Tag: social networking

Advisers still shaky on social media policy

Advisers still shaky on social media policy

(Reuters) – As the securities industry finally warms up to using social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, regulators are discovering that brokerages and investment advisers are off to a rocky start. Some firms are making major missteps as they…

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Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report

Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report

Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday.

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Facebook phone ‘due next year’

Facebook phone ‘due next year’

| May 28, 2012

Social networking giant Facebook is preparing to launch its own smartphone by next year, reports say.

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Facebook reportedly in talks to acuire Web browser maker Opera

Facebook reportedly in talks to acuire Web browser maker Opera

Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, it looks like the company has no intention of slowing down. According to a report from Pocket-lint, the social networking giant may be looking to enter the Web browsing market by purchasing Op…

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Big Brother is Watching: FBI forms a new internet-surveillance unit

Big Brother is Watching: FBI forms a new internet-surveillance unit

Most of us are very protective of our email, online banking, and even social networking accounts. We know what a nightmare it can be to get hacked, or just as bad, to have a stranger learn all sorts of personal … Continue reading →

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Prepare for the Facebook Browser [RUMOR]

Prepare for the Facebook Browser [RUMOR]

Are you ready for a Facebook browser that integrates the social networking behemoth into your online life more than ever? That’s exactly what could be on the way soon, according to one report.

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Facebook gets an A- for fighting ‘digital hate,’ Twitter gets incomplete

Facebook gets an A- for fighting ‘digital hate,’ Twitter gets incomplete

| May 23, 2012

Watchdog grades social networking giants on how well they remove digital hate, terror

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Hands-On With So.cl, Microsoft’s Social Search Site for Students

Hands-On With So.cl, Microsoft’s Social Search Site for Students

Microsoft’s new site So.cl — which combines social networking and search — is giving college students a platform to learn and collect information, news and pictures from around the web. But can the latest social network truly stand out in an already-…

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Facebook snaps up social gifting app Karma

Facebook snaps up social gifting app Karma

Facebook is very busy. The social networking company just had its initial public offering on Friday, made news earlier this month when it paid $1 billion for social photography app Instagram, and just acquired another notable app: Karma (also available…

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7 Companies That Could Have Been Facebook

7 Companies That Could Have Been Facebook

It’s been a long road for Facebook. What began as an intimate platform has turned into a social networking giant serving more than 900 million users.

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