Social Networks articles

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  Feature

  Can fancy photos and lavish linking help Google+ take off?

  By Casey Newton on May 15, 2013 01:58 pm + 126 comments

  Almost two years in, Google’s social network hasn’t siphoned much activity off of Facebook. But Continue reading…

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  Article

  Amazon to acquire Goodreads, a social network for book recommendations

  By Tim Carmody on March 28, 2013 04:13 pm + 52 comments

  Amazon will acquire book recommendation site and readers' social network Goodreads, according to an Continue reading…

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  Article

  Being real online doesn't help community, it hampers it

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on February 14, 2013 10:27 am + 37 comments

  Forums are for creeps. We spend too much time on Facebook. Twitter is inane. It seems that everyone Continue reading…

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  Article

  'Riot' software could help governments spy on your real-life activity through social networks

  By Chris Welch on February 11, 2013 09:25 am + 16 comments

  If you need yet another reason to ensure your Facebook privacy settings are adequately locked down, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Facebook 'Graph Search' mines a billion people with a trillion connections, launching today in beta

  By Adi Robertson on January 15, 2013 01:09 pm + 279 comments

  Facebook has announced that it's improving its search experience with "Graph Search," a new way to Continue reading…

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  Article

  LinkedIn now has more than 200 million users in more than 200 countries

  By Ben Popper on January 9, 2013 10:23 am + 13 comments

  In a blog post today LinkedIn announced it had passed a new milestone: 200 million members across Continue reading…

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  Article

  Michigan passes law to protect social networking accounts from employers

  By Ben Kersey on December 30, 2012 11:19 am + 16 comments

  Michigan is the latest state to pass a bill that prevents employers and schools from requesting Continue reading…

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  Article

  Smart TV owners stream video, but shun other apps

  By Kimber Streams on December 26, 2012 05:26 pm + 83 comments

  It's no secret that smart TVs aren't the internet-connected living room computers that they've been Continue reading…

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  Article

  Path's new search feature for your own social content is deceptively simple, yet powerful

  By Dieter Bohn on December 20, 2012 01:00 pm + 19 comments

  Path is rolling out a new feature of its iPhone, iPad, and Android app today that sounds much more Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google+ debuts new Communities feature to help users 'find their tribe'

  By Ben Popper on December 6, 2012 09:09 am + 123 comments

  Today Google+ is announcing its first major new product, Communities, which lets users create Continue reading…