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WTHR Indianapolis - Fri Dec 4, 3:12 pm ET
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are playing a major role in bringing shoppers up to the minute details about the latest sales
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Detroit News - Thu Dec 3, 1:20 am ET
A growing number of smaller companies are beginning to see the business value of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that let users post information and communicate with others. While social media still isn't widely used in the world of small business, a recent survey found that a small percentage of firms are finding the sites to be valuable tools for marketing ...
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Las Vegas Sun - Fri Dec 4, 6:18 am ET
Employers are often turning to social networking sites to research job candidates, a study by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement company, found last month.
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The Adobe Press - Fri Dec 4, 10:19 am ET
Social networking paired with opening the doors of Pismo’s PacSun at 4 a.m. Black Friday paid off for the retail store that caters to young shoppers’ fashion desires.
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New York Daily News - Wed Dec 2, 6:03 am ET
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo called on all major social networking sites to join his fight against online sexual predators on Tuesday.
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InfoWorld - Thu Dec 3, 10:38 am ET
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the University of California, Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have filed a lawsuit (PDF document) against six government agencies, seeking information on their use of social networking sites for data collection and surveillance.
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ITResellerOnline - Thu Dec 3, 10:34 am ET
Today marks the official launch of www.POShuddle.com , the first and only social networking site dedicated to the retail technology industry. This new online community is a place for retail technology professionals to meet, share ideas, and network from the convenience of their computer. www.POShuddle.com features blogs, forums, interest ...
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Network World - Thu Dec 3, 5:01 am ET
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the University of California, Berkeley have filed a lawsuit against six government agencies, seeking information on their use of social networking sites for data collection and surveillance.
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KSMU Ozarks Public Radio - Wed Dec 2, 6:40 pm ET
Many Americans use social networking sites such as My Space or Facebook to find old friends, or make new ones. Today's teenagers and even younger children are no exception. However, as technology becomes more savvy, so do the techniques of on-line predators. KSMU's Theresa Carter talked with a spokesperson of an Ozarks organizat...
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Nasdaq - Tue Dec 1, 11:17 am ET
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Social-networking Web sites Facebook and MySpace have identified and disabled accounts used by more than 3,500 registered sex offenders in New York State using a law passed last year that requires sex offenders to register their emails and online aliases with the state, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
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News10 Sacramento - Wed Dec 2, 9:56 am ET
If you're reading this article online, you've probably caught on to the finer points of online social networking, but a lot of people who didn't grow up in the digital age are only starting to explore things like Facebook and Twitter.
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Gizmodo - 33 minutes ago
I met my first serious girlfriend after my first divorce—yes, there are more of both—through a proto-Facebook created at Google. It was 2004, and it's name was Orkut. But social networks...
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OfficialWire - Thu Dec 3, 9:56 am ET
Mel Caldwell Jr., the brainchild behind Five Star Skate ( www.5starskate.com ), a social networking website aimed at extreme skateboarding and BMX enthusiasts, has announced that the site is now up and quickly gaining momentum with its cutting-edge style and unique features.
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InformationWeek - Wed Dec 2, 1:17 pm ET
In a bid to study behavioral economics, social networking, and game theory, DARPA is offering prize money to anyone who can find 10 weather balloons located around the country. InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by NEC Ads by Pheedo
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FOX 40 Binghamton - Tue Dec 1, 10:48 am ET
NEW YORK, NY (December 1, 2009) - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced that more than 3,500 registered New York state sex offenders have been purged from social networking sites Facebook and MySpace in the first database sweep since the states new Electronic Securing and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) went into effect. At the same time, many other social networking sites ...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 2:56 pm ET
MySpace expanded its presence in the entertainment market on Thursday with the British launch of its music service, as the social networking site seeks to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook.
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The Bay City Times - Tue Dec 1, 9:11 am ET
Social networking isn’t just a way to connect with long-lost friends anymore. People can join their favorite groups or become fans of a favorite food. And now, they can see what local government is up to. Bay City Deputy Manager/City...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 10:50 pm ET
Friendster, one of the world's earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said.
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Gazette.net - Fri Dec 4, 4:41 am ET
"Sites like Twitter and Facebook put more pressure on companies to improve their products," Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes told Tech Council of Maryland members Wednesday.
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New Hampshire Business Review - Fri Dec 4, 12:58 pm ET
According to the AARP, nearly 7 percent of adults aged 55 and older are unemployed. And with five other people vying for each open position, it’s become clear that looking for a job in today’s marketplace has become very different than it was in the past.