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ACLU reveals secret FBI letters requesting user info

By Louis Goddard on June 28, 2012 09:21 am + 2 comments

The Wall Street Journal published an interesting blog post yesterday on so-called National Security 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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Twitter experimenting with customized 'who to follow' lists based on browsing behavior

By Bryan Bishop on May 17, 2012 09:17 pm + 3 comments

We reported today that Twitter has begun implementing the "Do Not Track" privacy option for its Continue reading…
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Crushed by a giant: how Flickr's flame was snuffed by Yahoo

By Jamie Keene on May 16, 2012 10:46 am + 33 comments

For many, photo album and sharing service Flickr represents a missed opportunity. Having been one of Continue reading…
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Tumblr hits 20 billion post milestone, nears 50 million blogs

By Jeff Blagdon on March 29, 2012 06:21 am

While it's not quite accurate to say everyone has a Tumblr (at least not yet), you can now remark Continue reading…
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iPhoto for iOS has over one million users in less than 10 days

By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2012 09:47 am + 17 comments

We were pretty impressed with iPhoto when we tried it out, and the app seems to be gaining strong Continue reading…
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BlackBerry App World stats: six million daily downloads, higher profitability than Android

By Vlad Savov on February 7, 2012 06:28 am + 21 comments

Alec Saunders, RIM's VP for Developer Relations, used the BlackBerry DevCon Europe stage today to Continue reading…
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The Netherlands had the most active Twitter users in 2011, while Brazil saw the biggest growth

By Jamie Keene on February 1, 2012 02:06 pm + 4 comments

Brazil saw the most growth in Twitter users last year, whilst Dutch twitterers were the most active Continue reading…
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SoundCloud releases Instagram-powered Story Wheel slideshows, celebrates 10 million users

By Dante D'Orazio on January 23, 2012 01:55 pm + 4 comments

To celebrate its 10 million registered users, the audio sharing and distribution site SoundCloud Continue reading…
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Facebook now the most popular social network in Brazil

By Sam Byford on January 18, 2012 03:19 am + 13 comments

Facebook's continuing quest to dominate the globe has one less fortress of resistance. According to Continue reading…