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Why Streamy Could be the Next FriendFeed

Written by Sarah Perez / August 11, 2009 12:00 PM / 96 Comments

In wake of the news of the FriendFeed acquisition by Facebook, we're faced with the real possibility that FriendFeed.com will be shut down for good. According to the press release, Continue reading »

Facebook Users: Here's What FriendFeed Brings to the Family

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 10, 2009 3:35 PM / 22 Comments

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It's going to be a little like the Brady Bunch, this union between Facebook and the just-acquired social networking service FriendFeed. Both families will influence each other a lot, though Continue reading »

Your "Real" Friends are Your Online Friends (or so Says Gen Y)

Written by Sarah Perez / August 10, 2009 7:17 AM / 33 Comments

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Is it easier to talk to your online buddies than your friends out there in the "real world?" Do you feel like you know more about what's happening in the Continue reading »

Twitter's Most Active Users: Bots, Dogs, and Tila Tequila

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 5, 2009 12:00 PM / 30 Comments

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Only 5% of Twitter's users account for 75% of all the activity on the service, and almost one third of all the tweets posted by the most active users come Continue reading »

Do Too Many Friend Connections Harm Unique Thinking?

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 5, 2009 9:35 AM / 11 Comments

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Does having too many friends in online social networks make radical, innovative thinking harder to develop and foster group-think instead? That's the conclusion of one scientist contributing to a recent Continue reading »

SlideShare Used to Spread Malware

Written by Sarah Perez / August 5, 2009 6:30 AM / 8 Comments

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When it comes to spreading malware on the web, virus writers are nothing if not creative. We've seen malware infiltrate everything from Facebook to Twitter to email to IM. Now Continue reading »

One Year On: Imeem Hype Falls Flat

Written by Richard MacManus / August 4, 2009 5:00 AM / 9 Comments

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One year ago we reported that music-based social networking site Imeem was experiencing strong growth and making key deals with record labels. Our conclusion at the time was that "Imeem's Continue reading »

Report: Social Networks Growing while Other Social Media Sites Stagnate and Decline

Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2009 8:38 AM / 18 Comments

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Universal McCann has released a new report that looks at the state of social media today. Apparently, this trend is showing no sign of slowing down. In fact, it's still Continue reading »

Google Latitude on the iPhone? It's Terrible, Try Brightkite

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 23, 2009 6:50 PM / 26 Comments

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Google announced today that its location based social network Latitude is now available in-browser on the iPhone and many iPhone owners will no doubt give it a try. We'd recommend Continue reading »

Facebook at 250 Million Users: Could it Be Too Big?

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 15, 2009 11:08 AM / 30 Comments

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Facebook announced today that it now has 250 million users, having added 50 million new users in just the past three months. If Facebook was a country it would now Continue reading »

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