CTV.ca

Pew study finds Facebook users receive more warm fuzzies than they give Washington Post NEW YORK — The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though. A new study out Friday found that the average user of the world's biggest online social network gets more than they … Pew study: Facebook users don't follow golden ruleUSA TODAY Average Facebook Users Get More Than They GivePC Magazine Facebook's $100 billion valuation may be vaporwaremsnbc.com BusinessWeek all 1,081 news articles »

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Globe and Mail

No 'Facebook fatigue' for longtime users Reuters By Ian Simpson | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – So much for "Facebook fatigue." A survey released on Friday shows that people who have used the social networking site over a long period – since its founding in 2004, say – show no sign that they have tired of … Facebook IPO: A look at what we learned from the filingsWashington Post Facebook public stock offering presents questionsGreen Bay Press Gazette Facebook Goes PublicKELOLAND TV Wall Street Journal -Toronto Star -San Jose Mercury News all 7,894 news articles »

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CBC.ca

What Does a Facebook IPO Mean for Users? PC Magazine By Jill Duffy It's official. The very public social network Facebook is really going public. But what does that mean to Facebook users? Will the company now be under even more pressure to sell your information? Will the next few weeks bring a glut of … Facebook's Financials Raise Renewed Valuation QuestionsWall Street Journal Facebook's IPO filing, by the numbersLos Angeles Times Facebook's $100 billion valuation may be vaporwaremsnbc.com San Jose Mercury News -San Francisco Chronicle -Washington Post all 7,063 news articles »

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Globe and Mail

Facebook Used by Half of the World's Internet Users, Save Asia PC Magazine By Mark Hachman Facebook's IPO filing reveals that, with the exception of Asia, Facebook connects more than half of the world's Internet users. Facebook's $5 billion IPO filing on Wednesday was built on the backs of 845 million users, the latest user … Facebook's financial temptation: Money managers, other experts weigh in on …Washington Post Facebook IPO filing reveals some eye-poppersComputerworld Facebook IPO: where ambition meets paranoiaTelegraph.co.uk The Guardian -CNNMoney all 7,095 news articles »

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SlashGear

Facebook Timeline and Apps turn users off with over-sharing SlashGear Facebook Timeline and the Open Graphs “apps” are proving more turn-off than value-add to users, according to research by security firm Sophos and SlashGear, with many considering deleting their Facebook account after the recent profile changes. Almost nobody wants Facebook TimelineTG Daily What if Facebook Timeline was read instead of your CV?The Guardian (blog) Facebook's controversial 'timeline' feature is supported by just one in ten usersDaily Mail USA TODAY -PC Magazine -InformationWeek all 149 news articles »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Just one in ten Facebook users supports 'timeline' feature Telegraph.co.uk Fewer than one in 10 Facebook users support its plans to make its biographical “timeline” feature compulsory. By John Bingham As part of a major overhaul of the site, all publicly viewable messages, comments and photographs will be grouped together by … Timeline a chance for a Facebook do-overUSA TODAY Poll: Facebook Timeline Worries Most UsersPC Magazine Facebook's Timeline Soon Will Be MandatoryInformationWeek msnbc.com -Sin Chew Jit Poh -Fox News all 130 news articles »

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Fox News

Poll: Facebook Timeline Worries Most Users PC Magazine By Angela Moscaritolo As Facebook continues to roll out its Timeline feature to all profiles worldwide, most users are concerned about the change, according to a poll conducted by computer security firm Sophos. In the polling of 4110 Facebook users, … Facebook's Timeline Soon Will Be MandatoryInformationWeek How to get the most out of Facebook's new Timeline AppsFox News Facebook users braced for changeThe Press Association msnbc.com -Inside Facebook -Mashable all 93 news articles »

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Fox News

Facebook users braced for Timeline changes RTE.ie Changes to Facebook always provoke controversy and more is expected during the next few weeks as users are forced to adapt to the website's Timeline feature. Changes to Facebook always provoke controversy and more is expected during the next few weeks … Poll: Facebook Timeline Worries Most UsersPC Magazine Facebook's Timeline Soon Will Be MandatoryInformationWeek How to get the most out of Facebook's new Timeline AppsFox News msnbc.com -Inside Facebook -Mashable all 85 news articles »

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CBC.ca

Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out Washington Post Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices. The information will enable Google … Lawmakers Press FTC on Whether Google Violated Privacy AccordBusinessWeek Google And Privacy: Nothing To See Here, Move OnInformationWeek Google Defends Privacy Changes as Questions MountPCWorld msnbc.com -CNET -San Francisco Chronicle all 692 news articles »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Google: Users Are 'Delighted' With Our Search Changes (GOOG) San Francisco Chronicle The blogosphere's reaction to this change, which Google called Search Plus Your World, was swift, loud, and mostly negative. But in all the noise, what do users think? According to Google search fellow Amit Singhal, who first announced the changes, … Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt outWashington Post Lawmaker takes on GoogleMontreal Gazette Lawmakers Press FTC on Whether Google Violated Privacy AccordBusinessWeek Reuters -msnbc.com -InformationWeek all 683 news articles »

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ABC News

Twitter faces accusations of censorship; users plan Saturday boycott Washington Post Some Twitter users say they will boycott the service on Saturday after the company announced it may begin blocking tweets in specific countries. The social network said Thursday that it had given itself the ability to block content on a … Twitter Enacts Censorship RegimePC Magazine Twitter Censorship in Some Countries Spurs User ProtestseWeek #TwitterBlackout: Protests brew as complaints over censorship come to a boilChristian Science Monitor Mashable -The Guardian -AFP all 1,145 news articles »

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BBC News

Megaupload Takedown Questioned By Users, Lawyers InformationWeek Scrutiny increases from users and lawyers regarding the DOJ's decision to block legally uploaded content and pursue criminal charges against file-sharing company.. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Did US authorities overstep their jurisdiction … FileSonic Blocks File Sharing After Megaupload BustMashable In Wake of Megaupload Arrest, 2 File-Sharing Sites Truncate ServicesReuters Following Megaupload takedown, FileSonic & FileServe remove sharing featuresVentureBeat Financial Times -Prefixmag -Outcome Magazine all 151 news articles »

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The Guardian

Megaupload closure hits legitimate users Sydney Morning Herald Under a cloud … Kim Dotcom in Hong Kong in 1999. He was arrested during a party at the Auckland mansion he leases (inset). Photo: Reuters THE operation to arrest the founder of the online file-sharing service Megaupload and close down the website has … What's the controversial site Megaupload.com all about?CNN New Zealand reveals high-octane arrest in Internet fraud caseReuters Inside the Lavish Life Of Web's Mr. DotcomWall Street Journal New York Times -Washington Post -PC Magazine all 3,070 news articles »

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Times LIVE

Facebook Will Let Users Share More Activities With Friends BusinessWeek By Brian Womack and Douglas MacMillan Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc. is adding more developers and applications to a program that lets users alert friends to the music they're listening to and the news stories they're reading. … More Sharing Comes to Facebook With New AppsABC News Facebook Timeline Apps spreads Open Graph to travel, food, moreSlashGear Now In Facebook Timeline, Foodily Shows Friends The Food Their Friends Want To EatSacramento Bee AFP -TechRadar UK -San Francisco Chronicle all 365 news articles »

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Fox News

Hackers zap Zappos: Info from 24 million users stolen Fox News AP Popular online shoe retailer Zappos.com said late Sunday that hackers had accessed its network, stealing customer account information from as many as 24 million customers. Credit card information was not stolen, company CEO Tony Hsieh said in a … Amazon-owned Zappos warns users after cyber-attackBBC News Zappos discount site 6pm hacked too; International shutters slammedSlashGear Non-US Customers Kept in Dark as Zappos Cleans up After Data BreachPCWorld Detroit Free Press -KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas all 86 news articles »

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Daily Mail

Cyberattack Exposes 20000 Israeli Credit Card Numbers and Details About Users New York Times JERUSALEM — The credit card details of more than 20000 Israelis were exposed on the Internet in two waves this week by a hacker or team of hackers who said they were Saudis. Some Israeli officials described the release of the information as … Alleged Saudi hacker discloses more Israeli credit card numbersWashington Post Hacker Takes Credit for Wave of Cyber Attacks on IsraelFox News Israel concerned may be under cyber attackReuters InformationWeek -Los Angeles Times all 330 news articles »

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Techi

Google+ reaches 62M users, still not giving Facebook a run for its money VentureBeat Google+ has reached 62 million registered users and is signing up 625000 new users per day, according to unofficial Google+ statistician and Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen. For a social network that was invite-only until July 2011, those numbers are … Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User …TechCrunch Google+ passes 62 million users, adding 625000 new users dailySlashGear Google+ may reach 400 million users by end of 2012Los Angeles Times CNET -Mashable -Bloomberg all 24 news articles »

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Techi

Google+ passes 62 million users, adding 625000 new users daily SlashGear It may be because of the brand appeal, the TV commercials, the Android 4.0 release, or the general holiday spirit (or rather, blatant commercialism) that Christmas brings, or an amalgamation of all these factors, but there is no doubt that the number … Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User …TechCrunch Google+ may reach 400 million users by end of 2012Los Angeles Times Ads show how Google+ is desperate for real peopleCNET Mashable -Times of India all 21 news articles »

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Business Insider

Google+ may reach 400 million users by end of 2012 Los Angeles Times It's a guessing game but only Google has the real answers: How many users does its Google+ social networking service have? And how actively are they using it? The Internet search giant is adding 625000 new users a day to the service and will finish … Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User …TechCrunch Google+ Service May Have 400 Million Users by End of 2012BusinessWeek Google+ eyes 400m users by end 2012Times of India CNET -Mashable -VentureBeat all 19 news articles »

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Business Insider

Google+ Service May Have 400 Million Users by End of 2012 BusinessWeek By Nick Turner Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. is adding 625000 new users a day to the Google+ social-networking service, which may total 400 million members by the end of next year, according to independent analysis of its growth. … Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User …TechCrunch Google+ reaches 62 million users, still not giving Facebook a run for its moneyVentureBeat Google+ May Have 400 Million Users by End of Next Year, Statistician SaysBloomberg Mashable -CNET -DigitalJournal.com all 15 news articles »

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