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November 2007
- Newspapers Look to Make Connections
  
  Reuters | Nov 28, 07 10:26 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Newspapers readers at an increasing pace are turning to Pluck, a media syndication company, to link their sites to social networks, like MySpace and Facebook, giving them access to 165 million users, Reuters reports. Pluck will use the Facebook programming interface and Google's OpenSocial system to share information between its customer's sites and the most prominent social nets. More »
- Privacy, Shmivacy: Facebook Is Doomed
  
  InformationWeek | Nov 27, 07 10:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Aggressive new advertising tactics make Facebook look more evil by the day, but don’t worry, InformationWeek columnist Cory Doctorow writes, because it’s doomed anyway. Sure social networks are “pure crack” for some, but sooner or later everyone gets friended by someone they’d rather avoid, and eventually that awkwardness is too much to bear. More »
- Facebook Feud Heats Up
  
  02138 | Nov 27, 07 8:59 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Three former Harvard students who are suing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their idea are finally about to get their day in court, reports the indy Harvard alumni magazine 02138 . Forensic data experts are searching Zuckerberg’s computer hard drives, searching for source code, which the company claims is lost, that would confirm or deny intellectual property theft. More »
- New Trend May Have Fans Shout, 'I Want My ITV!'
  
  Reuters | Nov 26, 07 2:41 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - MTV just may become a thing of the past, thanks to a new wave sweeping the Net called “interactive video.” Encouraged by the popularity of music videos online, but frustrated by poor web quality, producers are allowing users to create their own video-viewing experience. Indie favorite Arcade Fire released their new single by letting fans click through the band’s clips. More »
- Networking Teens Risk Identity Theft
  
  Independent (UK) | Nov 23, 07 6:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Millions of young users of social networking sites are risking identity theft because of information shared online, warns a UK study reported in the Independent today. Britain's privacy watchdog concludes that 4.5 million web users from 14 to 21 years old could be vulnerable to identity fraud, and young users posting personal information on sites also risk damaging educational and business prospects. More »
- Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 17, 07 4:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police fear a "mob mentality" is brewing in a St. Louis suburb after a 13-year-old girl killed herself, and the hoaxers who allegedly prodded her have gone free. Two adults—parents of the girl's friend—badgered Megan Meier online until she hanged herself in her closet last October. Cops say they've been getting angry calls since the story broke last week, but insist that no law can corral the cyber-bullies. More »
- Techno Savvy Teens Turn Backs on Email
  
  Slate | Nov 15, 07 4:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If snail mail is going the way of the dodo, then it looks like, among teenagers, email is going the way of, well, the snail: half of all teens prefer instant messaging to old-fashioned emails; and while overall use increased six percent last year, e-missives among the "Facebook generation" dropped by eight percent, Slate reports. More »
- New VC Fund Wants Only Facebook Apps
  
  MarketWatch | Nov 14, 07 12:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Venture capitalist Lee Lorenzen is so enamored of Facebook that he started an investment fund just to finance developers creating applications for the social network site. Not only is Lorenzen investing in a month-and-a-half-old industry, last month at a conference he said Facebook might be worth $100 billion, more than six times the $15 billion valuation that came with Microsoft's purchase of a 1.6% stake. More »
- Facebook to Join Google's 'OpenSocial' Alliance?
  
  Fortune Magazine | Nov 2, 07 4:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The day after MySpace announced it was joining a Google-led alliance meant to let applications written for one social networking site be used on others, it looks like lone outsider Facebook could join up, too. That's according to Fortune Magazine , which reported that Facebook and Google representatives met yesterday and that a board member said Facebook is open to the OpenSocial standard. More »
- MySpace May Join Google Social Project
  
  CNET | Nov 1, 07 3:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tech bloggers are buzzing about a rumored partnership between MySpace and Google’s about-to-be-launched OpenSocial project; a big reveal may come as soon as today. Though it still leads Facebook in membership and traffic, the social networker has lost much of its spotlight recently—and CNet’s Caroline McCarthy says the deal is likely a good move for MySpace owner News Corp. More »
October 2007
- Google Out to Smite Facebook Software Platform
  
  New York Times | Oct 31, 07 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google couldn't buy a piece of Facebook, so it's going after the social networking site's software platform instead. Tomorrow a Google-led alliance will introduce a common platform for software developers to write programs for Google's social site, Orkut, along with LinkedIn, hi5, Friendster, Plaxo, Ning and others. The hope is to one-up Facebook, the New York Times reports. More »
- Your First Friend Lied About His Age
  
  Newsweek | Oct 30, 07 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - He was your first friend. And now Tom Anderson, MySpace’s co-founder, is a liar, Newsweek reports. Tom's profile says he's 32, and he claims to have been 27 when he launched the social networking site. But public records reveal he'll be 37 next month. Could Tom have made the same fortune sans the kiddie cred? More »
- Don't Let Facebook De-Face You
  
  MarketWatch | 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 : Look for tools that allow you to restrict access to your profile, like the "private" setting on MySpace or the "limited profile" function on Facebook. More »
- MySpace Jumps Into Games Fray
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 23, 07 2:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There are tens of thousands of people in your extended network, and they might be playing Gem Quest come January. MySpace plans to host hundreds of easy-to-learn online games to, as one company VP put it, “enhance the fun factor”—and grab a slice of the game industry’s fastest-growing segment, the Journal reports. More »
- Don't Buy Latest Dot-Com Hype, Mag Warns
  
  Economist | 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, whose 2007 revenue may be only $100 million. More »
- MySpace to Welcome Outside Widgets
  
  TechCrunch | Oct 10, 07 4:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - MySpace will announce next week that it's making space for third-party developers, TechCrunch reports. Whispering began in June about the development of MySpace Platform, which will allow outside companies to create applications for the popular social-networking site. In a huge change, developers will also have a chance to include advertising with their wares—and keep the revenue. More »
September 2007
- Steroid Peddlers Want to Friend You
  
  New York Times | Sep 27, 07 5:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There were 120 alleged criminals pinched this week in a Connecticut steroids crackdown, but only five are accused of selling drugs on MySpace. Four are accused of purchasing raw Chinese steroid power, manufacturing the drugs in their homes and selling them through the social-networking site, the New York Times reports. MySpace reps had no comment on so-called Operation Phony Pharm. More »
- Boomers Get TheirSpace
  
  New York Times | 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. “I’ve discussed my divorce … and when do I dare go dating again," says one 52-year-old. More »
- Yahoo Joins Forces With UK Social-Networker Bebo
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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, which analysts say will boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and target younger surfers. More »
August 2007
- Advertisers Will Soon Be Facebooking You, Too
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 23, 07 1:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Facebook is at work on a way to sell ads based on information users and their friends post on the site, the Wall Street Journal reports. A basic version of the service could launch this fall, and the social-networking titan eventually might allow marketers to predict products and services users may be interested in before they specifically request them. More »