Google+ lets users 'ignore' those annoying people
Want to ignore that one cousin or co-worker who's bugging you on Google+? Now the new social networking site is giving you an option to do just that.
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Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets
As soon as the news hit late Wednesday that Steve Jobs was resigning as Apple's CEO, social networks heated up with traffic.
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Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users
Industry analysts have suspected that adding Google+ to the social networking mix would force Facebook to up its game. And it looks like that prediction is coming true.
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Facebook, Twitter boom despite Google+ challenge
Despite Google+'s making a huge splash in the social networking world, rivals Facebook and Twitter continue to grow at dramatic rates.
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Twitter, Facebook light up after East Coast quake
Just moments after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon, Twitter and Facebook lit up with the news.
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Britain's PM considers social media ban to curb riots
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he is considering a ban on social networking to help curb the riots that have rocked the country.
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Mobile video chat code seen in new Facebook Messenger app
Shortly after Facebook launched a Messenger app for smartphones on Tuesday, early users found partial code for a video chat component tucked away inside it.
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Google+ set to become second only to Facebook
Google's fledgling Google+ is set to become the second-largest social network in the U.S. within the next year, according to a study released this week.
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Facebook use linked to teen psych disorders
Using Facebook and other social networks can have some significant negative effects on teenagers and young adults, says a California State University researcher.
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Google+ starts out far faster than Facebook, Twitter
Google+ is going great guns right out of the gate, with the site starting out far better than rivals Facebook, Twitter and Myspace did.
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#RIPforTwitter? Not so fast.
There's been a lot of discussion lately about Google+ and why it will render Twitter obsolete. Technology and tech-culture writer Mike Elgan makes a good argument and suggests that "It's only a matter of time before Twitter becomes a ghost town."
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Facebook needs customer service to woo businesses
I had to laugh when I read about Facebook's latest effort to woo businesses. While Facebook wants to look like its well ahead of Google + in the commercial uses of social networking, its track record of dealing with users suggests that businesses should not rely on it.
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Researchers praise Facebook for paying bug bounties
Facebook's move today to follow Google, Mozilla and Hewlett-Packard in offering bounties for bugs got a unanimous thumbs up from security researchers.
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Twitter gets down to business with promoted tweets
Twitter is looking to place its promoted tweets right in front of users' eyeballs in an attempt to boost its advertising business.
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Facebook woos businesses; ups battle with Google+
While Google asks businesses to hold off using its new Google+ social network, rival Facebook is helping companies get onboard its site.
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