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Don't Let Facebook De-Face You

Protect your offline reputation on social networking sites with these six steps

Oct 29, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Social-networking sites make it easier to connect with friends and make new ones, but they also let casual acquaintances  like co-workers—or your boss—look you up on a whim.  Protect your privacy with these six steps from MarketWatch:
  1. Look for tools that allow you to restrict access
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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • online privacy • list • privacy settings

Will Costly Options Hurt Facebook?

High valuation from MS could slow recruiting in Silicon Valley

Oct 28, 07 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's recently purchased stake in Facebook may make it harder for the social networking site to hire talented employees, reports the Wall Street Journal. By selling a 1.6% stake for $240 million, Facebook increased its valuation to $15 billion, in turn radically increasing the cost of stock options, which... More »

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social networking • Google • Microsoft • Silicon Valley • Facebook • employment recruiting • stock options

Facebook Seeks Hedge Fund Cash After Microsoft Deal

Social networking site now valued at $15B

Oct 26, 07 1:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - After raising $240 million from Microsoft, the social networking site Facebook expects to raise a further $260 million from hedge funds and private-equity investors, according to the Wall Street Journal. The cash will be used to fund an international expansion and a new ad revenue system. The investment would put... More »

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social networking • Google • Microsoft • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • ad revenue

Phone GPS Makes People Easier to Find...

...Is that always a good thing?

Oct 23, 07 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s nothing like Loopt for meeting up with friends. Loopt, and social-mapping programs like it, broadcast your cellphone’s location to other users, a useful service the New York Times says, with troubling privacy implications. “There is a Big Brother component,” said one analyst. “If my... More »

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social networking • Google Maps • GPS • AT and T • cell phone industry

Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

New service will allow members to submit DNA samples for comparison

Oct 23, 07 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now even dead ancestors can join the social networking craze. Their descendants, today’s consumers, can submit cheek swabs to genetics company GeneTree, which compares the DNA to its database and creates an interactive digital family tree. Users can post videos, photos, and link up with other members of their... More »

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social networking • user generated content • genes • gene pool • DNA database • genealogy

Google Ads Backfire on Social Site in Brazil

Ads placed near offensive material set off controversy

Oct 19, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google's attempts to capitalize on its Orkut social networking site in Brazil blew up when ads began appearing next to child pornography and racist screeds, causing a round of controversy and a lawsuit for the online giant. Google immediately yanked the ads, reports the Wall Street Journal,  but now... More »

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social networking • Google • MySpace • Brazil • Facebook • Orkut • Internet advertising

Don't Buy Latest Dot-Com Hype, Mag Warns

Economist finds holes in social net sites like Facebook, MySpace

Oct 18, 07 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - While Facebook and other online social networks are growing like digital weeds in Silicon Valley, their popularity may be more a product of hyperbole than actual developmental potential, the Economist argues. But major internet speculators Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft don't seem to care, as each bids billions to buy Facebook,... More »

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social networking • Google • Facebook • Internet advertising

Facebook Getting Safer

Networking site will work closely with New York attorney general's office

Oct 17, 07 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook will roll out new protections against online predators, CNN reports, after an investigation by New York's attorney general last month blasted the site for "significant defects." The improvements include a new disclosure for parents and an easier process for reporting unwanted advances. Facebook will also appoint (and... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • Andrew Cuomo

Facebook Users Hook Up—With Fellow Burmese Monk Backers

300K mobilize through social networking site

Oct 5, 07 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mammoth networking site Facebook is triggering a massive mobilization of protesters around the world who will hit the streets this weekend in support of the Burmese monks, Wired writes. Nearly 300,000 people have joined the Facebook group "Support the Monks' Protest" since a story on the movement broke... More »

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social networking • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • protests • Myanmar • Burma • monks

  eBay's $1.4 Billion Phone Bill

Takes huge write down on overpriced Skype

Oct 2, 07 12:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - eBay's $2.6 billion acquisition of phone service Skype looks like a wrong number, with profits on hold indefinitely. The Wall Street Journal reports eBay will take a $1.4 billion write down on Skype, which  accounts for $90 million of eBay's $1.83 billion in revenue in the third... More »

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social networking • eBay • Vonage • Skype • digital video • Niklas Zennstrom • Michael van Swaaij • write down • revenue • online music • Meg Whitman • PayPal • Joost

Boomers Get TheirSpace

New social networking sites are aimed at 'sticky' baby boomers

Sep 12, 07 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Entrepreneurs are rolling out social networking websites aimed at those old enough to have spawned the devotees of Facebook and  MySpace, the NY Times reports. Investors say it's good business—older surfers are more likely to stick with a site they like, and there are a lot of tech-savvy boomers.... More »

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social networking • Internet • baby boomer • MySpace • elderly • Facebook

Yahoo Joins Forces With
UK Social-Networker Bebo

Net mainstay will bring advertising to Britain's top networking site

Sep 12, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Internet giant Yahoo and networking site Bebo will collaborate on advertising in the UK and Ireland, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bebo—launched in 2005— hasn't taken off in the US, but it's the top social-networking website in Britain. Yahoo will sell the bulk of Bebo's banner and video ads,... More »

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social networking • Yahoo • advertising • online advertising • Bebo • Internet advertising

Firms Sell Web Privacy,
but Few Are Buying

Most unwilling to spend money to protect information, study finds

Sep 4, 07 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The privacy market is hot, Wired observes, as new startups and big-name net companies are rolling out services to help consumers control information about themselves. But few may care enough pay for them. A new study shows most people are unwilling to spend even 25 cents to protect their... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • privacy • online privacy

Blog Leaks Facebook Source Code

Concerns persist over social site's security

Aug 13, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A blog called "Facebook Secrets" posted a restricted section of the site's source code on Saturday, revealing a major security flaw in the popular social networking site. While the leak didn't  reveal any sensitive information, it does raise concerns as to whether the site's 52M users' personal data is... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • blog • source code • website

Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire

Aug 11, 07 6:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advocates for people with eating disorders are calling on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook to bar "thinspiration" videos—movies of anorexics showing off their alarmingly underweight bodies to encourage others to emulate them. One MySpace pro-anorexia group with over 1,000 members boasts that it wants "... More »

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social networking • YouTube • MySpace • anorexia • Facebook • eating disorder

New Search Engine Seeks Out... You

Spock.com lets web users browse for other humans

Aug 8, 07 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new search engine launched today won't help you find a bargain on a new microwave or the capital of Burma, but rather other human beings. Spock.com bills itself as "the online leader in personal search," and boasts over 100 million individuals already indexed. Spock combs social... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • search engine • Spock.com • online search

In Virtual Graveyard, Friends, Voyeurs Gather

MyDeathSpace collects obits, profiles and more

Jul 30, 07 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A site that collects obituaries, often of young people, and links to their social-network profiles is gaining traction, the AP reports. MyDeathSpace.com lists more than 2,700 deaths and receives more than 100,000 hits daily. "This site does kind of let you look into the heart of... More »

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social networking • Internet • suicide • MySpace • obituary • death • MyDeathSpace • Mike Patterson • teenager

Judge Mulls Second Suit Against Facebook Founder

ConnectU suing Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their code

Jul 26, 07 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former Harvard friends who unsuccessfully sued Facebook's founder two years ago for stealing their idea are trying again. They filed another suit in Massachusets federal court earlier this year; yesterday the judge said he'll rule in two weeks on whether to dismiss it. More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • lawsuit • ConnectU • website • Harvard

Obesity Is
a Socially Transmitted Disease

Fat friends increase chances of getting fat

Jul 25, 07 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obesity spreads socially, a new study concludes: one’s likelihood of getting fat increases 57% if a friend becomes fat, and a whopping 171% if it's a close friend. Friends may be more influential than genes in weight gain, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Its about the spread of norms,... More »

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obesity • social networking

Brits Embrace Facebook, Pay the Price

Photos in 'private' online profiles land Oxford students in hot water

Jul 18, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Miss New Jersey may never be mistaken for a Rhodes Scholar, but unlike some British university students, she knows how to make sure her Facebook profile is private. The social-networking site that nearly brought down the beauty queen is wreaking havoc across the Atlantic, with Oxford students facing disciplinary action... More »

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social networking • Internet • England • Facebook • punishment • disciplinary hearings • discipline • Oxford University • photograph • privacy settings

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