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Yahoo Joins Google Social Network Alliance

Facebook, Microsoft on other side in battle for software developers

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 26, 2008 2:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – Yahoo will join Google in developing the latter's open social networking framework OpenSocial, the company announced yesterday. The two giants, along with other partners, also announced the creation of a foundation to oversee the effort. Neither Facebook nor Microsoft, which have an advertising agreement, are... Read full story »

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