News tagged with networking sites
Facebook Lite On its Way
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The social networking site Facebook has begun testing a simpler, no-frills alternative to its regular interface. The cleaner, uncluttered interface is particularly aimed at entry-level users ...
Online social networks leak personal information to tracking sites, new study shows
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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More than a half billion people use online social networks, posting vast amounts of information about themselves to share with online friends and colleagues. A new study co-authored by a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic ...
Microsoft unveils motion control for Xbox 360
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Gamers, get ready for your close-up.
Social networking sites 'keep deleted photos' - research
May 21, 2009 |
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User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites including Facebook after people have deleted them, British researchers said Thursday.
Facebook says it passed key financial milestone
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it achieved an important financial milestone, bringing in more money than it spent in the last quarter. The social networking site previously had said it didn't expect to ...
Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight ...
Cyber-criminals targeting social networks: experts
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts warn.
Study finds widespread privacy failings in online social networks
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Furious competition between social networking sites is compromising the protection of users' data, a Cambridge University study has concluded.
NY official: Tagged site stole identities
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide - by sending e-mails that raided their private accounts.
Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
Jun 05, 2009 |
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With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Americans spending more time on social networks: study
Jun 03, 2009 |
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The number of minutes Americans spent on social networking sites nearly doubled in the past year with Facebook and Twitter enjoying explosive growth, according to a new study.
Google increasingly battles Facebook in search
May 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google has identified social networking sites like Facebook as growing competitors in search, a company spokesman said Monday.
Pope 2.0: Vatican launches Facebook application
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has entered the world of social networking sites and smartphones with a Vatican portal that includes Facebook and iPhone applications.
'World's oldest blogger' dies in Spain at 97
May 21, 2009 |
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A Spanish great-grandmother who billed herself as the "world's oldest blogger" and who gained a global following on the Internet, died Thursday at the age of 97, local officials and reports said.
Yahoo is Going Portuguese Hound to Outwit Twitter
May 15, 2009 |
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Brazil, a Portuguese speaking country is the 10th largest economy in the world and Yahoo has decided to get in on the action by coming up with a clone Twitter. The economic down-turn has affected Brazil to ...
