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Why Facebook Acquired Gowalla For Its Timeline Feature

On December 2nd, CNN reported that Facebook is acquiring location startup Gowalla. Facebook is yet to make an official announcement about the acquisition and and Gowalla has also declined to…

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Chime.in, An Interest-Based Social Network Pays You To Contribute

Chime.in is a place to learn and share with others who have the same interests. Chime.in wants to pay you for your contributions on the network. Chime.in allows individuals to…

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Altly Is Working On A Google+ Alternative

Altly founder Dmitry Shapiro has written a manifesto about the need to have more control over which information you share with which friends.The manifesto sounds like Google’s new social network.…

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[Case Study] 8 Factors Behind Formspring’s Rapid Growth

Formspring encourages people to find out more about each other in a simple and fun way. It starts by directly asking people original questions in anticipation of their entertaining or…

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Facebook Launches Facebook For Business

Facebook has launched Facebook for business, a new site that walks potential advertisers through the process of advertising and marketing on the social network. Facebook for Business helps businesses learn…

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18 Essential Google+ Tools, How To’s, And Resources

If you are beginning to spend time exploring Google’s new social network, Google Plus, check out these posts to see how they might be relevant to you. These are how-tos,…

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Kyoo Aggregates All The Buzz From The Most Popular Social Media Sites

Kyoo.com let’s you search for terms and then gives you a snapshot of buzz, ranging from Twitter to WordPress. Kyoo aggregates all the buzz from your favorite topics from the…

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Who Said Google+ Will Not Survive. 20 Million Strong In Just 3 Weeks And Still Counting

Google launched Google+ three weeks ago and now the social network has recorded 20 million users and marketing has not even started yet. On Wednesday, Web-traffic watcher comScore Inc. estimated Google+ has…

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Google Acquires Fridge (A Group Social Networking Site) For Google+ Integration

Google has acquired Fridge, a group social networking site. In a blog post Fridge team stated: “We are pleased to announce that the Fridge team will be joining Google!.It has…

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Quepasa Merges With myYearbook

Quepasa Corporation, owner of the social network Quepasa.com and cross-platform social game development studio Quepasa Games, has announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to merge with Insider Guides,…

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Facebook.LinkedIn.Twitter.Google+. 4 Nations Competing For Your Attention

A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called “nodes”, which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship,…

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AVG And Israeli Startup Zbang Launch MultiMi (Unites Email, Facebook, Twitter etc)

Security software company AVG and Israeli startup Zbang on Tuesday launched the beta of MultiMi, a free Windows desktop app for organizing multiple inboxes, social networks, calendars, and media albums…

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Pose Is An Instagram For People Who Like To Shop

Pose launched in January 2011 wants to help you take photos of your favorite fashion finds, add info like how much they cost, and share them with the world. It’s…

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Heat Tracker Pinpoints Where People Are Checking In At Local Venues

Heat Tracker allows you to find places near you that have a good crowd before you get there. Want to go where people are going? Look for places that are…

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Fmeme Lists The Hottest Links On Facebook

Oliver Cohen has recently launched Fmeme, which lists the “Hottest Links on Facebook.” It’s like Techmeme, but just for popular links shared on Facebook. Results can be sorted by photos,…

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