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Xbox.com getting Metro UI ahead of Xbox Live dashboard update
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Microsoft will be making some changes to Xbox.com in the coming days in anticipation of the next Xbox 360 dashboard update. The familiar “My Xbox” section will be replaced by a forward-thinking “Social” area, complete with Metro UI styling...
CIA's 'vengeful librarians' monitor 5 million tweets daily
- A team of CIA employees known as the 'vengeful librarians' are keeping a close eye on all things social in an effort to monitor developing trends around the world. The program was recommended by the 9/11 Commission as a way…
Researchers steal Facebook user data with army of socialbots
- Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver used a small array of scripts programmed to pass themselves off as real people to steal 250GB of personal information from Facebook users in just eight weeks.
Homeland Security to step up monitoring of social networks
- The increasing wave of uprisings across Africa and the Middle East this year have prompted the U.S. Government to start creating guidelines and the development of tools for culling intelligence from Twitter and other social networking sites.
Google announces third quarter earnings, Google+ user count
- Google announced today that they earned nearly $10 billion in revenue in the third quarter of this year, resulting in a 33 percent year on year increase for the search giant. CEO Larry Page also said that Google+ has surpassed…
Google+ believed to be closing in on 50 million users
- Google+ has attracted over 43 million users since opening the doors to their new social network less than three months ago. Ancestory.com co-founder and self-proclaimed Google+ unofficial statistician Paul Allen (no relation to the Microsoft co-founder by the same name)…
Google+ introduces nine new features, no longer invite-only
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Google has announced nine new Google+ features which bring the total number of key features to 100. Perhaps the most important of them all is number 100: anyone can sign up for Google+ - no invitation required. The search giant’s social network...
Libel cases double in the UK, social networking to blame
- Research from a British law firm suggests that libel cases have doubled in the past year and that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are largely to blame. Legal firm Sweet and Maxwell said that 16 libel cases were…
News Corp. lost a quarter of a billion dollars on Myspace
- In a recent News Corp. conference call discussing the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings, it was disclosed that the media conglomerate had lost $254 million on the purchase and subsequent sale of social networking site Myspace.
Google+ gets Angry Birds, Sudoku, Edgeworld and more
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Google wasted little time bringing browser games to their growing social networking site. Today the company began rolling out a gaming service on Google+, similar to what Facebook has been doing for years. The search giant is making it clear...
Facebook Messenger announced, a dedicated app for on the go messaging
- Facebook has launched a new messaging client for smartphones, aptly named Facebook Messenger. The free standalone app will compete with other popular and upcoming programs like RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger 6 and Apple’s iMessage.
Google+ pulls in 20 million users in three weeks
- The social network scene became even more diversified a couple of weeks ago when Google launched their new Google+ service on an invite-only basis. Just three weeks later, digital marketing monitor comScore Inc. estimates that Google+ had more than 20…
Microsoft accidentally reveals internal social project "Tulalip"
- Microsoft is not going to sit back and let others have all the fun when it comes to social networks. The company today accidentally revealed an internal test version of a social search service named "Tulalip" -- reportedly after a…
Facebook announces Skype video calling, group chats
- Facebook announced its answer to Google+ Hangouts Wednesday afternoon in the form of a video calling feature powered by Skype. The social network's new offering will allow users to call online contacts directly through the chat tab, without leaving the…
Google takes aim at Facebook with Google+
- Google hasn't had much luck with its social networking efforts in the past, but the company is ready to give it another go with an ambitious project that brings together some good ideas from the reigning king of social networks…
News Corp. wants to sell Myspace for $100 million
- News Corp. is looking to sell the struggling social network Myspace, previously called MySpace but now stylized as My_____, for $100 million. That's less than 20 percent of what the company originally paid for the website.
The Social Network filmmakers praise Facebook CEO
- The Social Network won Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Score, and Best Picture at the Golden Globes. Interestingly, the movie's film filmmakers made a point to acknowledge the real Mark Zuckerberg in their acceptance speeches.
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