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Refund for some Facebook investors
Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.
By AAP | 25 May, 2012 09:43
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China's Sina Weibo targeting Japanese advertisers
One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use accounts on the microblogging service.
By Michael Kan | 25 May, 2012 05:42
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Are CEOs getting the social media thing?
IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.
By Michael Cooney | 24 May, 2012 13:33
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Facebook used as terrorist tool: Expert
Terrorist groups are using Facebook to recruit loners from Western countries like Australia to their cause and authorities are struggling to stop it, a leading counter-terrorism expert says.
By AAP | 24 May, 2012 09:43
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Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue
Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced Wednesday.
By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2012 15:20
Tutorials about social media
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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
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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
Features about social media
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Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users
What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.
By Joab Jackson | 10 May, 2012 07:12
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Curtains for MySpace?
Things just keep getting worse for MySpace. The former social networking hub recently announced it would cut nearly half of its global workforce as part of a restructuring effort. As many as five hundred MySpace employees worldwide will soon be looking for work as the site continues to redefine itself from a social network to an entertainment content site with social networking features.
By Ian Paul | 13 January, 2011 01:28
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Wikipedia celebrates a decade of edit wars, controversy and Internet dominance
Wikipedia and its users are planning more than 300 celebration events across six continents for the 10th anniversary of the free, online encyclopedia that has become an Internet juggernaut by spreading access to information with a model that lets anyone edit its articles.
By Jon Brodkin | 11 January, 2011 23:25
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The five pros and cons of a Facebook phone
Is Facebook building a phone? The company won't say for sure, but for some the idea of a Facebook phone is social networking overkill. To social butterflies, a Facebook phone is a dream come true. Here is a look at the pros and cons.
By Brennon Slattery | 22 September, 2010 01:58
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Twitter 2.0: Not just for narcissists
Using Twitter is like being trapped in an elevator with someone who has a severe case of attention deficit disorder and just consumed three pots of truck-stop coffee.
By Robert X. Cringely | 17 September, 2010 02:30
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