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Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.16.2012

Facebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent ...

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11 Ridiculous Social Media Mashups We Never Want To See

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Social Media, Mashup, Facesquare, Linstapaper, Social Network, Facespace, Pinstagram, Slideexpand, Internet Mashups, Social Media Mashup, Mashups, Technology News

Social media mashups -- the combination of two independent social networks -- into one are all the rage right now. We recently profiled Pinstagram, th...

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Good Grief

Jill Robinson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Life Online, Facebook Friends, Skype, Twitter, Google Grief, Technology, Online Lives, Social Network, Tech Age, Pinterest, Technology News

As I sit alone, writing with this actual Papermate pen, which writes words you can feel, words firm and clear, that we are evolving into translucent creatures; Internet sprites, who will Twitter, text and pinterest through cyberspace.

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Pinterest Popularity Soars To New Heights

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Pinterest Traffic, Video, Twitter, Pinterest, Experian, Pinterest Popularity, Social Network, Pinterest Growth, Facebook, Slidepollajax, Pinterest Stats, Pinterest Users, Technology News

Party up, Pinterest users. Your beloved social image-bookmarking site has just reached (another) all-time high. According to marketing service Expe...

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How to Network in College

Her Campus | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: College, Networking, Job After You Graduation, College Job, Job Networking, Networking in College, Social Network, Job After College, Job Fairs, College News

It's important to remember that any situation could turn into networking, beyond just job fairs and school events. Therefore, it's important to always be prepared.

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WHOOP WHOOP! JuggaloBook, Insane Clown Posse's Social Network, Is 'Filth'

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Vice Magazine, Insane Clown Posse, Video, Juggalettes, Juggalobook, Whoop Whoop, Offensive, Social Network, Homies, Juggalos, Icp, Weird News News

Insane Clown Posse's new social network is a horny teenager's cough syrup-induced daymare. That's what Vice magazine is calling JuggaloBook, a Face...

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PHOTOS: Not Your Grandma's Embroidery

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Contemporary Portrait, Social Network, Embroidery, Daniel Kornrumpf, Hipster Embroidery, Facebook, Portrait, Kornrumpf, Arts News

Daniel Kornrumpf's woven portraits, exquisite in their detail and surprising in their effect, are not your Grandma's embroideries. The art has really ...

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Jesse Sues Lionsgate For $3 Million Over 'Camp Hell'

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Jesse Eisenberg, Jesse Eisenberg Lionsgate, Social Network, Lionsgate, Camp Hell, Video, Celebrity News

Sometimes too much publicity can be... bad publicity. ET reports that "Social Network" actor Jesse Eisenberg is suing Lionsgate and Grindstone Ent...

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Leo Tolstoy Is Quitting Facebook

Paul Greenberg | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Russian Literature, Social Network, Facebook, Tolstoy Russia, Comedy, Tolstoy Comedy, Tolstoy Facebook, Arts News

On the 101st anniversary of his death, a look back through Leo Tolstoy's epic Facebook posts.

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How Will Personal-Feedback Loops Affect the Hispanic Population?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Gottafeeling, Personal-Feedback Loop, Ethnicity, English, Cultural Feedback, Alicia Morga, Smart Phones, Hispanic, Spanish, Social Network, Immigration, Entrepreneurs, Northwestern University, Hispanics, Refleta, Race, Angelica Perez-Litwin, Educational Achievement, Feedback Loops, Voter Registration, U.S. Census, iPhone App, Immigrant, Technology, Ethnic Group, Prenatal Care, Latino Voices News

Could a personal-feedback loop help recent immigrants learn English more quickly? Might the idea be applied to concepts like voter registration or proper prenatal care, both of which are issues within the Latino population?

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Facebook Says New Evidence Proves Zuck Didn't Sign Away 50% Of Facebook

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Video, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Technology News, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Network, Facebook Lawsuit, Technology, Facebook, Paul Ceglia Facebook, Paul Ceglia Facebook Lawsuit, Paul Ceglia, Technology News

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Associated Press)— Facebook attorneys late Monday revealed evidence that they say proves a New York man fabricated a contract that he...

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Dutch Politicians Question LinkedIn Advertising

AP | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Social Network, Linkedin, Social Networks, Social Networking, Online Advertising, Advertising, Dutch, Technology News

AMSTERDAM -- Social networking site LinkedIn says it will alter an advertising technique, following criticism and questions in the Netherlands about w...

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How Companies Use Facebook To Hire And Fire

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Blogs, Linkedin, Twitter, Employers, Employment, Job Seekers, Social Network, Head-Hunters, Facebook, National Labor Relations Board, Business News

In an increasingly digitized world, roughly 45 percent of employers now reportedly use social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to scre...

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Simpsons Gets Winklevossed

Entertainment Weekly | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Social Network, The Simpsons, Armie Hammer, Winklevoss Twins, Celebrity News

Armie Hammer will double your pleasure once more: In a nod to his role(s) in last year's big-screen hit The Social Network, the 24-year-old actor has ...

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Google Axes Blogger And Picasa Brands

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Google, Blogger, Twitter, Google Plus, Google+, Social Network, Youtube, Branding, Evan Williams, Picasa, Rebranding, Technology News

Google will axe two popular brand names, Mashable has reported. Blogger and Picasa will be renamed as part of a branding push following the releas...

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Google Shuts Down Invites To Social Network Due To 'Insane Demand'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Google, Invite, Tech News, Google Plus, Google+, Google+ Blocked, Social Network, Invites, Shutdown, Facebook, Technology, Vic Gundotra, Technology News

If you were among the lucky people given a Google+ invite, treasure it. Though users were previously allowed to invite friends to try out Google's new...

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Google+ vs. Facebook: What They Have In Common

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Sergey Brin, Google, Tech, Google vs Facebook, Social, Google Plus, Google+, Slidepollajax, Google Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Network, Larry Page, Technology, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Google Plus vs Facebook, Technology News

This hasn't been Google's best year for social. First, word got out about an internal memo in which a senior exec warned that the company was behind i...

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What Big Media Can Learn From The New York Public Library

The Atlantic | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Library Budget Cuts, Nypl Programs, Library Programs, New York Public Library, New York Public Library Programs, Social Network, Media Lessons, Library Innovations, Books News

With all this change -- not to mention a possible $40 million budget cut looming -- it would be no surprise if the library was floundering like the mu...

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Aaron Sorkin Quits Facebook

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Social Media, Aaron Sorkin Quits Facebook, Poll, The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin, Social Network, Aaron Sorkin Leaves Facebook, Facebook, Aaron Sorkin Facebook, Video, Technology News

Screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin has quit Facebook, he revealed today at the Cannes Lions Festival in France. The writer of Facebook movie "T...

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Facebook LOSES Members In The U.S.

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Facebook Members, Facebook Users u.s., Facebook Stats, Facebook Growth, Facebook Users 2011, Facebook Users, Facebook, Facebook Traffic, Facebook Users Drop, Facebook Loses Members, Social Network, Video, Technology News

Facebook is almost at 700 million users, but it recently experienced big dips in U.S. and Canadian growth. According to Inside Facebook, the socia...

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SwoonXO and Shawn Fanning's Supyo Kickstart Live Social Networking Punch

Harmon Leon | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Swoonxo, Napster, Social Network, Supyo, Shawn Fanning, Chatroulette, Live Social Networking, Barry Cassidy, Facebook, Techcrunch, Sean Parker, Voip, Google Voice, Skype, Technology News

Chatroulette is like the Wild West of live social networking where deviant behavior becomes the unmonitored norm. Shawn Fanning's next big endeavor is a "live" social network site named Supyo -- Chatroulette done right.

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Tribeca 2011: French Film My Piece of The Pie Hits Back at Wall Street

Linda Hassler | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, My Piece of the Pie, Inside Job, Charles Ferguson, Social Network, Cedric Klapisch, Charles Chaplin, Moliére, New York News

The Wall Street flimflam boys who made mad gambles to enrich themselves, knowing losses would be government-backed, are still at large. We now have at least a fictional comeuppance for these thieves.

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Struggling Social Network To Wipe Out User-Created Content

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Friendster Makeover, Social Network, Friendster Overhaul, Friendster Redesign, Social Networking, Friendster, Technology News

On May 31, struggling social network Friendster will delete all user profiles, photos, blogs, comments and other user-created content as the site prep...

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Best Way To Live Long? Have Good Table Manners

nytimes.com | KATHERINE BOUTON | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Good Manners, New England Centenarian Study, The Longevity Project, Social Network, Leslie R. Martin, Howard S. Friedman, Lewis Terman, Books News

After reading “The Longevity Project,” I took an unscientific survey of friends and relatives asking them what personality characteristic they tho...

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Stars Fight For Increased NEA Funding

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Politics, Kevin Spacey, Art, Hill Harper, Academy Awards, Jack Lemmon, Social Network, Theater, American Beauty, Nea, Ars Funding, National Endowment for the Arts, Alec Baldwin, Arts News

WASHINGTON -- Kevin Spacey performed some impromptu "street theater" Tuesday to ask Congress for continued funding of the National Endowment for the A...

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