Posts Tagged ‘ Social Networking ’

Twins Unhappy with $65 Million Facebook Settlement

January 12, 2011
Twins Unhappy with $65 Million Facebook Settlement

If you’ve seen the movie “The Social Network,” then you’re familiar with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twin brothers who accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea. Zuckerberg and the entire Facebook organization have always denied the charges,…

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BitDefender Points Finger at Social Networking as Biggest Mobile Malware Threat

January 11, 2011
BitDefender Points Finger at Social Networking as Biggest Mobile Malware Threat

According to security firm BitDefender, malware aimed at social networks like Facebook pose the biggest threat for mobile platforms and is as widely spread as malware that targets PCs.
“When data security researchers focus on finding malware specifical…

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Six Female Students Arrested for Orchestrating "Attack a Teacher Day" via Facebook

January 10, 2011
Six Female Students Arrested for Orchestrating "Attack a Teacher Day" via Facebook

Talk about social networking gone wrong. According to the Associated Press, half a dozen middle school girls have been arrested for allegedly inviting other students through Facebook to participate in “Attack a Teacher Day.”
The students involved say i…

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Twitter Comments to Land Courtney Love in Court

January 6, 2011
Twitter Comments to Land Courtney Love in Court

We’re not surprised Courtney Love said/wrote something that earned her a lawsuit, we’re just surprised this is the first time a celebrity’s been sued over comments left on Twitter.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Love had been in a dispute with Da…

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Layoffs and Other Changes Loom Large at MySpace

December 31, 2010
Layoffs and Other Changes Loom Large at MySpace

Credit MySpace for once dominating the social networking scene and, more recently, trying to reinvent itself as an all-around entertainment epicenter. But let’s be real, MySpace blew its opportunity to become what Facebook already is, and there doesn’t…

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6 Million Active Users Populate CityVille

December 13, 2010
6 Million Active Users Populate CityVille

If you thought FarmVille was popular, get this. It’s taken just 8 days for Zynga’s new CityVille game to attract 6 million daily active users, making it the fast growing game the company has ever released, TechCrunch reports.
As a point of comparison, …

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Best Buy: It’s Free iPhone Friday!

December 10, 2010
Best Buy: It’s Free iPhone Friday!

We’re more interested in Android and Windows Phone 7 devices ourselves, but for those of you itching to go all Apple-y with an iPhone, Best Buy is giving them away today only, the company announced in a Twitter post.
“It’s true: iPhone 3GS 8 GB SKU 104…

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How Microsoft Tried, and Failed, to Buy Facebook

December 10, 2010
How Microsoft Tried, and Failed, to Buy Facebook

A senior exec at Microsoft admitted that the rowdy bunch from Redmond did actively try to scoop up mega social networking site Facebook, confirming reports that first appeared in David Kirkpatrick’s book, “The Facebook Effect,” TechCrunch reports.
“Yea…

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