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Facebook's Platform Coup D'Etat of Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo

One Inbox To Rule Them All: Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft can keep their @ extensions and domain names. Facebook just wants to swallow them up into a single destination. READ»

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Facebook Clarifies Questionably Private New "Pre-Approved Partners"

Any change to Facebook's privacy policy invokes some negative reaction from users. Facebook's new and ambiguous "pre-approved partnerships" provoked more than most--is Facebook giving away our information without consent?READ»

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OMG! EnerNOC Brings Instant Messaging to the Smart Grid

You know instant messaging has reached a tipping point when appliances get it on the action. Smart grid software company EnerNOC is bringing instant messaging to air conditioners with PowerTalk, a system that uses the XMPP protocol ...READ»

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The Art of Online Conversation

Are you afraid of that little box at the bottom right side of your Facebook screen? You're probably not alone. That box is called Facebook Chat. Released in April, it offers Facebook members the option to see which of their friends ...READ»