Social Networking articles

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  Tweetbot for Mac alpha goes live as Twitter API crackdown looms

  By Ellis Hamburger on July 11, 2012 01:08 pm + 52 comments

  Prominent iOS developer Tapbots has just served up the long-awaited and oft-rumored Tweetbot for Mac Continue reading…

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  Facebook clarifies email address confusion, contact sync is a bug that will be fixed

  By Ellis Hamburger on July 2, 2012 05:29 pm + 42 comments

  We just got off the phone with Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's Director of Engineering, who sought to Continue reading…

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  Facebook faces far-reaching consequences for tampering with user email addresses

  By Ellis Hamburger on July 2, 2012 01:10 pm + 120 comments

  Last week, after adding new granular privacy controls for showing or hiding email addresses you've Continue reading…

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  Facebook introduces in-app follow feature, ad education shortcuts

  By Amar Toor on June 28, 2012 03:55 am + 2 comments

  Facebook introduced two changes to its News Feed today, adding a new in-app follow action, along Continue reading…

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  Google announces 250 million Google+ users, 150 million monthly active users

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 27, 2012 01:56 pm + 44 comments

  Google+ turns one year old tomorrow, and to celebrate, Google has announced that there are now 250 Continue reading…

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  Facebook readies 'blazing fast' native iOS app for summer release, New York Times reports

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 27, 2012 12:57 pm + 39 comments

  The New York Times' Nick Bilton just had his hands on Facebook's brand new native app for iOS, set Continue reading…

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  Microsoft purchases Yammer for $1.2 billion

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 25, 2012 02:08 pm + 59 comments

  It's been rumored for a while now, but the deal is now official: Microsoft just announced it is Continue reading…

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  Facebook pushes @facebook.com email address in Contact Info, hides alternatives (updated)

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 25, 2012 02:07 pm + 51 comments

  Facebook seems to be once again pushing users to check out the email addresses it handed out a long Continue reading…

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  Facebook saw a drop in unique visitors in May, says comScore

  By Andrew Webster on June 22, 2012 03:54 pm + 59 comments

  It looks as though Facebook's stock isn't the only thing that's dropping, as a new report suggests Continue reading…

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  Gabi for iPhone mines Facebook data to quantify your best friends, photos, and statuses

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 21, 2012 03:26 pm + 3 comments

  Facebook has some of the most valuable data in the world, but until Timeline came out, users had no Continue reading…