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Crowd-funding site offers open alternative to Kickstarter
Crowd-funding website Crowdtilt officially launched on Friday, expanding upon the collective fundraising model pioneered by Kickstarter to enable...
Google abandons big, black drop-down menu
Google has begun replacing the chunky, black drop-down menu of services it launched in November as part of an effort to integrate Google+ across its...
Most social net users are kind, Pew survey finds
A majority of U.S. social networking users say their fellow users mostly kind, and that the sites make them feel good about themselves.
Chinese expected to brush off real name registration for Twitter-like sites
By March 16, users of China's Twitter-like microblogging sites will be required to register with their real names in a government effort to stop...
Obama 2012 campaign playlist revealed courtesy of Spotify
Depending on your taste in music and tolerance for others’ tastes, President Barack Obama’s latest social media move – sharing his 2012 campaign...
Dassault Systèmes buys personal analytics site Netvibes
3D design software company Dassault SystA"mes has acquired Netvibes, a website that allows the creation of personalized dashboards combining social...
EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take...
US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says
The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert...
New social site Pinterest attracts enthusiasm, scrutiny
Just as it enjoys an initial surge of popularity, a new social networking site called Pinterest is also experiencing its first bout of controversy....
Mobile Social Network Caught Uploading Users' Address Books
Users and critics are upset with Path, the smartphone-based social network, after a developer discovered that Path was uploading users' entire...
New Facebook Photo Viewer Mimics Google+ Counterpart
Facebook tweaked its photo viewer interface, making it look a lot like its counterpart on Google+. The new widescreen photo viewer is now live for...
One in Five Get Campaign News from Facebook
For better or worse, 20 percent of Americans regularly (or sometimes) get their campaign news from Facebook, according to the Pew Research Center. By...
Dating site matches not so scientific
Users flock to online dating sites in ever greater numbers, but despite their marketing claims, services such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be...
Students plan to press Irish data commissioner on Facebook
A group of students concerned over Facebook's privacy practices plans to continue to press the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for...
5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world
With the ongoing rollout of Facebook's Timeline feature, security and privacy have never been more important to your digital life. The new layout...
Microsoft teams up with 24/7 for customer service software
Microsoft has entered into a broad partnership with customer-service software provider 24/7 that the companies expect will yield a superior...
Facebook may be readying mobile ads
Speculation is circulating online that Facebook is getting ready to launch mobile ads in a few weeks.
Facebook Alternative Path Adds Depth to Social Networking
Facebook's rollout of Timeline and the privacy concerns that go along with it could drive some users down a less-traveled path.
Facebook malware scam takes hold
A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and...
Social media takes over the Super Bowl
Remember the days when watching the Super Bowl meant eating lots of chips, hanging out with friends and, most importantly, being glued to the TV?
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