors, were taken for a loop when the dot-com bubble burst and many companies went under.
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    Facebook Tech Infrastructure Needs Constant Care 02/09/2008 13:35:00

    Jonathan Heiliger, the top technology exec at the huge social networking site, talks about his efforts to build a technology operations team at Facebook that can both handle millions of users worldwide and a restless, creative culture inside the company.
    Started in a dorm room four years ago, the social networking site Facebook now claims to be the fourth most-trafficked site in the world. Ninety million active users pound on 10,000 servers every day, uploading millions and millions of pieces of information in a given month. For example, "friends," who socialize in 21 languages, add 500 million photos per month.
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    Facebook seeks trusted relationships on the 'Net 04/07/2008 09:57:22

    Facebook's director of engineering dissects product design, development and search efforts at Facebook
    While perhaps best known as a major social networking site in the Web 2.0 vein, Facebook is becoming a popular place to interface with potential customers, similar to what companies such as Scribe and iLike have done. Facebook also is being viewed as a place for enterprise collaboration, with Serena Software leveraging the site for this purpose. To get perspective on Facebook, InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill recently spoke with Aditya Agarwal, Facebook director of engineering. Agarwal formerly worked in the Oracle server technologies division.
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    Facebook pushes ahead with profile redesign 26/05/2008 08:29:59

    Facebook is set to roll out a dramatic redesign of its member profile interface in June
    Facebook will roll out a dramatic redesign of its member profile interface next month and much attention is being paid to the details and to how end users and developers will react.
Tutorials
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    Five blog search tools beat Googling five different ways 31/01/2009 09:56:00

    Google's basic search isn't the best way to search the Internet specifically for blog posts.
    If you're searching the Internet specifically for blog posts, Google's basic search isn't the best way to do it. Not only will your results be cluttered with non-blog pages, they'll will be skewed toward sites like The Huffington Post that have figured out how to win at search engine optimization to get to the top of Google's results. Google Blog Search is a much better tool for the job. It lets you sort results by a relevance score, or sort by date to display the newest posts.
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    The ultimate guide to blogging 24/06/2008 08:49:27

    Find the best blogging services and add-ons
    These days, you can find a blog for just about anything. Looking for affordable art prints? Weheartprints.com has them. Interested in Craftsman, Mission, and Prairie furniture? Check out Hewn & Hammered.
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    Using social networking safely: tips from security pros 02/05/2008 10:00:00

    How to maintain your privacy and safety online
    Howard Schmidt was reluctant to hop on the social networking bandwagon - a byproduct, he says, of the paranoia he internalises as a security professional. Eventually, though, Schmidt - the one-time cybersecurity adviser to President Bush and itinerant CISO turned consultant - decided the positives outweighed the negatives. He joined not just one social network but three: Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.
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    Give Your Facebook Page a Much-Needed Lift 11/04/2008 12:10:34

    Transform your network to enhance your personal and professional life
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    Make Your Own Video Mashups for YouTube 18/03/2008 15:30:15

    Put the 'you' in YouTube with this hands-on guide to shooting, editing, and uploading your own movies and mashups
Buying Guides
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    Broadband Internet 27/11/2007 10:25:48

    For the majority of those looking to upgrade to broadband Internet for the business or home, it's all about the extra speed.
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