From Social Network Pioneer To Yet Another Gaming Site: Friendster Reboots - Washington Post

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From Social Network Pioneer To Yet Another Gaming Site: Friendster Reboots Washington Post By TechCrunch.com, Remember back in April when we reported that Friendster, one of the first dedicated social networking sites, was to delete all user photos, blogs, messages, groups and whatnot by May 31? The site's owner, MOL Global, at the time said ... Friendster relaunched as gaming platformAsian Correspondent all 5 news articles »

Facebook granted patent for gift giving, after Facebook Gift Shop closes - ZDNet (blog)

Facebook granted patent for gift giving, after Facebook Gift Shop closes ZDNet (blog) Recently, Emil has expanded his coverage to non-Microsoft technologies, including the social networking giant Facebook. Facebook has patented “Giving gifts and displaying assets in a social network environment.” That's the official title for patent ... Facebook Gets Patent on Social Gift GivingHard OCP Facebook Locks Down an Important Patent on Social Gift GivingBNET (blog) all 4 news articles »

Google goes social with Facebook rival - The Express Tribune

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Google goes social with Facebook rival The Express Tribune WASHINGTON: Google, the king of Internet search but a bust on the social front, launched its rival to Facebook on Tuesday, a social networking service called Google+. “Online sharing is awkward. Even broken. And we aim to fix it,” Google's senior vice ... The Inside Story of How Google+ Was MadeComplex.com all 4 news articles »

Column: Social networking with stamps and a pen - Burlington Times News

Column: Social networking with stamps and a pen Burlington Times News I'm going to go out on a limb and say that many of the people reading this have heard of social media, are active on Facebook, and those who don't have Facebook accounts have abstained purposefully. I'm starting to think that the latter group had the ... and more »