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  • RockMelt social browser faces tough sell

    The odds are stacked against RockMelt, a new browser designed to serve as a social networking hub, industry analysts said today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer09 Nov. 10 11:08
  • Facebook, Google face EU crackdown over user data

    Internet giants such as Facebook and Google could soon be forced to reveal more to European Internet users about what they are doing with personal data.

    Written by Jennifer Baker04 Nov. 10 23:52
  • Facebook tightens control of social Web with Bing, EA Deals

    Facebook and EA Games inked a five-year "strategic relationship" that makes Facebook Credits the sole payment method for microtransactions in EA's Facebook games, which include two in the top 10: Pet Society and Restaurant City. EA's licensed products, Scrabble and the upcoming Monopoly, also strive to tap into the real-life pockets of Facebook's 200 million-strong game-playing population.

    Written by Brennon Slattery04 Nov. 10 05:47
  • Facebook gets serious about mobile, location-based services

    Facebook is stepping up its mobile game with the launch of location-based services that both ease the pain of the mobile log-in process and allow your neighborhood store to shoot you coupons directly to your phone as you walk by.

    Written by Ian Paul04 Nov. 10 06:19
  • Firesheep not evil, says snooping tool's maker

    The security researcher who created the Firesheep snooping tool defended his work today, saying it's no one's business what software people run on their computers.

    Written by Gregg Keizer03 Nov. 10 07:16
  • Wikidroid for Wikipedia

    Want access to the world's most popular encyclopedia -- wherever you are? Then get Wikidroid (free), which does an excellent job of putting the power of Wikipedia on your Android phone. You'll get full Wikipedia content, including live links and graphics, so you won't be giving up anything when you access it this way.

    Written by Preston Gralla03 Nov. 10 07:24
  • Why Facebook Places is going nowhere

    Only 30 million people have used Facebook Places, one report finds. If that sounds impressive, consider that it represents just six per cent of Facebook users. And that's not the number who use it. That's the number who have tried it.

    Written by Mike Elgan02 Nov. 10 01:52
  • Facebook punishes developers for passing on user IDs

    Facebook is punishing several application developers for passing certain information to a data broker in the latest move by the social networking site to control growing concerns over privacy.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk02 Nov. 10 01:32
  • Mistype Twitter or Facebook, win an iPad (or not)

    A slip on the keyboard could land Web surfers on questionable survey pages instead of the websites they really want to visit: Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.

    Written by Robert McMillan30 Oct. 10 11:46
  • Facebook buys most of content-sharing site drop.io

    Facebook said it purchased most of drop.io, an online content-sharing service, but the social-networking giant sounds more interested in acquiring the company's developers than its technology.

    Written by Nancy Gohring30 Oct. 10 10:54
  • Koobface worm targets Mac users on Facebook, Twitter

    A new variant of the Koobface worm that targets Mac OS X and Linux as well as Windows is spreading through Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, security researchers warned today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer29 Oct. 10 06:11
  • Mac users hit with Windows-style 'Koobface' Trojan

    A week after a security company warned Mac users of the slowly growing risk of malware attack, a new Mac OS X Trojan-worm based on Koobface has been discovered circulating via Facebook and Twitter.

    Written by John E Dunn28 Oct. 10 03:09
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