News tagged with online social networking
Social networks play emerging role in Mexico election
Online social networks, a newcomer in Mexican elections, are making a mark on the country's presidential campaign, forcing candidates to respond to issues and protests enabled by the Internet.
May 28, 2012 |
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Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO
(AP) -- Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.
May 19, 2012 |
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Protest targets US cyber intelligence legislation
Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people's private online information.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Ubisoft wacky 'Rabbids' hop onto Apple gadgets
French videogame star Ubisoft on Thursday unleashed enchantingly wacky "Rabbids" characters on Apple's coveted iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Departed Google exec rues Larry Page regime
A former Google executive went public on Tuesday with a lament that the Internet star has become obsessed with advertising and seizing the online social networking crown from Facebook.
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Education social networking site Edmodo to open API to third party developers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Edmodo, the leading education centric social networking site has announced that it is opening its Application Programming Interface (API) to third party developers in a bid to entice more ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 07, 2012 |
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European Internet campaigners battle ACTA
A controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy has sparked a fightback led by Internet users in ex-communist countries who say the region's past underlines the need to defend freedom.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook
NASA is seeking friends for a new game the US space agency launched on Facebook.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2012 |
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New study of hunter-gatherers suggests social networks sparked evolution of cooperation
Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Businessmen unveil plans for 'Muslim Facebook'
A group of Muslim businessmen unveiled plans in Turkey on Thursday for a Facebook-style social networking site with "healthy values" for a young, Islamic audience.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Game giant Zynga on track for December IPO: report
Online games giant Zynga is on track for a stock market debut in mid-December, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Google+ tops 40 million users
Google co-founder and chief executive Larry Page on Thursday said that its online social networking challenge to Facebook is growing fast and has topped 40 million users.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Social media companies 'friend' politics
(AP) -- Social media companies have "friended" the 2012 presidential contest at a level almost unimaginable just four years ago, hosting debates and sponsoring presidential town halls while remaining indispensable ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Half-million Germans addicted to Internet: official study
More than half a million Germans are addicted to the Internet including a full five percent of mid-teen girls, the government said Monday following an unprecedented study.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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New iPhone app Blendr offers dating in real time
Joel Simkhai, the creator of Grindr, a wildly popular mobile dating application for gay men, has spent a lot of time recently thinking about women.
Sep 18, 2011 |
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