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  Watch Facebook friends without a browser in Fishbowl

  The experimental Fishbowl for Facebook application connects you with all your Facebook data without a browser. Its layout differs somewhat from what you'd get on the Web page, but it's otherwise pretty similar.

  By Erik Larkin | 02 January, 2010 12:58

  Tags: social networking, Facebook

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  Why privacy concerns are ruining Facebook

  Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schools, and more.

  By Brennon Slattery | 03 December, 2009 04:02

  Tags: social networking, Facebook, privacy

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  Facebook invasion: Beware of new 'smart' worm

  Hot on the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of Facebook groups, a new variation on an old worm is crawling its way into the social network's walls.

  By JR Raphael | 12 November, 2009 10:32

  Tags: security, social networking, Facebook

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  Facebook unveils Twitter-like '@' tagging

  Facebook is taking another step toward Twitterfication with the introduction of a new "@"-based tagging system for status updates.

  By JR Raphael | 11 September, 2009 07:57

  Tags: social networking, twitter, Facebook

• The 10 stupidest tech company blunders

  Some of the biggest high-tech deals never happened. Some of the most promising products and services never came to be. Why? Because the people and companies involved didn't realize what they were letting slip through their fingers, or they simply couldn't foresee what would happen afterward.

  By Dan Tynan | 31 August, 2009 14:40

  Tags: Apple, Yahoo, Microsoft, toshiba, sony, Facebook

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  Facebook to tighten privacy after Canadian investigation

  Facebook will enhance its social-networking site's privacy features over the next 12 months as a result of a set of recommendations from the Canadian government.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 28 August, 2009 05:05

  Tags: security, social networking, Facebook, privacy

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  My Twitter Pro wish list

  As popular as Twitter has become, its immaturity shows in a variety of ways. It is pure speculation, but what would Twitter Pro accounts look like if I was developing them?

  By Tony Bradley | 22 August, 2009 05:33

  Tags: twitter, Facebook

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  Facebook etiquette: 10 rules for better socialising

  What's okay on Facebook? On sites like MySpace, anything goes (or seems to), but the rules of etiquette on Facebook seem to be a little more refined--not a lot, mind you, but a little. Keep these tips in mind, whether you're making your first friend or your 1000th.

  By Christopher Null | 12 August, 2009 14:30

  Tags: social networking, Facebook

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  Is Facebook past its prime?

  Is Facebook on its last legs? Is it going to pull a MySpace on us? Will Facebook be the Internet's hip site du jour one day, then suddenly lose the love and affection of most of its followers the next? We hope not. But various irritations associated with the site could contribute to its eventual demise.

  By Hillary Rhodes | 08 July, 2009 14:38

  Tags: MySpace, social networking, twitter, Facebook

• Michael Jackson mourners take to the Web, but don't crush it

  Today's massive memorial service for Michael Jackson may have strained some social networking and news sites but it didn't cripple them, as many had expected.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 08 July, 2009 08:44

  Tags: MySpace, social networking, Michael Jackson, Facebook

• Can Facebook be private?

  Given the slew of embarrassing stories you've no doubt seen about users accidentally sharing too-personal information, the idea of preserving privacy on a social network may seem like going outside during a thunderstorm and expecting to stay dry.

  By Erik Larkin | 24 June, 2009 08:41

  Tags: social networking, Facebook

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  Open source, Web 2.0 gain appeal as IT budgets shrink

  CPS Energy, the largest municipality-owned gas and electric company in America, needed to get a better grip on its budget and its budgeting process. Since CPS Energy was an enterprise SAP user, more SAP AG software was the obvious and lowest-risk way for CIO Christopher Barron to go.

  By Julia King | 23 June, 2009 08:25

  Tags: amazon.com, Web 2.0, Facebook

• Facebook 'pick five' lists: The hottest and the wildest

  As Facebook has rocketed to its current position as the most popular social networking destination on the Web, some people have wondered whether there would be enough things for all of those millions of users to do once they arrived. That remains to be seen over the long term.

  By Mark Sullivan | 10 June, 2009 00:58

  Tags: social networking, Facebook

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  Are baby boomers killing Facebook and Twitter?

  The story is as old as the Web: A social network born among twenty-something college kids and young wired professionals sprouts up, apparently out of nowhere, and grows into a cultural phenomenon. Eventually, it reaches critical mass and explodes, its mushroom cloud drawing the attention of millions of Baby Boomers, leading to a huge influx of new users, which in turn triggers complaints from the youngsters who started it all. The invasion of the Boomers spurs some members of younger generations to flee the carnage (and the fallout) in search of fresher territory.

  By Robert Strohmeyer | 20 May, 2009 23:15

  Tags: social networking, twitter, Facebook

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  Beware the social media charlatans

  Lately it seems I can't go anywhere without running into a gaggle of social media consultants bloviating about the wonders of social network marketing. Sure, you've seen 'em, too. Slick shake-and-bake "experts" promising to help you leverage the power of Twitter and Facebook to raise your profile and, inexplicably, boost your profits. But scratch the surface on most of these claims and they instantly crumble. Meanwhile, it seems the only people making any money in social media are the consultants themselves.

  By Robert Strohmeyer | 21 May, 2009 00:28

  Tags: social networking, twitter, social media, Facebook