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Missouri lawmakers on Friday overturned a pending state law that would have banned private chatting between teachers and students on social media sites such as Facebook.
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Facebook unveiled new ways for users to listen to music and watch TV, offering tie-ups with the likes of Spotify and Hulu, as it attempts to make media an integral part of its social networking service.
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The hottest social networks seem quite busy these days -- providing a lot for millions of users around the world to digest. Just this week, Google+, Google's new social network, opened to the general public for sign-up and while making several site changes. Now, Facebook is launching a major design overhaul new features -- some similar to those introduced recently by Google+.
Google+ vs. Facebook: The War is On
The war is officially on: Google+ vs. Facebook, in the battle to become the biggest or best global social network. After rolling out a three-month test phase with limited openings, Google+ is now open to the general public for sign-up and use.
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Student leader censured over profane, disparaging tweets
Social media and politics collided at a small South Carolina college on Tuesday evening as students censured their student body president over his Twitter postings bashing women, gays and African-Americans.
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The launch of the new collaborative line between Italian designer, Missoni and Target has resulted in the crash of the Web site of the mega-retailer on Tuesday.
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Nielsen survey shows that Americans spend most of their social networking time on Facebook.
Al Gore to Air 24-Hour Global Warming Campaign
Starting on Wednesday, The Climate Reality Project will broadcast a new 24-hour global multimedia presentation on the link between global warming and extreme weather events.
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Flash mobs: from the Haka Mob to the Arab Spring, using social media to stage large events is a 21st century phenomenon that is not going anywhere. This trend is especially true in the United States, where recent flash mobs in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa have turned violence and angry.
FriendFinder to buy social commerce website
FriendFinder Networks Inc, the publisher of adult magazine Penthouse, said it will buy social commerce website JigoCity for up to $65 million in stock and warrants, to tap into fast-growing social networking markets like China and Asia-Pacific.
Home Sales: 5 Tips for Prospective U.S. Home Sellers
Without qualification or conditions, amid a tepid U.S. economic recovery, the U.S. housing market remains a buyer's market. That said, are there ways home sellers can better-position their home for a sale amid such intense competition? Indeed there are, and here are five.
Chaz Bono to Focus on Dancing and not Gender Dysphoria
Chaz Bono has made it clear that Dancing With the Stars is a dance show, where, like the other contestants, he intends to dance.
Israeli protesters face moment of truth
Israel's social protest movement faces its moment of truth on Saturday when the turnout for a March of a Million demonstration in Tel Aviv will show whether a popular push for reform can be sustained, a leading organiser said.
Chaz Bono Role in 'Dancing With the Stars' Stirs Controversy
The addition of Chaz Bono in the Season 13 cast of Dancing With the Stars has started a flood of negative reactions in social networks.
Russia's Mail.ru Raises 2011 Growth Forecasts
Russian internet investment group Mail.ru raised its full-year revenue growth forecast to 50 percent from 40 percent on Wednesday after sales and profit rose at its social network, online gaming and e-mail activities in the first half.
Beyonce’s Pregnancy: Before and After Pregnancy Photos
Beyonce and rap star and now-husband Jay-Z are expecting their first baby. Beyonce at the MTV VMAs announced that she is pregnant.
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After a few months a star will be born. Beyonce is pregnant. This time, it's confirmed.
Beyonce is Pregnant: She Wants a Boy
Now that it is confirmed that Beyonce is pregnant the question is, if the baby would be a boy or a girl. Fans have gone gaga over this on social networks, but the answer is not known. However, Beyonce has said she wants a boy.
CouchSurfing Matures into For-Profit Travel Site
Popular travel site CouchSurfing has picked up a $7.6 million investment to become a for-profit company.
The World's 10 Most Powerful Women
The Forbes list of Most Powerful Women in the world for 2011 was released on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
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Kabam announced on Thursday that it will come out with a title based on The Godfather movie trilogy for Facebook.
Merkel Tops Powerful Women list, Nooyi, Gandhi in Top 10
German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment.
Facebook, LinkedIn Threaten to Slay Monster.com
Shares of the parent of online job board Monster.com are down nearly 70 percent this year, with most of that loss coming since early July. A company that once boasted a multi-billion dollar market valuation is now worth less than $1 billion.
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