Topic - social networks

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Communications, Internet

Facebook Wants Twitter

Reports that the social networking giant is negotiating with the miniblogger raises questions about what both companies are worth.
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Media, Communications, Internet

TechSpin: The Good News About Online Ads

Amid the deluge of bad economic news, a positive outlook for Internet advertising offers some hope.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Nokia Rolls Out Gaming and Social Net Services

The world's largest cellphone maker expands its mobile Internet offerings.
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Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Kyte Nabs $15M for Mobile Social Network

Startup targets carriers and handset makers as investors continue to pour money into the crowded mobile social-networking market.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet

Kadoink Links Social Nets and Cell Phones

The much-ballyhooed marriage between cell phone and social network has so far been a bust. Can startup Kadoink fuse the two and bring some life back to the dying music industry?
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General news, Media, Internet

Pluck Connects Media to MySpace, Facebook Crowd

Online media syndication company Pluck says it will give traditional media companies the ability to link their web sites to social-networking destinations such as MySpace and Facebook.
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Media, Internet

I Want Brad Pitt

Eyealike's visual-based search site lets lonely hearts hunt for their dream date star's double online. Just don't be surprised if the results are more than a bit underwhelming.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Is Facebook An Operating System?

Microsoft's $240 million investment in Facebook was clearly an advertising move. Yet some pundits say popular social-networking sites that allow add-ons are the equivalent to Windows and Linux.
Does Facebook Fear Google?  
Microsoft Takes Facebook Stake
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Internet

Google: Unfazed By Social Networks' Rise

Unfearful of the masses spending time on social networks, Google execs say they don't have to own everything on the Internet and hint Microsoft may have overpaid for a stake in Facebook.
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Internet

AOL Founders Invest in Widgets

Steve Case and Ted Leonsis contribute to $5.5-million investment in syndicator Clearspring.
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Media

Music Discovery Gets Social

Startups see opportunities for combining digital music with social networks.
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Media

iLike Shares Apple’s GarageBand

Like Cisco, social music discovery service has worked out a deal on naming rights.
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General news

MySpace Goes Mobile in Europe

Social network strikes deal with Vodafone for wireless connections through phones.
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Communications

Vodafone, MySpace in Mobile Deal

Carrier and social network team up to allow customers to find each other through cell phones.
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Internet

IBM Debuts Office MySpace

Big Blue renews Microsoft rivalry with Lotus Connections, a competitor to SharePoint.
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General news, Media

BBC to Develop Social Networks

U.K. broadcaster intends to expand its online presence by capitalizing on some of its shows.
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Internet

Polar Rose IDs Faces

Swedish startup combines facial recognition, social networking, and biometrics.
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Internet

TransMedia Rolls out Glide Next

Browser-based desktop productivity suite syncs with mobile phones, PCs, and Macs.
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Communications

Opera Puts Social Nets on Phones

Company’s latest mini browser lets users share photos, reach RSS feeds, and bank securely.
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Media

Streaming Music from PC to Phone

Oxy Systems debuts social network to deliver music wirelessly from users’ PCs.
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