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Microsoft tiptoes into social networks with So.cl

...Facebook challenger. Microsoft has quietly launched So.cl, its own form of social network. Image credit: Steven Musil/CNET News The project, the details of... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Irish watchdog: Facebook privacy still falls short

Facebook has put out an updated privacy policy with more details on cookies and targeted ads, but the changes it is proposing do not tackle all the problems, according to the Irish data protection commissioner Read more

14 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Gmail gets closer integration with Google+

Gmail gets closer integration with Google+

...entails a bunch of changes that make Gmail "completely interactive" with the social network. The updates include being able to view, comment on, and +1... Read more

9 May, 2012 by Dara Kerr
Facebook takes wraps off App Center

Facebook takes wraps off App Center

The social network has announced the Facebook App Center, which will link to other... Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rafe Needleman

Salesforce and Toyota plot 'social network' for cars

...Toyota have announced a strategic alliance to create 'Toyota Friend', a private social network for cars based on Salesforce's Chatter. Toyota and Salesforce have... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Suzanne Tindal

Facebook opens up timeline app platform to all

...their web pages into objects that fit into the timelines of the social network's users. Facebook has opened the gates for general adoption of... Read more

19 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Report: FTC to probe Google+

...extending its probe of Google to include Google+, the search giant's social network, according to reports. The suggestion is that Google manipulates results to... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

'Socialbots' scoop 250GB of data in Facebook study

...made off with 250GB of personal information belonging to thousands of the social network's users, researchers said in an academic paper released on Tuesday... Read more

2 November, 2011 by Steven Musil

Google+ to get business pages 'imminently'

...because Google wanted to set the atmosphere in the initial rollout. The social network currently has 40 million users. In addition, Gundotra said that Google... Read more

20 October, 2011 by Paul Sloan

Zuckerberg shows off sweeping Facebook changes

...the way people's information is shown on the world's leading social network, presenting "all your stories, all your apps, and a new way... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Daniel Terdiman

Google+ opens its doors to the public

...made updates to the Hangouts videoconference feature. Photo credit: CNET News The social network is now in open beta, and anyone can sign up, Google... Read more

21 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Glitches mar Google+ iPhone app launch

...The iPhone app for the Google+ social network has been released, but very early downloaders were left fuming after... Read more

20 July, 2011 by David Meyer
Facebook introduces video calling

Facebook introduces video calling

...Facebook, the world's largest social network, has partnered with Skype to add a person-to-person video... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Staff

Estimate puts Google+ population at 10 million

...though estimates, do provide evidence that there is demand for another sizable social network — and that Google is not necessarily forever doomed to fail in... Read more

13 July, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Google's real-time search to replace Twitter with Google+

...private beta, is the company's latest attempt to create a viable social network to rival Facebook. As it is easier to segment private and... Read more

5 July, 2011 by David Meyer

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

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Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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