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1 min ago | The Straits Times

Games, music top iPhone Apps

MUSIC and games are the most sought-after programs of 2008 for hot-selling iPhone and iPod Touch devices, Apple said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: iPhone, iPod, Science / Technology, Apple, Best of 2007

4 hrs ago | WFMY 2 Greensboro

Facebook Friends Charged In Possible Death Of NC Teen

Four teenagers are facing murder charges in North Carolina as investigators wait for a medical examiner's report to determine if the victim is a missing boy who lists the suspects as Facebook friends.

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Related Topix: Wake County, NC, Apex, NC, Cary, NC

8 hrs ago | MarketWatch

Rediffmail Aggregates Activity Updates, Scraps and News Feeds from...

Users can now log into their favorite social networks through Rediffmail and receive updates from their friends in one place.

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12 hrs ago | James Clarke Blog

Windows Live Wave 3 thought so far

Filed In: Weblog Posted 04/12/2008 06:19:00 from MetaAPI by James I must say Ia m really liking Windows Live Wave 3 a lot.

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Related Topix: Blog News

Wed Dec 03, 2008

MarketingShift

Facebook Connect Reveals New Ad Angle for Social Networks

Earlier today, Google Chrome and Safari browsers discovered an unwelcome surprise when they went to Facebook .

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Related Topix: Marketing

Fox News

MySpace Boasts Lead to Tax Woes for Keg Partiers

A group of college students who boasted about their keg parties on a MySpace page clashed with state tax officials in a hearing over tens of thousands of dollars in tax assessments the state is seeking.

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Related Topix: University of Central Oklahoma, Rush Springs, OK

PhysOrg Weblog

Criminalizing Web use

Surfing the Internet carries all sorts of minor hazards, including pop-up ads, vitriolic bloggers and time-wasting videos.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Internet, Science / Technology

VoIP & Gadgets Blog

Nokia N97 Sweet

The Nokia N97 sports a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel resistive touchscreen display with tactile feedback and slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

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Related Topix: Bluetooth, iPhone, Cameras

Scientific American

MySpace delivers video to mobile phones

MySpace users with mobile phones are about to find out if they can walk and watch TV at the same time.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Time Warner, Media, Computers, iPhone

Tue Dec 02, 2008

XtraMSN Real Estate

US to use Web 2.0 to win "war of ideas": US image-maker

The United States is embracing social networks and other Web 2.0 tools to win the "war of ideas" with Islamic militants and other extremist groups, a top US policy-maker said Monday.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, George Bush, W., Blog News

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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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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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

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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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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