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Facebook Lite On its Way

(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 ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 weblog

Yahoo! accuses Facebook of patent infringement (Update)

Yahoo! filed suit against Facebook in a California court on Monday accusing the social networking giant of infringing on 10 patents held by the Internet pioneer.

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Music service gives Myspace second wind

Faded online social network Myspace said Monday it was getting a second wind due to the popularity of a freshly launched online music player.

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

An egalitarian Internet? Not so, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among people from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, but a University of Georgia study reveals ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Measuring political bias of network news

(PhysOrg.com) -- That FOX Broadcasting Company has a conservative slant and MSNBC skews liberal may reflect widespread opinion, but a Washington University in St. Louis study suggests that news networks’ biases can be ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

WSJ: MySpace, apps share user IDs with advertisers

MySpace has been sharing with its advertisers data that can be used to identify user profile pages, but the company doesn't consider that to be a problem.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Free speech group fights lawsuits vs. news sharers

(AP) -- A San Francisco group that defends online free speech is taking on a Las Vegas company it says is shaking down news-sharing Internet users through more than 140 copyright infringement lawsuits filed this year.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Facebook patents social networking update feeds

Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.

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created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 7

New study looks at unauthorized use of US newspaper stories

A study of the use of US newspaper stories on the Web has found that more than 75,000 websites reused content from newspapers without authorization during a 30-day period.

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

MySpace scoops up popular Facebook app iLike

(AP) -- Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to expand after a series of drastic cuts and ...

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists

MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Myspace settles privacy probe with FTC

(AP) -- Myspace, the once mighty social network, settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and agreed to submit to privacy audits over the next 20 years.

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For US Hispanics, a new media outlet -- in English

ABC News and the Spanish-language media group Univision unveiled plans Monday for a new Web service and cable television channel for US Hispanics, mainly in English.

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created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook's Timeline change disrupts some businesses

Stephen Terrell expected a group of happy users when he updated his company's Facebook profile page to the new Timeline format, allowing his mostly senior-citizen customers to register for a contest to win a trip to Hollywood ...

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NY Times curbs free Web access, subscriptions rise

The New York Times said Tuesday it was cutting back on free access to its online content, as it announced gains in paid subscriptions to its news website.

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0