Archive for:September, 2011:


LinkedIn is An Email Inbox Flooding Service – Jon Stewart

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Tweet Earlier in the week, Barack Obama visited the Silicon Valley headquarters of business-orientated social network LinkedIn, which hosted a town hall-style meeting to promote the president’s new jobs bill. The irony of talking about how to find jobs at a company that helps people find jobs was not lost on Jon Stewart of “The Daily

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Kindle Fire Vs. Apple IPad

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Tweet At first glance, the Amazon Kindle Fire doesn’t appear to be an iPad killer. When you compare the hardware and technical specs of the new Amazon tablet next to those of the Apple tablet, there doesn’t seem to be much of a comparison: Apple’s 10-inch, 16GB iPad is a far cry from the 7-inch, 8GB

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Want to Feed Hungry Children, Play Farmville

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Tweet Zynga is partnering with Pizza Hut to help fight world hunger. Players on popular Zynga games, includingFarmVille, CityVille, Empires & Allies and The Pioneer Trail can purchase exclusive in-game items for $5. All proceeds from these specific purchases will go to the World Food Programme. The pieces are both cutesy (see above) and educational. For example, the FarmVille item is the blue

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Tags: Cart, Christina Aguilera, , , , Pioneer Trail, Pizza Hut, World Food Programme, World Hunger Relief,

Google Plus Problems

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Tweet Google+ opened its doors to the public on September 20 after 12 weeks of invite-only beta testing. During that time, despite limited signup allowances, Google’s social network exploded in popularity. In late July, the site notched its 25 millionth new account, prompting ComScore to declared it the fastest-growing social network ever. The site continues to add members,

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Women Use Social Media More Than Men

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Tweet Rebtel, a mobile VoIP company, commissioned a study from research firm Harris Interactive on the social networking habits of men and women. The researchers, who looked at the communication habits of 2,361 adults aged 18 and over, found that women are significantly more likely to use online social networks, like Facebook or twitter, to communicate with friends, family, and

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Tags: Andreas Bernstrom, Communication, , Harris Interactive, Harris Interactive Study, , Mobile VoIP, Rebtel, Rebtel Study, , , , Women Social Media, Women Social Media Habits, Women Social Networking

Facebook to start charging? its a Fake News

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Tweet Will Facebook start charging due to the new profile changes? No. But don’t let the truth get in the way of a good old-fashioned chain letter, spreading like billy-o across the social network. IT IS OFFICIAL. IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY

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