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Article | 28/09/2010 Microsoft pulls plug on Live Spaces blog platform
Microsoft has partnered with Wordpress to move the millions of blogs hosted on the Windows Live Spaces blog publishing platform, which will be closed,...
Article | 24/09/2010 Facebook is down again, cause unknown
Update - 2:55PM PDT: Facebook appears to be back up--at least for us here in PCWorld's San Francisco offices. The Facebook Twitter feed notes, "Facebo...
Article | 24/09/2010 Google prevails in YouTube copyright case in Spain
A Madrid court dismissed a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by a Spanish media conglomerate against YouTube, Google said Thursday.
Article | 23/09/2010 OAuth 2.0 security used by Facebook, others called weak
The emerging OAuth 2.0 Web API authorization protocol, already deployed by Facebook, Salesforce.com and others, is coming under increased criticism f...
Article | 22/09/2010 Twitter knew about worm bug a month ago
A serious bug that led to a series of fast-spreading worms on Twitter's website Tuesday had been fixed in August but was accidentally re-introduced.
Article | 21/09/2010 Have we hit social media overload?
The problem with the Internet these days? In a word: socialism.
Article | 17/09/2010 Seven ways social nets like Facebook and LinkedIn are 'truly evil'
NEW YORK -- Social networks are a major resource for hackers trying to capture valuable corporate data or run amok inside business networks, the infor...
Article | 17/09/2010 10 Ways To Know You're in the Twitter Twilight Zone
All too often, it seems like there's a full moon out when it comes to Twitter: People who use the microblogging service do some very strange things.
Article | 16/09/2010 Twitter revamps site with multimedia and social tools
Twitter says an update to its site is on the way and will stress user pictures, videos, and profiles in an attempt to compete with Facebook and Google...
Article | 16/09/2010 Google gets serious about social networking
After purchasing handfuls of social networking-centric companies -- including socialDeck for online games and Jambool for virtual currency -- Google C...
Article | 16/09/2010 Why Twitter's redesign is a big deal
Make no mistake, Twitter was perfectly justified in hyping its redesigned Website as a major announcement. The new version of Twitter.com, which will ...
Article | 16/09/2010 Revamped Twitter.com site takes flight
In an effort to refresh the Twitter.com site, pull users back in from third-party platforms -- and take a swipe at Facebook -- Twitter launched a sign...
Article | 16/09/2010 Twitter fixes its 'bad' homepage: The critics weigh in
Twitter's update to its homepage, that stresses community and multimedia content, is a welcome change to the staid site. Of course, when you impose or...
Article | 15/09/2010 Facebook and Twitter banned by Pa. college
Harrisburg University provost Eric Darr wants to know if his students can live without Facebook, Twitter, instant messaging and other social networks ...
Article | 14/09/2010 Microsoft previews communication server overhaul
Microsoft has released a nearly completed preview version of its next-generation communications server and associated software, which the company has ...