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May 24, 2010

Twitter bans third-party paid tweets, intros Promoted Tweets

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In a lengthy post on its Web site on Monday Twitter said it will no longer “allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that leverages the Twitter API.”

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Software
April 9, 2010

Twitter buys Tweetie

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Twitter on Friday revealed that it had purchased Tweetie, an app designed and developed by Loren Brichter for the Mac and iPhone.

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Software
March 16, 2010

Your next friend request could be from the FBI

If you’re one of the millions of people on a social networking Web site, you should be aware that the U.S. government may use the sites for undercover work. For most law abiding citizens, it won’t matter much, especially if you only add friends that you know. The Obama administration has considered sending federal police [...]

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February 25, 2010

Teen pleads guilty to blackmailing classmates on Facebook

Very unfortunate things like this have to happen. Report: Teen gets 15 years for Facebook blackmail [CNET]

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January 6, 2010

Facebook 3.1 iPhone app adds push notifications

Facebook on Wednesday released an update for its iPhone app, adding one of the most requested new features — push notifications.

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iPhone
December 15, 2009

Facebook passes 100 million visitors in November

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Do you visit Facebook? Many of us do visit the popular social networking site on a daily basis, contributing to a new high in Internet traffic.

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Software

MacUpdate Promo kicks off with 11 apps for $49.99

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Mac software update site, MacUpdate, is in full swing with its third annual holiday bundle, giving users a chance to save some money when buying applications.

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Software
November 16, 2009

Oxford Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year is ‘unfriend’

Oxford Dictionary released its Word of the Year for 2009 and this year’s winner is one many of us are familiar with: unfriend.

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Software
September 30, 2009

The Tweetie dilemma: Is it worth the $3 upgrade?

Tweetie for iPhone

I was amazed to read all the people whining and complaining about having to pay $3 to upgrade to Tweetie 2.0.

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iPhone
September 2, 2009

Seven social networking iPhone apps to get you started

Facebook on the iPhone

People use their iPhones for all kinds of things like music, work, and phone calls, but one of the most popular things to do with the iPhone is social networking.

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