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May 2008
- Bad Habits: It's Who You Know
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 26, 08 4:48 PM CDT
  
  If your friends all jumped off a bridge, you'd probably listen to your mom and not follow them, but how about if they started exercising? New research into social networks—in 3D, not on MySpace or Facebook—shows people are more likely to quit smoking or lose weight if someone close to them does likewise. The search for other applications is on, reports the Washington Post. More »
  
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  social networking • obesity • public health • smoking
- Online Social Networks Redefine 'Friends'
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  Online social networks such as Facebook and MySpace have altered the meaning of friendship, writes Steven Levy in The Washington Post . Instead of genuine chums, people are collecting hundreds and even thousands of friends without any real-world contact. When it comes to rejecting friend requests, "it's socially awkward, and very hard to draw the line," says one researcher. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • social networking • MySpace • online
- Online Friending Grows Stranger
  
  newser | Newsweek | May 18, 08 6:00 AM CDT
  
  How many online friends is too many? Facebook insists users can only have 5,000—and that's not enough for some, discovers Stephen Levy in Newsweek. "Who am I to say no to friendship?" asks one user who spends 12 hours a day on Facebook and has a waiting list of 500 would-be pals. Levy even discovers a mere potato on MySpace with 2,695 friends. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • social networking • MySpace • website • Friendster
- MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts
  
  newser | Wired | May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »
  
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  social networking • MySpace • suicide • contract • teenager • cyberbullying • indictment • Internet crime • Megan Meier • Lori Drew
- MySpace Wins Record $234M From Spammers
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 14, 08 2:55 AM CDT
  
  MySpace has been awarded $234 million from spammers in what's believed to be the largest such judgment ever, AP reports. A federal court ordered two notorious spammers to pay damages for sending hundreds of thousands of messages to MySpace members. The social networking site hailed the award as a “landmark.” More »
  
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  social networking • MySpace • spam
- Growing Pains Plenty Evident at Facebook
  
  newser | CNNMoney | May 13, 08 4:13 PM CDT
  
  Facebook is seeing a lot of challenges lately, with ads selling at rock-bottom prices, revenue not nearly rivaling MySpace, and third-party developers defecting to OpenSocial networks (MySpace, again). But unlike other companies’ young founders, Mark Zuckerberg isn’t about to step aside. And thanks to his tight control of Facebook's board, he’s not about to be pushed out, either, Fortune reports. More »
  
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  Facebook • social networking • MySpace • Mark Zuckerberg • corporate governance • ad revenue • Sheryl Sandberg
- Say Hello to Generation Duh
  
  newser | Boston Globe | May 13, 08 12:24 PM CDT
  
  Today's youth are dangerously dumb, Mark Bauerlein writes in his new book, The Dumbest Generation. Here's why : Check out Jay Leno's "Jaywalking," where "the ignorance is hard to believe." They boast "a new attitude," taking pride in their illiteracy. More »
  
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  Internet • social networking • education • teenagers • Web 2.0 • generation gap • emoticon
- Politics Battles Tech for Soul of Digg
  
  newser | CNET | May 13, 08 8:57 AM CDT
  
  With election season in full swing, the political junkies have come for Digg.com, making Hillary, Barack, et. al. fixtures on the social news site. That’s been great for traffic, but it’s also angered the tech nerd early adopters who made Digg a success, CNET reports. At a recent “town hall” webcast, questions flooded in complaining about the political news. More »
  
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  social networking • politics • news • Web 2.0 • Digg
- Google Making Whole Web Social Network
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 12, 08 3:18 PM CDT
  
  Google is unveiling a new service that could effectively turn the whole Web into a social network, the Washington Post reports. Friend Connect allows visitors to participating sites to meet and interact with others who visit the same site. "Wherever people go on the Web, they want to have their friends with them, and this makes it possible," says one Google worker. More »
  
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  Google • Facebook • social networking • MySpace
- Zuckerberg Pal Quits as Facebook CTO
  
  newser | CNET | May 12, 08 6:46 AM CDT
  
  In a surprise move, Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer is leaving the company, CNET reports. Adam D’Angelo, 23, felt the job no longer suited his skills and interests, sources told BoomTown. But there were also rumors of increasing tension between D’Angelo and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who have been friends since high school. Meanwhile, the company has borrowed $100 million to expand its server base. More »
  
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  Facebook • social networking • Mark Zuckerberg • computer servers
- Facebook Sets Safeguards Against Sexual Predators
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 8, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  Facebook has implemented more than 40 additional measures to protect users from pedophiles and online bullying, the AP reports. The site now limits results for older users searching for minors, and has banned sex offenders from registering. "Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook from its outset," said the site’s chief privacy officer. More »
  
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  children • Facebook • social networking • online privacy • child pornography • pedophile • sexual predators
- MySpace Web's 'Biggest Steal'
  
  newser | Mashable | May 8, 08 3:22 PM CDT
  
  MySpace fell short of revenue targets in the most recent quarter, but, Adam Ostrow argues in Mashable, it’s still proven a phenomenal deal since Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. bought it for $580 million in 2005. Revenues from its unit are pulling close to its purchase price and it’s on track to make more with music downloads, sponsorships and targeted ads. More »
  
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  Facebook • Rupert Murdoch • social networking • MySpace • News Corp • acquisitions • corporate earnings
- Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 8, 08 9:41 AM CDT
  
  As its talks with Yahoo began to break down, Microsoft turned its attentions to Facebook as its possible Internet portal solution, reports the Wall Street Journal . Microsoft already has a $240-million stake in the $15-billion company, but it's uncertain if Facebook would consider a full acquisition. The Journal's source says there are no active discussions ongoing. More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Yahoo • Facebook • social networking
April 2008
- Young Teachers Finding Big Trouble Online
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 28, 08 12:30 PM CDT
  
  Questionable postings and photos on social-networking web pages are becoming an issue with younger US teachers, the Washington Post reports, raising questions about where to draw a line between private expression and standards for public employees. A case in point is a substitute special-education teacher whose page includes a so-called "bumper sticker" reading, "you're a retard, but i love you." More »
  
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  Facebook • social networking • MySpace • education • school • teacher
- Under 35's Break Salary Talk Taboo
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 26, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  Unlike mom and dad, young Americans are likely to gab about salary with friends, the New York Times reports. To older generations, "it’s very hush-hush," one 22-year-old said. "You don’t talk about money, politics, or religion with friends. But in this generation, it’s important.” Many young professionals say it helps to navigate the workplace or simply plan a night out. More »
  
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  social networking • money • work • salary • personal finance
- Facebook Apps Have Fans, Need Money
  
  newser | BusinessWeek | Apr 18, 08 10:32 AM CDT
  
  Facebook widgets have been wildly popular, but they haven’t always been wildly profitable. “The fascinating thing about widgets is it turns out that distribution isn't really the challenge,” says the CEO of VideoEgg, the developer behind Scrabulous and Flixster. "The question is how do you monetize that attention?” VideoEgg and companies like it think they have the answer, BusinessWeek reports: advertising. More »
  
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  Facebook • social networking • Internet advertising • Scrabulous
- MySpace Cuts Distribution Deal for Its Video Content
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 11, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  MySpace has signed with a British production firm for international distribution of video content it develops, in a sign that News Corp's social network aims to be a breeding ground for small-screen programming. Indeed, in revealing the deal with the Shine Group—whose CEO is News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch’s daughter—MySpace declared itself “Hollywood’s digital playground,” the New York Times reports. More »
  
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  Rupert Murdoch • social networking • MySpace • online TV
- Post to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter In One Shot
  
  newser | MIT Technology Review | Apr 9, 08 8:15 PM CDT
  
  Several new services join personal Internet feeds into a single space, meaning you don’t have to re-post the same new information to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. The CEO of Seesmic, a video-conversation service, says it’s frustrating to pick through 10 different social networks—and his company has just bought Twhirl, which allows users to post on three different feeds at once, Technology Review reports. More »
  
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  Google • Facebook • YouTube • social networking • Twitter • FriendFeed
March 2008
- Chat Rooms Return—in 3-D
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 31, 08 11:11 AM CDT
  
  A group of Silicon Valley startups is looking to bring the "social" back into social-networking and other popular websites, the New York Times reports. Vivaty is developing 3-D virtual chat rooms users can embed in web pages—including social-networking profiles—and will begin Facebook testing this week. And Meebo’s 2-D chat rooms, launched last year, have proliferated fast. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • social networking • Silicon Valley • startup • chat room • Meebo
- Yahoo Joins Google Social Network Alliance
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 26, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  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 part of OpenSocial; Facebook on its own already has 19,000 independent applications developed for its platform. More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Yahoo • social networking • OpenSocial • software development

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