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May 2008
- 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
- Microsoft Not About to Buy Facebook (or Yahoo)
  
  newser | Fortune Magazine | May 9, 08 4:24 PM CDT
  
  Rumors that Microsoft is about to buy Facebook are just rumors: Despite the press corps’ desire to keep the Microsoft acquisition jones alive, it's not going to happen anytime soon, writes David Kirkpatrick in Forbes . And talk of the Yahoo deal suddenly resurfacing? Forget about it. Still, Microsoft may be interested in Facebook far down the road—the possibility of gaining the bank of personal info is endlessly tempting. More »
  
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  Microsoft • Yahoo • Facebook • acquisitions
- 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
- Yahoo, Microsoft Back Where They Started: Behind Google
  
  newser | BusinessWeek | May 5, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  The Microsoft/Yahoo deal looks dead, and at least one company is celebrating: Google. Both companies are exploring other deals, but none will be as potent as MicroHoo might have been, BusinessWeek reports. That’s good news for a certain search giant. “Its two main competitors are separate and floundering,” said one analyst. “We think Google's the winner.” More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Yahoo • Facebook • MySpace • mergers and acquisitions • AOL • Time Warner • search advertising
April 2008
- Obama Donor List Is 'Gigantic'
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Apr 28, 08 8:01 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama’s massive donor and networking list—stuffed with data on 2 million people—will make him a major power broker even if his campaign falters, Bloomberg reports. Unlike past hopefuls, Obama has inspired donors to reveal addresses, phone numbers, and even views on specific issues. "It's gigantic," a database company CEO said of the list. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Facebook • political donors • civil liberties • database
- Facebook Shopping for Grownup Execs
  
  newser | Forbes | Apr 28, 08 7:47 PM CDT
  
  After some high-profile blunders, Facebook is looking for older and more seasoned executives to round out its team. Former Google veep Sheryl Sandberg has already joined up, and the social-networking site is looking for a new general counsel and a vice president of communications and public policy, Forbes reports. More »
  
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  Google • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • Sheryl Sandberg
- 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
- Facebook Used to Search for Darfur Criminals
  
  newser | BBC | Apr 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
  
  A humanitarian group is using Facebook to search for two war criminals involved with genocide in Darfur, the BBC reports. The War Crimes Watch List issued an open call on the social network for sightings of Ahmed Haroun and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, who face 51 counts of crimes against humanity for allegedly planning atrocities by Janjaweed militias. More »
  
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  Facebook • Darfur • war crimes • Crisis in Darfur • political activism • online activism
- OMG Gatsby Was a Fraud!
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 9:07 PM CDT
  
  Two-thirds of American teens aren’t keeping their LOLs to themselves: They're turning in papers and lab reports with abbreviations, dropped punctuation, and other informalities inherent to Internet and text-message vocabularies, the AP reports. Kids who write blogs and have Facebook pages are more likely to slip from formality in their schoolwork, a new survey shows—but OMG! grown-ups aren’t that upset about it. More »
  
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  Facebook • text messaging • youth • SAT
- Has LiLo Switched Teams?
  
  newser | New York Post | Apr 22, 08 12:03 PM CDT
  
  Lindsay Lohan and DJ darling Samantha Ronson seem to be more than just friends. When Ashley Olsen greeted Ronson Friday night, a jealous Lohan screamed: "Get your 15-year-old "Full House" a** away from my girlfriend," a source told the New York Post . More »
  
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  celebrity • New York City • Facebook • homosexuality • Lindsay Lohan • Samantha Ronson • Ashley Olsen
- 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
- Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 13, 08 6:30 AM CDT
  
  A car thief in Calgary didn't count on rising to internet fame when he stole a rare Nissan Skyline GTR from a dealer, the New York Times reports. The owner posted a picture of the vehicle on an internet car lovers' forum and before long, his fellow forum members had not only spotted the car, they had photographed the suspect, found his details on Facebook, and called the cops. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • YouTube • Canada • car • theft • Nissan • auto • Calgary • forum
- Israeli Army Gets Tough on Facebook Users
  
  newser | BBC | Apr 11, 08 5:52 PM CDT
  
  Israel is taking steps to neutralize its newest security threat: Facebook. The army is tightening rules on what soldiers can and can't post on the social-networking site, the BBC reports. Apparently, some were putting up photos of themselves posing with top-secret weaponry. "Most of the soldiers don't understand how much damage it may cause," said one Air Force official. More »
  
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  Israel • Facebook • Israeli Army
- 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
- How a Facebook Post Derailed a Football Player's Life
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 9, 08 9:01 AM CDT
  
  For about 90 minutes, his Facebook status read: “Lucas Caparelli: recommends not going to class on Wednesday because he is going to blow up campus. ” In those 90 minutes, Caparelli went from a highly-recruited running back to a persona non grata suspended by Wake Forest. “It was a dumb, immature, ignorant joke, but to me, it was a joke,” Caparelli told the Washington Post . More »
  
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  football • Facebook • school shooting • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Facebook and Rival Settling Origins Lawsuit
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 7, 08 2:01 PM CDT
  
  Pending lawsuits between Facebook and rival social networking site ConnectU will be settled, a source tells the New York Times . The founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their ideas back when both sites were in their infancy, and the Facebook CEO filed a countersuit against his former Harvard classmates. Terms of the settlement haven't been disclosed. More »
  
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  lawsuit • Facebook • Harvard • settlement • Mark Zuckerberg • ConnectU • Cameron Winklevoss • Tyler Winklevoss • Divya Narendra
- Facebook App 'Nose' Where U R
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Apr 3, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  A Facebook application launching in the UK will put people’s friends on the map—in real time, reports the Times . The Social Network Integrated Friend Finder or ‘Sniff’ app lets users pinpoint a friend’s cell phone down to the nearest 650 feet. Privacy is a priority: users need to give permission before they can be tracked, and they can specify who can and can't zero in on them. More »
  
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  cell phones • United Kingdom • Facebook • cell phone industry • surveillance • text messaging

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