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For Once, Facebook Looks Vulnerable
For Once, Facebook
Looks Vulnerable
OPINION
Jul 6, 2011 7:35 PM CDT

For Once, Facebook Looks Vulnerable

Google+ puts its rival on defensive: Rolfe Winkler

(Newser) - Facebook unveiled its video chat today with the usual fanfare, but it looked to Rolfe Winkler like a "hasty response" to Google's social networking venture. "Facebook suddenly looks vulnerable," writes Winkler at the Wall Street Journal . "This could be bad news for investors who have...

Facebook Brings Video Chat Into Mainstream

But lots of tech writers pointing out that Google got there first

(Newser) - Some quick reactions to Facebook's announcement about incorporating video calling from Skype into the site:
  • Andrew Tarantola, Gizmodo : "By integrating video calling directly into the Facebook experience they're able to drop this technology directly into the mainstream. You thought getting Friend Requests from your parents was a
...

Obama Opens Town Hall Meeting on Twitter

President fields question via tweets

(Newser) - President Obama's town hall meeting via Twitter is under way here . The president is taking tweeted questions on the economy through the #AskObama hashtag, and the Washington Post has a live blog going here . Obama started things off with a tweeted question of his own: "in order to...

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Adding Video Chat to Site Via Skype
Facebook Adding
Video Chat Via Skype
now 750M users
Jul 6, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

Facebook Adding Video Chat Via Skype

Mark Zuckerberg confirms rumors, says site now has 750M users

(Newser) - Tech bloggers had this one right: Facebook is indeed adding video calling to the site in a deal with Skype. Mark Zuckerberg confirmed today at a news conference, and the Facebook blog has details, reports the Digits blog at the Wall Street Journal. The feature, which comes a week after...

Social Network Twitter Valued at $7B
 Twitter Valued at $7B 
Jul 5, 2011 3:25 PM CDT

Twitter Valued at $7B

That's almost twice the figure from 7 months ago

(Newser) - Twitter’s latest private fundraising effort values the firm at up to $7 billion, an insider tells the Wall Street Journal . Just seven months ago, a round of fundraising that brought in $200 million valued the firm at $3.7 billion. Twitter is hoping its ad system, begun last year,...

Most Popular User on Google+ Is ... Zuckerberg

Facebook founder has more followers than anyone else

(Newser) - How's this for irony: Google+ is a Facebook competitor ... but its most popular user is none other than Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck hasn't even posted to Google+ yet, the Atlantic notes, but according to tracking service Social Statistics , he has amassed the most followers; in second is Larry Page....

Germans Mull Banning Facebook Parties

Lawmakers seeking to stamp out gatecrashing

(Newser) - German police may find themselves cruising Facebook for parties to shut down if lawmakers have their way. Several high-profile, out-of-control house parties—including a 16-year-old girl's birthday party that drew 1,600 gatecrashers—have sparked calls for police to be given the power to ban parties organized on Facebook,...

'Insane Demand' Halts Google+ Invitations

'Mark Zuckerberg' signed up before cutoff

(Newser) - Google's new social networking project has already won far more buzz than Buzz ever did. Google+ users were briefly allowed to invite friends to join the service but the option only lasted a few hours as demand skyrocketed, the Los Angeles Times reports. "Insane demand," posted the...

How Google Can Trump Facebook
 How Google Can 
 Trump Facebook 
ezra klein
Jun 30, 2011 4:30 PM CDT

How Google Can Trump Facebook

It gives us a chance to start fresh with social networking: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - Google's new plunge into social networking hasn't exactly been met with unanimous praise in the tech world. But Ezra Klein at the Washington Post sees one distinct advantage that Google+ has over goliath Facebook: It gives people "the opportunity to start over online," he writes. Facebook...

News Corp. to Sell MySpace Within Days
MySpace Likely
to Be Sold This Week
Jun 28, 2011 3:42 PM CDT

MySpace Likely to Be Sold This Week

It could go for a relative pittance, thanks to Facebook

(Newser) - News Corp. is hoping to part with struggling social network site MySpace this week, and will likely lay off more than half of the remaining staff of 500, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company is looking to cut a deal tomorrow or Thursday in order to...

Google Launches Social Network

But Facebook shouldn't worry too much: Danny Sullivan

(Newser) - Google's highly anticipated social networking project is here—and it's interesting, but "far from a Facebook-killer," writes Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land . (For starters, it's named Google+, which, as Sullivan points out, is awful: "Google+? Google+! I can’t even question or exclaim...

Utah Gunman Updated Facebook During Standoff

Jason Valdez added dozen new friends during 16-hour ordeal

(Newser) - A Utah man spent 16 hours holding a woman hostage in a motel room over the weekend—and made at least a dozen new Facebook friends at the same time. Jason Valdez, 36, kept his Facebook page updated throughout the armed standoff with police, reports the New York Daily News...

Facebook Users Have More Real Friends

...and other surprising social network stats

(Newser) - Facebook friends aren’t real buddies, right? Wrong, according to a new study. People who use the social network multiple times a day have an average of “9% more close, core ties in their overall social network compared with other internet users,” the Pew study says. And yes,...

Facebook Is Starting to Feel Like a &#39;Stalker&#39;
Facebook Is Starting to Feel Like a 'Stalker'
OPINION
Jun 15, 2011 12:31 PM CDT

Facebook Is Starting to Feel Like a 'Stalker'

Little blue box is everywhere, and it's a 'little creepy': Mary Schmich

(Newser) - Facebook is calling into doubt a new estimate that it has lost 6 million users in the US, but the numbers wouldn't surprise Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune one bit. She uses Facebook a lot herself and has what she calls a typical love-hate relationship with it. The...

Iceland Lets Facebook Fans Help Write New Constitution

Highly-wired country crowdsources new document

(Newser) - The council drafting Iceland’s new constitution is out to bring new meaning to the term “by the people.” They’re essentially crowdsourcing the document, the Guardian reports, using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to solicit ideas and get feedback from citizens. “I believe this...

NBA Scores Through Social Media

With more than 117M followers, the league brings fans close to the action

(Newser) - While the NFL tortures its fans with a lockout , the NBA is increasingly bringing fans closer to the action with an aggressive and sophisticated social media campaign. In the midst of a marquee finals match-up between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the league consistently beats traditional news services to...

Eric Schmidt: Google Really 'Screwed Up' on Social Media

At All Things Digital conference, he talks about missing out on social media

(Newser) - Eric Schmidt didn’t mince words at the D9: All Things Digital conference yesterday, admitting that Google “screwed up” at times during its early social media efforts. Missing out on “the friend thing” and true social functionality was one of his biggest failures, Schmidt admitted during his keynote...

LinkedIn Shares Skyrocket in IPO

Market hungry for social networking companies

(Newser) - LinkedIn had its IPO today, and there was an investor feeding frenzy before the bell had even rung. The shares wound up opening at $83, an 84% premium on their $45 offering price, the Wall Street Journal reports. They're currently trading at around $105—having peaked this morning at...

Facebook Behind Smear Campaign Against Google

It stems from Google's foray into social networking, writes Dan Lyons

(Newser) - One of the world's biggest PR firms pitched anti-Google stories to newspapers and bloggers in what appeared to be an attempt to smear the search giant. Who could have hired them: Apple? Microsoft? Turns out it was Facebook, as a spokesman for the company confirmed last night. The bizarre...

Friendster Erasing Past
 Friendster Erasing Past 
Apr 27, 2011 1:58 AM CDT

Friendster Erasing Past

Users nostalgic as former Facebook rival plans to wipe profile

(Newser) - Social networking also-ran Friendster has announced it plans to delete all user profile content as of May 31, erasing blog entries, friend endorsements, and photos from as far back as 2003. The news has touched off a wave of nostalgia among former users, the New York Times finds. "Your...

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