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  Facebook to announce mysterious new product

  Facebook appears to have a new product up its sleeve that it will unveil on Thursday at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

  By Zach Miners | 14 June, 2013 20:52

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, emerging technology, social networking, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Facebook sets new product reveal for June 20

  Facebook is gearing up for a product announcement on June 20, but isn't saying what it has planned.

  By Computerworld Staff | 14 June, 2013 20:19

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, twitter, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Oxford English Dictionary breaks own rule, lists 'tweet'

  Tweeting has become so popular that the Oxford English Dictionary broke one of its own rules to add 'tweet' to its lexicon.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 14 June, 2013 19:58

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Oxford, IT industry, Google, twitter, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Does encryption really shield you from government's prying eyes?

  If you're thinking about encrypting email in light of revelations about U.S. government spying, you may be wasting your time.

  By Zach Miners | 14 June, 2013 17:19

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Friendster, social networking, internet, privacy, Facebook, AOL, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, security, legal, twitter, data protection, social media, search engines

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  French appeals court confirms Twitter must identify authors of racist tweets

  A French court of appeal has rejected a move by Twitter seeking to shield the identities of those responsible for posts last year contravening French laws on hate speech and carrying the hashtag #unbonjuif (a good Jew).

  By Peter Sayer | 14 June, 2013 14:28

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, legal, twitter, social media, internet

• Stop Facebook from cluttering your inbox

  There's a fine line between awesome and annoying. Take Facebook: Most of the time, it's great, but a few things about the service drive me crazy.

  By Rick Broida | 02 February, 2011 04:02

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, e-mail, software, social networks, social media, internet, Facebook

• How to get 150,000 Twitter followers

  Despite sharing every banal aspect of my life in mind-numbing detail, I remain some way short of 150,000 Twitter followers.

  By Matt Egan | 27 August, 2010 03:39

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, twitter, Internet & broadband, social media, internet

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  The Grill: Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads takes on new role with global reach

  Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads was tapped earlier this year to lead the defense contractor's newly formed Global Business Services unit, whose goal is to improve operations and services by optimizing resources.

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, Networking, enterprise resource planning, ERP, software, social media, raytheon, CIO, internet, management

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  Salesforce.com aims for next $1 billion business with ExactTarget buy

  Salesforce.com's pending US$2.5 billion purchase of marketing software vendor ExactTarget will help it develop a new $1 billion annual revenue stream and set the company on a clear strategic course for the foreseeable future, according to Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 04 June, 2013 15:58

  Tags: business issues, Internet-based applications and services, Customer Relationship Management, applications, IBM, Salesforce.com, Marc Benioff, Marketo, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet, Oracle, Mergers and acquisitions, ExactTarget, software, social media

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  The social network wars are over. The winner: email!

  With every new social network and social service, with every new instant and not-so-instant way to communicate, email rises in importance. Columnist Mile Elgan explains how innovation has transformed email into the best social network.

  By Mike Elgan | 01 June, 2013 11:17

  Tags: web apps, Internet-based applications and services, social business, Google, twitter, Path, social media, internet, Facebook, Pinterest

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  Google weaves Larry Page's social strategy into Maps, Search

  It became clear at Google I/O this week that Google is quietly but assuredly implementing CEO Larry Page's strategy to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 16 May, 2013 17:12

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Gartner, applications, Google, software, Internet Search, social media, internet, search engines

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  State social media privacy laws a mixed bag for businesses

  New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or are in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 15 May, 2013 10:10

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, security, LinkedIn, twitter, social media, internet, privacy, Facebook

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