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Articles tagged "facebook"NewsToward a universal identity on the Webby Vindu Goel [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][26.Mar.08] :. Facebook is growing up—and could finally become a social hub that grown-ups find indispensable. The fast-growing social-networking site unveiled new privacy features this month that allow... NewsIn Pakistan, it’s a Facebook faceoffby Kim Barker [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Mar.08] :. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The clash over Pakistan’s future also is being fought on the popular Internet social networking site Facebook, where competing groups of mostly 20-somethings try to... NewsFacebook sites scrutinized for NCAA March Madness poolsby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Mar.08] :. Take two modern American pastimes, the office pool for sports betting and social networking Web sites like Facebook. Put them together and what you get is an efficient way to organize wagers for... NewsYahoo, AOL Microsoft striving to stay relevantby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Feb.08] :. In the 1990s, the Internet portal was the gateway and the gatekeeper to the Web, a place filled with a variety of content, from reprinted magazine articles to choppy playback of movie...  NewsYoung British Muslims putting their faith in Facebookby Tom Hundley and Margaret Ramirez [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][14.Feb.08] :. LONDON—Sabia Naz from Hounslow wanted to know if it was haram—forbidden—for pious Muslim women to show their feet in public. Ali Imdad, a student from Leicester, was interested in... NewsGrowth, growing pains for social networking siteby Chris O'Brien [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][11.Jan.08] :. Lest anyone is inclined to declare 2007 the Year of Facebook, here’s a clarification: The Facebook era actually started back in September 2006. At the time, few even noticed. Back then,... Facebook widgets let money flowby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][12.Nov.07] :. CHICAGO—Rupert Murdoch looked at the future of social networking and he saw the competition. That’s why he told a conference of influential Web developers last month that MySpace, a unit... Microsoft wants to add Silicon Valley as a friendby Scott Duke Harris and John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][31.Oct.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Time was that Silicon Valley loved to hate Microsoft, casting it as a ruthless monopoly whose tactics richly merited antitrust lawsuits from the Justice Department, state attorneys... Microsoft invests $240 million in Facebookby Scott Duke Harris and Mark Boslet [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][25.Oct.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft has acquired a minority stake in Facebook in a landmark deal that puts a stunning $15 billion valuation on the social networking Web business and highlights... On ground floor of widget creatingby Tricia Duryee [The Seattle Times (MCT)][20.Sep.07] :. SEATTLE—Snapvine is a quintessential Internet startup in so many ways. At its loft in Pioneer Square, Cameron, the dog, follows secretary protocol and greets you at the door, while a beanbag... Virtual worlds, social networks may intersectby Mark Boslet [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][7.Aug.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Imagine if those two neighborhoods came together. Some Internet developers believe this blending of sites is inevitable - thanks to a new wave of technological openness spreading... Students snare crucial details on Webby Etan Horowitz [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][18.Apr.07] :. ORLANDO, Fla.—Justin Blau spent Monday checking the Facebook profiles of his friends at Virginia Tech to see who was alive. On Tuesday, the 20-year-old Tampa, Fla., man was back online,... |
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