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Facebook (stylized facebook) is a social network service and website launched in February 2004 that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. As of January 2011, Facebook has more than 600 million active users. Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. The name of the service stems from the colloquial name for the book given to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the US with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.
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Decline and Fall of the Google Empire: Revisited
Google built an internet empire built on search advertising. But now that empire is maturing and its founders are backing mobile operating systems, social networking and cloud computing solutions as ways to write Google into the future of the internet. Will they succeed?
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Facebook as editorial opportunity and commercial threat to publishers
A 27-year-old geek is touring the US asking investors to buy up more than 300 million shares in his company, in what is set to be the fourth biggest IPO in history, making his eight-year-old site worth up to $100 billion. But should publishers be concerned about the rise of Facebook?
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10 winners and losers in media. And 3 things every publisher must have…
In the clockwork orange world of UK publishers (and their peers around the world) trying to get to to grips with what they hope is their digital future, it is easy to believe that good times are just around the corner. But they’re not:.
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'The New Republic' Loves Long Reads
The New Republic has introduced a new feature on its site, a small addition but one that underscores Chris Hughes’ stated interest in long-form journalism and the active role he’ll be playing at the magazine. The section, TNR Reader, is a simple compilation of a few staff-chosen long reads from around the Web, less an aggregator than a collection of links.
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The Morning Lowdown 5-17-12
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: paidContent 2012: Just a few days to go (.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook's 'Global Citizen,' and a Spanish Crossover Act
And network executives got a glimpse at the future this week, and they didn't like it: digital video recorders that automatically skips ads.
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Facebook has got too many friends and not enough customers
The awkwardly-timed news that General Motors, America's third-largest advertiser, is no longer going to pay to advertise on Facebook, three days before the company floats, is a major blow to the social network, writes Emma Barnett.
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Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook's 'Global Citizen,' and a Spanish Crossover Act
And network executives got a glimpse at the future this week, and they didn't like it: digital video recorders that automatically skips ads.
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Morning Brief: Weather Channel updates iPhone app with all new design; AutoTrader.com claims over 1 million downloads; Dish's 'Hopper' has the networks fuming
The Weather Channel has been a frequent updater of its its mobile and tablet apps and this morning the popular network released an update for its iOS mobile app that introduces a new design.
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Google revamps U.S. search
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is revamping the way it handles searches in the United States to give users quick access to answers without leaving the page, the company said.
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Russia’s state piracy monitor could empower copyright owners
In a land whose leading social network includes baked-in file-sharing, the government seems keen on encouraging a legal digital media ecosystem.
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Rakuten CEO on why Pinterest is worth $1.5bn
Rakuten has led a $100m funding round into Pinterest, which values the online “curation” community at around $1. 5bn.
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Are cookies even fit for purpose?
The impending EU e-Privacy Directive has brought renewed focus on the humble cookie, but whilst the subject of how to comply with the new law has caused much debate amongst agencies and marketers.
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