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1 hr ago | Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog

New Windows Live starts to go live

Microsoft's revamp of its Windows Live-branded online services, which introduces social networking like features to connect users of products like Hotmail and Live Messenger, has started to go live, the company ...

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6 hrs ago | InfoWorld

Prototype unveiled for storing OpenID credentials

MySpace, Flock, and Vidoop unveil a jointly developed tool that lets users monitor what is happening on their favorite social networks as they surf the Web MySpace, Flock, and Vidoop Tuesday unveiled a jointly ...

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10 hrs ago | Reuters

Croat police turn on anti-government Facebookers: media

Croatian police have detained and questioned Web activists who are criticizing or ridiculing the government, media and the opposition say, accusing authorities of violating basic civil rights.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Croatia, Ivo Sanader, Life, Holidays, Christmas

14 hrs ago | Geekzone

The Nokia N97 introduces social features and advanced technology to S60

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia N97, claiming it to be the world's most advanced mobile computer.

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18 hrs ago | Mad.co.uk

Facebook launches "Connect" browsing service

Facebook has launched a new system that will allow users to browse other websites via the social-networking site.

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Mon Dec 01, 2008

Wired Politics

Can Lori Drew Verdict Survive Appeal?

Last week's misdemeanor convictions against Lori Drew in the MySpace suicide case have led to a multitude of pundits worrying over the dire consequences the verdict might pose for internet users.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

KABC

Yahoo unveils top searches for 2008

Yahoo reveals its top 10 searches for the year. Plus, linking social networking sites.

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Related Topix: iPhone

The Taipei Times

Interpol turns to YouTube for help in investigations

The camerawork is not perfect and the footage a little grainy, but the Toronto policewoman looks straight into the camera and immediately asks for help.

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KVAL-TV Eugene

Facebook group creator detained by Croatian police

Send good karma, post a photo, criticize the prime minister - all things you can do with the click of a mouse at Facebook, right? In Croatia, the last one might be a click too far.

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Related Topix: Europe, Croatia, World News, Ivo Sanader

Sunday Times

Interpol taps into YouTube

The camera work is not perfect and the footage a little grainy, but the Toronto policewoman looks straight into the camera and immediately asks for help.

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Social Media

Facebook aims to connect the social media cloud

Facebook, the Interneta s largest social network, wants to let you take your friends with you as you travel the Web.

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Related Topix: Privacy

Sun Nov 30, 2008

Times Record News

Our Opinion: Fateful prank

Mother gets punished to the full extent of the law, but was it enough? Monday, December 1, 2008 Lori Drew didn't get what she deserved, but perhaps she got as much as the law would allow.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Ipswich Evening Star

Old bomb safely destroyed

A SECOND World War bomb that was dredged from the sea bed off the Essex coast has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.

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Related Topix: Explosion

hosted The Associated Press | The Associated Press

Bloggers provide raw view of Mumbai attacks

When gunmen started spraying Mumbai with bullets and seizing the city's landmarks, countless people around the globe turned not to the television or the radio for news, but to each other.

Blogs and social networking sites like Twitter and Flickr buzzed with eyewitness accounts from India's financial capital, providing some of the first photos of the besieged targets and serving as a forum for pleas for updates on friends and family.

Photos posted on Flickr just 90 minutes after the attacks had been viewed at least 110,000 times by Sunday.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Business News

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Facebook revolution

Yes, Vanessa, there was a political revolution this month and it didn't affect only the presidency.

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Related Topix: Grafton County, NH, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Dartmouth College, Plymouth State College

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Job search Web sites step up to demand

Unemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities - - and job sites have been stepping up to meet the ...

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Internet, Science / Technology, Diamond Bar, CA

New America Media

Forget MySpace, Barack Obama's MyBO is the Social Network of the Future

Editor's Note: Barack Obama's presidential campaign utilized social networking technology in an unprecedented way, which might have been the key to his victory.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Sat Nov 29, 2008

East Valley Tribune

Gays protest across street from temple display

This year's display of dazzling Christmas lights at the Mesa Arizona Mormon Temple grounds was challenged by the flickering candles of gay rights activists lining the street in a vigil protesting the church's ...

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Mesa, AZ, Phoenix Metro, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Transgendered

Canada.com

Lingenfelter already a target

While Dwain Lingenfelter plugs away as the only declared candidate in the NDP leadership race, rumblings of opposition to the former deputy premier are beginning to be felt in the party.

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Related Topix: Canada

WSBT - News - Consumer News

Mom: Verdict shows cyberbullies will be punished

The mother of a girl who committed suicide at age 13 after being subjected to an Internet hoax says a woman's conviction in the case shows that people who bully others online will face consequences.

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Related Topix: Suicide, O'Fallon, MO, Computers

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