China blocks Google+ as fear of social networks persists - International Business Times

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China blocks Google+ as fear of social networks persists International Business Times By IB Times Staff Reporter | June 30, 2011 12:52 AM EDT China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises to give a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese ... Google's social network Google plus takes aim at Facebook, but will it work?Washington Post Google eyes making some new friendsBoston Herald First look: Google+ lets you hang with a small (or large) circle of friendsComputerworld Christian Science Monitor (blog) -PCWorld -CNET all 1,464 news articles »

Myspace sold to Orange County-based ad network - Los Angeles Times

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Myspace sold to Orange County-based ad network Los Angeles Times Myspace, once the dominant social networking site on the Internet but now an afterthought to Facebook, will be sold to Specific Media in a deal worth $35 million in cash and stock, a person familiar with the matter said. ... Justin Timberlake, aka Sean Parker from The Social Network, buys into MySpaceNEWS.com.au Specific Media aquires Myspace, Justin Timberlake gets piece of social ...Southwest Riverside News Network Myspace's $35 million sale price a hefty lossSan Francisco Chronicle tickerspy Newswire -The Music Network -CNNMoney all 1,365 news articles »

FB to launch Facebook Credits for Indian users from July 1 - Moneycontrol.com

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FB to launch Facebook Credits for Indian users from July 1 Moneycontrol.com Published on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 21:34 | Source : PTI Social networking site Facebook will next month introduce a payment system 'Facebook Credits' for Indian users who could spend the virtual currency across various games or applications they use on ... The Circuit: Commerce Committee on privacy, data security; Facebook Credits ...Washington Post (blog) Watchdog: Facebook Credits violate antitrust lawCNET Consumer Watchdog files antitrust complaint against FacebookITworld.com all 50 news articles »

Can GooglePlus shoulder way into social circle? - USA Today

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Can GooglePlus shoulder way into social circle? USA Today While Google has a huge case of Facebook envy in social networking, GooglePlus is not much of a threat right now. The social-networking giant would have plenty of time to match Google's features, Bernoff says. Facebook said in a statement: "We're in ... and more »