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Monster.com's Jeff Taylor Starts Social Networking Site for the Dead

The founder of the most popular job site on the planet Monster.com, Jeff Taylor is still working hard to put come up with his next big idea. He is coming up with a social networking site for the dead. more...
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You're Welcome to Conference 2.0

Dan Fost delves into the changing face of Conferences saying that the usual passive role that attendees play in such events is changing rapidly by the use of social media and participatory tools that allow more...
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Twitter's Open Platform Advantage

Twitter from the beginning has kept itself open, resulting in many applications based on its API. The old perception is that closed data is a competitive advantage. The new reality is that open data is more...
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The Rise of Twitter as a Platform for Serious Discourse

ReadWriteWeb is reporting that Twitter has captured our imagination and bloggers in particular and become a new hybrid of chat, social networking and blogging. Further Josh adds "Twitter still exists outside more...
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Can Facebook Keep Your Info After You Deactivate your Account?

Is Facebook facing some more flack for its user policies in the UK? After users complained about Facebook’s policy regarding the deactivation of an account, the Information Commissioner’s Office has more...
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Did Slide Get Big Funding?

Kara Swisher talks about Slide, the San Francisco startup whose widgets are among the most popular on Facebook and MySpace–is completing a round of funding that could value the startup at many times more...
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New Year Sale: Plaxo

Apparently Plaxo is for sale as per Mike at Tech Crunch. Plaxo has hired an investment banker to help them sell the company. As per last rumors, Plaxo was supposed to be acquired by Xing, but apparently more...
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Bebo Hires a Banker too

Following on the heels of Digg, now Bebo hires a banker. You hire a banker when you are either looking forward to sell or to raise very larger private round from late stage investors. more...
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Google incorporating “Universal Activity Stream” in OpenSocial

Erick Schonfeld at Techcrunch writes about the how Google is incorporating Facebook becon (yes, the controversial feature) into OpenSocial. Facebook's becon feature monitors the activity of users on partners more...
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Bebo joins platform Bandwagon

Not to be left behind, Bebo announced its platform move. Bebo's new Open Media plan will benefit both the content providers and the users. more...
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