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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

  Tags: social networking, social media, Morgan Stanley, Facebook

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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

  Tags: social networking, social media, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Sina

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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

  Tags: web 2.0, unified communications, software, social media, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, IBM, collaboration, ceo, applications

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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

  Tags: social networking, social media, Facebook, Counter Terrorism, Bill Paterson

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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

  Tags: mergers and acquisitions, business issues, social media, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Vitrue, oracle

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  Facebook shares sink below IPO price

  Facebook shares plunged nearly 11 per cent on Monday during the stock's first full day of trade as the enthusiasm from a massive public offering for the social network giant turned to scepticism.

  By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:01

  Tags: social networking, social media, IPOs, Facebook, business

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  Facebook vs. Google: Who will win?

  Facebook is now officially a public company, scads of new millionaires are on a Silicon Valley spending spree, and media outlets near and far have yet to pipe down about the IPO, likely one of the most anticipated in history.

  By Christina DesMarais | 20 May, 2012 11:59

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

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  Unhappy diners are getting into a twitter

  In the age of social media, restaurants are learning that only a twit ignores an unhappy customer.

  By AAP | 21 May, 2012 14:01

  Tags: Restaurant and Catering, twitter, social networking, social media

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  No agreement on Internet content: Lawyer

  The rapid growth of the internet and social media are causing major legal headaches globally, with no clear-cut agreement on how to control content, a law lecturer says.

  By AAP | 21 May, 2012 13:26

  Tags: wikileaks, University of Adelaide, social media, Melissa de Zwart

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  Doctors warned not to use social media with patients

  Doctors are being cautioned by hospitals they work with to avoid interacting with patients on social media, and that they reject any overtures by patients to interact on the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

  By Ellen Messmer | 18 May, 2012 05:31

  Tags: unified communications, twitter, Stanford University, social networking, social media, security, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Facebook

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  Social media bring business, but add security quagmire

  Social media - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and so forth - has become a way of life for companies and their employees to interact with the public, but beating back the fraudsters that try to prey on customers, not to mention keeping employees from spilling sensitive data, is becoming a full-time job for many.

  By Ellen Messmer | 18 May, 2012 04:27

  Tags: unified communications, twitter, social networking, social media, security, quantum, NGFW, networking, LinkedIn, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Google, firewall, Facebook, DARPA

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  Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages

  Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday.

  By Lucian Constantin | 16 May, 2012 04:33

  Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, social media, security, malware, Internet-based applications and services, internet

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  How I publish from Google+

  Technology broadcaster Leo Laporte had me on his show, This Week in Tech (TWiT), recently. I mentioned that I publish all over the Internet automatically from my Google+ stream.

  By Mike Elgan | 15 May, 2012 02:02

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

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  American moms love Facebook, Nielsen survey shows

  If you're looking for a last-minute gift for Mother's Day, don't bother sending her a Facebook invite - chances are, she's probably already on it.

  By Brad Reed | 12 May, 2012 03:33

  Tags: Wordpress, web 2.0, unified communications, Tumblr, software, social networking, social media, Pinterest, nielsen, networking, mothers day, mom, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Google+, Google, Facebook, collaboration, applications

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  Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile

  While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need to explain how they're going to fix one glaring problem -- mobile.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 12 May, 2012 02:41

  Tags: Web 2.0 and Web Apps, social media, Mobile Apps and Services, Mobile and Wireless, mobile, IT industry, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Facebook