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A closer look at Yahoo's patent case against Facebook

By Matt Macari on March 13, 2012 11:41 am + 33 comments

Yahoo's patent infringement suit against Facebook didn't take many by surprise, but the focus of the Continue reading…
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Google and Facebook trial in Indian censorship case begins today

By Jamie Keene on March 13, 2012 10:09 am + 10 comments

Google and Facebook are facing a trial in the Indian courts today after earlier hearings failed to Continue reading…
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Indian censorship of social networks: Google, Facebook, and others on trial

By Jamie Keene on March 13, 2012 08:43 am

Google, Facebook, and a number of other websites are being targeted by the Indian government over Continue reading…
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Yahoo files suit against Facebook over patent infringement, Facebook calls action 'puzzling'

By Bryan Bishop on March 12, 2012 04:34 pm + 23 comments

We knew that Yahoo was preparing to take "formal action" against Facebook for allegedly violating Continue reading…
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Foursquare, Vevo, Fandango, and The Onion launch new Facebook Timeline apps

By Nilay Patel on March 12, 2012 04:00 pm + 5 comments

Facebook just announced a few high-profile additions to its roster of Timeline apps: Foursquare, Continue reading…
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Gowalla finally shuts down after team moves to Facebook

By Sam Byford on March 12, 2012 02:50 am + 1 comments

When the Gowalla team joined Facebook back in December, we were told to expect the location-sharing Continue reading…
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US Army warns soldiers on the dangers of smartphone geotagging

By Nathan Ingraham on March 11, 2012 11:54 am + 30 comments

Location-based apps are all the rage these days: "check in" services are becoming more and more Continue reading…
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Vevo launches site redesign with Facebook logins and iTunes-created video playlists

By Nathan Ingraham on March 9, 2012 12:07 pm + 17 comments

We heard that music video site Vevo was planning a major site redesign, and those news changes are Continue reading…
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Zynga signs Konami and Rebellion to social gaming platform

By Sam Byford on March 9, 2012 06:29 am + 2 comments

Zynga has announced a deal that will see Konami and Rebellion publish social games to Facebook and Continue reading…
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Facebook reveals 432 million monthly mobile users, but daily user growth is slowing down

By Ellis Hamburger on March 8, 2012 11:47 am + 9 comments

In an updated filing with the SEC yesterday, Facebook revealed that in December 2011, 432 million Continue reading…