Web 'Handles' vs. Phone Numbers
Forget phone numbers and email addresses; the era of the Internet "handle" is emerging.
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Online retailers turn to social networks for holiday profits
Buying things has always been social.
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Flow launches new data exchange technology
A startup called Flow Search Corp. recently launched real-time data exchange technology for mobile developers, consumers and enterprises.
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Facebook goes through corporate reorg
Facebook confirmed Thursday that it has launched a corporate reorganization around its product development.
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Twitter didn't fuel U.K. riots, study says
After the U.K. government blamed social networks for fueling the riots last summer, a study shows that Twitter did not incite rioters but was used as a source for positive work.
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Facebook disables bug used to expose Zuckerberg photos
A Facebook bug came back to haunt the company's co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
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Opera releases interim version 11.6, continues work on hardware acceleration
Opera Software on Tuesday released Opera 11.6, an interim build to tide over users while the company continues to work on version 12 and its hardware acceleration.
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'What's your handle?' to replace 'What's your number?'
Forget phones numbers and email addresses. The era of the Internet handle is emerging.
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Top search queries, Facebook posts shine light on 2011
As the end of the year approaches, a look at what people searched for and shared online can start painting a picture of what most interested people during 2011.
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Google+ traffic jumps as users stay longer on site
Fledgling social network Google+ has had a recent traffic boost, recording its third-largest week of visits since the site launched in June, according to online traffic monitor Experian Hitwise.
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Don't blame Anonymous for Facebook porn storm, says researcher
The recent spam attack that planted pornographic images on Facebook was not the work of Anonymous, a security researcher said today.
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Facebook users reel from porn spam attack
After being bombarded with hard-core pornographic and violent images on their news feeds, some Facebook users may change how and if they use the social network, according to industry analysts.
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Facebook porn storm used same tactics as May's Bin Laden spam
The attacks against Facebook that planted pornography on users' news feeds relied on the same trickery as a campaign last spring that touted the death of Osama Bin Laden, a security researcher said today.
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Facebook may be close to privacy deal with FTC
Facebook is close to reaching a deal with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the social network engaged in "deceptive behavior" when changing its privacy settings, according to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
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Adobe said ready to drop mobile Flash
Adobe Systems Wednesday is expected to disclose plans for 750 job cuts, cutting its investment in enterprise software and a halt to mobile Flash browser development.
