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The wisdom of the crowd

July 30, 2010
By Social Media

Need the name of a good restaurant? 'Crowdsource' it from the 'netizens'.
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Spotify ‘will launch in US by end of 2010′

July 30, 2010
By Social Media

Spotify has vehemently denied an American news report that its negotiations in the US have made no progress, saying it is "still on track to launch in 2010".
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First Wikileaks, now Facebook. Is this the death of privacy?

July 30, 2010
By Social Media

The parallels between the Wikileaks saga and the openness of Facebook's user data are striking.
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Facebook launches Facebook Questions

July 29, 2010
By Social Media

Facebook has introduced a new 'ask a question' option for a small number of beta testers
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Facebook Q&A: the ‘leaked’ list of user names

July 29, 2010
By Social Media

A list of more than one fifth of Facebook's 500 million users have been collected and published by campaigners highlighting privacy fears.
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LinkedIn valued at $2bn plus on back of Tiger investment

July 28, 2010
By Social Media

LinkedIn has been valued at more than $2bn (£1.28bn) after a US hedge fund took a 1pc stake in the career networking sites' parent company.
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UK’s oldest Tweeter dies aged 104

July 28, 2010
By Social Media

The death of Ivy Bean, who was Britain's oldest Tweeter, was announced by her care home on the microblogging site this morning.
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Amazon integrates Facebook Connect to improve its recommendations

July 28, 2010
By Social Media

Amazon.com has integrated Facebook Connect into its website to help it improve the relevancy of its purchase recommendations.
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‘Most people’s purchases influenced by social networks’

July 26, 2010
By Social Media

The majority of consumers now consult 'friends' or 'followers' on social networks, such as Facebook, before choosing to purchase a new item, according to research firm Gartner.
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YouTube and Ridley Scott gear up for ‘Life in a Day’ film

July 23, 2010
By Social Media

The global YouTube experiment 'Life in a Day' will see filmmakers Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald edit footage from the 24 hours of YouTube uploads that take place on 24 July
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