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AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem

AP News 8 days ago

AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy struggling imeem free song streaming site Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of ...

Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout

AP News 8 days ago

Vietnam Facebook fans fear government blackout as problems plague the site Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few ...

Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch

AP News 9 days ago

NASA invites 100 geeky space fans to Monday's shuttle liftoff, 1st ever 'tweetup' for a launch Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, ...

Retailers use social media to advertise deals

AP News 13 days ago

Retailers use social media to advertise Black Friday deals You may want to check Facebook and Twitter before heading to the mall the day after Thanksgiving. Office supplies chain Staples Inc. this week used social media to advertise price cuts of nearly ...

New York teen proven innocent by Facebook

AFP American Edition 13 days ago

A New York teenager narrowly avoided a 25-year jail term for armed robbery thanks to a Facebook status update he posted about pancakes, his lawyer told AFP Thursday. Rodney Bradford was held by police for 13 days, accused of breaking into a ...

Activists hijack Facebook groups 'to expose holes'

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

Activists claimed to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering. A group called "Control Your Info" (CYI) claimed credit for commandeering 289 Facebook groups, saying it was ...

Online activists hijack Facebook groups

AFP American Edition 14 days ago

Activists claimed to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering. A contingent that identified itself as Control Your Info (CYI) claimed credit for commandeering 289 Facebook Groups, ...

Twitter links to LinkedIn

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Twitter on Tuesday linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website. Twitter synchronization features will roll out during the next several days, according to LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue. "When ...

Sarah Palin says she back on Twitter

AP News 15 days ago

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announces she's back on Twitter Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter. Palin took to the social networking site earlier this year, tweeting about state government, national politics and everything ...

MC Hammer Discusses Social Media

Getty Images 15 days ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10: MC Hammer speaks in Sydney on the power of social media at the University of Technology on November 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Hammer is followed by 1.5 million people on social networking site Twitter, and the ...

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