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Facebook Confirms: International Suspension for Top Friends Application
Facebook has just confirmed that this is an intentional suspension for Top Friends Application
Top Friends Application Vanished from Facebook
A hugely popular Slide application called Top Friends has simply vanished from Facebook’s site. Users who had installed it don’t see it, searches for it in the directory turn up empty, and the URL for …
MySpace De-Clutters, Clearing Room for Big Ads
MySpace is getting a renovation this week as it seeks to build advertising revenue and provide a simplified experience to consumers. Famous for its busy, flashing pages, the social networking site is going for …
Comcast Bought Plaxo, Deal Closed Today
The rumors were accurate: Comcast will announce their acquisition of social contact list Plaxo today. Financial terms are not being disclosed, but the purchase price is between $150 and $170 million. Plaxo, which was founded …
Blogs: 50 most powerful
From Prince Harry in Afghanistan to Tom Cruise ranting about Scientology and footage from the Burmese uprising, blogging has never been bigger.
Facebook vs. MySpace: The battle for global social dominance
MySpace still has a hefty traffic lead over Facebook in the U.S., so it was big news when ComScore released 2008 data that showed Facebook gaining quickly on MySpace in international traffic.
Web credit advert complaints
The Facebook website is accused of allowing young people to be targeted by companies offering easy loans.
Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web
Google is expected to join the social network data portability crowd with “Friend Connect” on Monday. TechCrunch speculates that Friend Connect will be a set of “APIs for Open Social participants to pull profile information from social …
New Trend: The rise of social gaming
Last week a brand-new video game, Grand Theft Auto IV, racked up US$500 million dollars in sales — in one week.
Last year online gaming attracted 28 percent of the total worldwide online population — almost …
Microsoft interested in Facebook
Microsoft gauged Facebook’s interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant’s failed takeover attempt of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The newspaper reported on its website that Microsoft’s bankers put out subtle signals to Facebook, …
