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MICROSOFT   |  1 comment

MSN May Get MySpace Music Service to Rival Google's

Microsoft is talking to MySpace about a music partnership, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal may mean a leap-frog in popularity for MSN's music portal. MySpace's music site is second only to AOL's with 27 million ...READ»

Is Your Startup a Nice to Have or Must Have?

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: China's Social Media Map

Infographic of the Day: China's Social Media Map

The major players in the U.S. social media world can be counted on one hand: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn. Not so in China, where the country's 300 million online users have a panoply of popular social networks to choose from--and Facebook doesn't even crack the top 10. READ»

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Women Flock to Social Networks: Will They Dump Dating Sites to "Make Friends" Safely?

Recent data shows that the number of women logging on to social-networking sites far exceeds the number of men. Information is Beautiful recently presented the information, as gathered by Google Ad Planner.  LinkedIn and YouTube ...READ»

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Stinking It Up: Lessons From a PR Failure

We had a big party, but got no buzz. Lessons from a PR failure.READ»

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FACEBOOK   |  8 comments

How Much Are You Worth to Facebook?

Facebook and others have tapped into the power of viral loops to build massive audiences in record time. Now they're using these growth engines to create the future of online advertising.READ»

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MYSPACE   |  3 comments

Auto-Played Out: MySpace Music Streaming Drops 20%

In mid-August, MySpace switched off the "auto-play" feature on its musicians' embedded audio players. The move was supposed to save MySpace money; every time one of those songs queued up, the company had to shell out royalty fees--as ...READ»

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Is the Kindle Destined for SkyMall?

Five strategies to save Jeff Bezos' e-ink empire before it's too late.READ»

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Psychology of Technology: The Evolution of Connectivity

Have you ever thought about how far we’ve come in our ability to connect with others and how far we’ll go? I’ve been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future. Consider the evolution of connectivity. We officially became homo sapiens approximately 200,000 years ago. With the emergence of sophisticated language, we were able to communicate with each other face to face in a way that allowed for the emergence of civilization as we now know it. Of course, this connection was limited to, well, shouting distance, but it was a start. READ»

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NBC Doesn't Understand Community

The network has posted an exclusive look at the pilot for its new Thursday-night comedy Community on Facebook--with almost no feel for how social networking works.READ»

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Is Social Networking for the Olds? Two New Reports Think So

New reports from Nielsen and Ofcom show that Twitter and Facebook are becoming less popular among today's youth.READ»

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TWITTER   |  5 comments

What Is Twitter? Apparently, No One Knows

You may feel like you can't escape Twitter, but many are doing just that: A new study shows that nearly 70% of adults don't know what Twitter is.READ»

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TWITTER   |  5 comments

Dealers Pushing Pot on Social Networks Create Legal Haze

Who knew Twitter, Facebook and MySpace were gateway drugs? It started off as something social, but now some California medical marijuana dispensaries are using the popular social networks to update their clientele, and anyone else ...READ»

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MYSPACE   |  Comment

MySpace: A Place for Friends No More

After laying off 30% of its U.S. work force and gutting its overseas operations, MySpace's leadership promised radical change, and it seems that change is finally here. In an effort to reverse declining viewership, boost advertising ...READ»

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ECONOMY   |  14 comments

One Lesson From the Crisis: It's Time to Create Your Own Economy

Why one lesson of this economic crisis may be that we have to change how we measure growth, production, and success.READ»

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MYSPACE   |  Comment

More De-friending at MySpace: 300 International Staff to Be Cut

The axe is falling yet again on MySpace, this time on the social networking site's overseas offices. The company announced today it intends to cut 300 workers, or two-thirds of its international employees, from its foreign ...READ»

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FACEBOOK   |  Comment

Facebook's New Search Feature Reminds Us of Twitter

Last night Facebook announced a new search feature that it's testing on "just a fraction of a percent of the people on Facebook" that allows users to search their News Feeds for the most recent status updates, notes, links, videos, ...READ»

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MYSPACE   |  1 comment

MySpace Cuts 400 Staff as Facebook Takes the Lead in U.S. Visitors

In the largest de-friending in its history, MySpace cut 30% of its workforce today in an effort to save money and offset falling advertising revenues. Ominously, the layoffs came the same day reports emerged that rival social ...READ»

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Claim Your Name on Facebook, Before Someone Else Does

In April, I wrote about a clever feature that Google added to its accounts: users could create a public "profile" with a vanity URL that was simple and easy to remember: google.com/profiles/your-name-here. As of yesterday ...READ»

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The Americanization of Indian Tech Support

The only thing worse than an Indian tech-support rep faking an American accent? Doing it to another person from South Asia. Busted!READ»

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Office Romance Secrets

Looking for love at work? Check the bathroom.READ»

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The iPhone App We Really Need

Finally an app that keeps us from doing all the stupid stuff our cell phone should never let us do.READ»

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Job Interviews: How to Make Them Fun

Step 1: Already have a job you like. Step 2: Get your crazy on.READ»

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Facebook Is So Five Minutes Ago. Check Out Spacebook.

Social networking is kind of like having imaginary friends anyway. Why not take the next logical step?READ»

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Pornography: Computer Kryptonite

Don't look all innocent: We know why your computer crashed.READ»

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