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LinkedIn Growing Faster than Twitter or Facebook

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:43:17 +0000

LinkedIn is growing a lot faster than Facebook or Twitter, even as the top four social networks in the U.S. based on traffic remained unchanged last month, according to data from Web analytics firm comScore Inc.

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Pinterest Appeal is Wide, Deep

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:23:57 +0000

Pinterest is one of Web's most intensely engaging social networks; its users collectively engage with more than 100,000 other sites across the Internet as they collect, organize and share images into virtual pinboards.

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It's Facebook Official: IPO's a Go

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:37:05 +0000

Facebook, the company devoted to making the world "more open and connected," finally opened its financials to the world today when it filed for an initial public stock offering.

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FBI Seeks Social Media X-Ray Machine

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:16 +0000

Uncle Sam's top cops want a new app for peering into social media to see what people are saying that might involve illegal activity or pose threats to national security.

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Social Blogging Popularity Soars

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:19:43 +0000

©Tumblr's menu makes it easy to do quick multimedia posts across multiple platforms and networks.

The social blogging movement continues to gain momentum as a newer generation of blogging tools add more social networking features. In case you're wondering, social blogs are a cross between a blog and a social network. The software programs creating them are often called microblogging tools because they encourage short or "micro" posts analagous to status updates on Facebook.

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2012 Predictions: Socializing Your TV, Car, What Else?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:28:08 +0000

The annual Consumer Electronics Show typically showcases prototypes and technology that are months, if not years, from hitting the market. So it's an early barometer for winds of technological change.

And when it comes to social media, one big wind at the 2012 CES last week was integration with technology of all kinds, suggesting it will be another newsy year for social networking and related services. In particular, social TV and connected cars were two areas where social media made plenty of news in Las Vegas.

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Google's New Social Search Stirs Anti-Social Backlash

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:38:56 +0000

The new search system Google rolled out this week incorporating more social networking content and contacts into search results has stirred quite a backlash from privacy advocates and competitors. It represents perhaps the most advanced type of social search the Web has seen so far.

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Social Media 2011: Year in Review

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:18:12 +0000

It's a ritual to look back at each year when it ends, and there was plenty to look back on in social media during 2011.

So for all you social media news hounds, here are two lists of noteworthy trends and news in the 2011 social mediasphere.

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Media Limelight Hits Twitter Ownership, Is Your Company Next?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:54:56 +0000

An obscure blog called PhoneDog burst into the media limelight after the New York Times ran an article last weekend about its legal spat with a former employer over a Twitter account and its followers.

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Pinterest Sparks Visual Bookmarking Craze

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:13:26 +0000

Pinterest has sky-rocketed into the ranks of the top 10 social networking sites, illustrating the growing popularity of visual bookmarks.

This guide to visual bookmarks on the Web lists 10 of the most popular tools for organizing and sharing images on the Internet.

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