Topic - social network

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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Yahoo Unwraps oneConnect for iPhone

Search company makes “social address book” available to Apple App store for iPhones and iPod touch devices.
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Archives, General news, Media, Internet, Finance

LinkedIn Tunes to CNBC

The social network for career climbers, whose last venture round valued the company at $1 billion, swaps content with business TV network.
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Archives, General news, Media, Internet, Finance

NY Times Rolls Out Social Network

Beta launch of TimesPeople lets users comment and share, but don’t look for Times dates.
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General news, Media, Internet

Social Networks to Connect With $4B in Ads

Worldwide social network ad spending is expected to top $4 billion in 2011, according to a report from eMarketer.
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General news, Internet

Wetpaint Spreads to Enterprise Market

Consumer wiki developer Wetpaint launches its enterprise version to jump into the crowded business arena that includes Socialtext, Wikia, Near-Time, and HiveLive.
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General news, Internet

eCirkit's Uber-Social Site Dream Goes Beta

A former tattoo artist's social network vision sketched onto a napkin evolves into a test launch of a site.
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General news, Internet, Finance

$5.5 Million Comes Knocking on Fatdoor

Fatdoor, a social network for neighbors, snags $5.5 million in a first round of funding and the addition of former Yahoo veteran Jennifer Dulski as chief executive.
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Computers, General news, Internet, Finance

VCs Count on Multiply.com

A $16.6M funding round will bolster the infrastructure of a social network that courts an older demographic than Facebook or MySpace.
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Media, Internet

VelvetPuffin Takes Social Networking Mobile

Singapore company launches service with $10 million in backing.
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Media, Internet

Ning’s Back—If You Care

Startup builds do-it-yourself social networks. But will they come?
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Media

Lycos Debuts Cinema Service

Portal combines social net with video viewing so moviegoers can chat without being shushed.
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Internet

Facebook Intros Content Sharing

New feature lets members share content from anywhere on the web.
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Communications

Student Social Net Goes Mobile

College Tonight joins with Juice Wireless to keep college kids socializing and on the go.
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Media, Internet

Facebook Gets New Ad Feature

Social network plans to give marketers a new way to talk to its members.
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Media

MySpace to Publish Online Safety Tips

In an effort to calm fears of sexual predators, social network teams with teen magazine, others to publish commonsense safety tips for parents, school administrators.
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Internet

Social Networks Aim for Niches

MOG goes for hard-core music fans, one of several new networks focusing on a niche.