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Zynga didn’t make the 2011 most popular Facebook game
If I were to ask “which’s the most popular game on Facebook” to someone that just interacts with the social network occasionally, the answer would probably be a Zynga-manufactured game like CityVille or Empires & Allies. Though many people that actually play the games from the ... Read more23 Dec 2011 - 102 reads
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Google+ adding 625,000 users a day
The highly criticized social network from Google seems to be populating its one deserted platform, according to a recent report. Although it’s unclear how many of the total users now on Google+ are actually active, the information is conclusive: the site’s userbase is growing at the stag... Read more29 Dec 2011 - 106 reads
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Facebook pushing Sponsored Stories down your News feed
If you’re one of those individuals that complains about Facebook changes all the time (as I am), then you’ll definitely won’t like this (no pun intended). Remember last January, when the social network decided to include Sponsored Stories within its platform? Those not-so-disguised... Read more22 Dec 2011 - 79 reads
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Microsoft’s social network aims to be “the new classroom”
A month ago, the latest Microsoft project leaked into the Internet and raised many questions. The Redmond company was working on a social network and many argued that such ship had already sailed for the tech giant. But there was something different in its development and its approach to social netw... Read more16 Dec 2011 - 97 reads
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YouTube acquires company to ensure artists are being paid
This year will be remembered as the year in which the fight over copyright got fiercer and harsher. SOPA, Protect-IP, Google’s blacklists, lawsuits and complaints are but a few of all the discussions surrounding piracy, copyright and artists’ right to get paid. In such environment, one ... Read more13 Dec 2011 - 101 reads
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Facebook adds tool to help preventing suicides
The biggest social network in the world launched a program this Tuesday that aims to help its users whenever they’re feeling depressed or suicidal. With the addition of “Lifeline”, Facebook is trying to do its bit when it comes to social responsibility. And although a feature like... Read more14 Dec 2011 - 69 reads
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The Global Square: Facebook for protesters
This have been the year of the massive protests. Occupy Wall Street, generalized protests in Tunisia, Egypt and Lybia and riots in Greece are but a few example for this. In all of those (legitimate) protests there’s always been an unifying link, something beyond the anger and frustration origi... Read more30 Dec 2011 - 87 reads
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Zynga ventures into new gaming genre
Zynga is one of the most successful companies within the social gaming industry, thanks to simulation games like Cityville and Mafia Wars, which hooked millions of players worldwide. It appeared as if the San Francisco-based company had discovered the golden formula to attract casual gamers and that... Read more05 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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The Angry Birds migrate to Facebook
Are there any more ways to squeeze more money from the Angry Birds franchise? Is there anything to add to the series, besides plush toys, comics, a TV show and fully branded editions? Apparently yes, since Rovio, the company responsible for the smash hit, thinks it’s about time to bring it to ... Read more26 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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Twitter to censor “inappropriate” tweets in certain countries
The key platform for the organization of recent protest movements such as Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring has shocked the Internet by announcing its newest ability: the possibility to “reactively withhold content from users in a specific country.” In other words, Twitter, one of t... Read more28 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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