Facebook: Google+ has 'no users'

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Facebook: Google+ has 'no users'
Telegraph.co.uk
By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Google+, the nearly two-month
old social network launched by search giant Google, has been criticised by
a senior Facebook executive for its lack of originality, as well as for its
lack of users and appeal to ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/8706645/Facebook-Google-has-no-users.html>

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Facebook appears poised to seek dismissal of upstate NY man's lawsuit claiming ...
Washington Post
By AP, BUFFALO, NY — Facebook attorneys appear poised to ask a judge to
throw out a western New York man's lawsuit claiming ownership in the social
network after finding what they say is proof the case is baseless. Lawyers
for Palo Alto, Calif. ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-appears-poised-to-seek-dismissal-of-upstate-ny-mans-lawsuit-claiming-part-ownership/2011/08/17/gIQA3oyuKJ_story.html>

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Ford Launches Facebook-Based Mileage Challenge for Free Gas
Mashable (blog)
Ford is launching a Facebook-based contest to tout its F-150 Ecoboost's
ability to get 22 miles per gallon. Using the new trucks, eight drivers
representing eight different cities will compete to get the best mileage.
...
<http://mashable.com/2011/08/17/ford-facebook-mpg-f-150-ecoboost/>

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Facebook to help test 'six degrees of separation'
TG Daily
Yahoo and Facebook have teamed up for what they call the Small World
Experiment, designed to test the hypothesis that anyone in the world can
get a message to anyone else in just six stages, by passing it from friend
to friend. ...
<http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/57928-facebook-to-help-test-six-degrees-of-separation>

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Parkway Teacher Says New Facebook Law Goes Too Far
Patch.com
Parkway School District officials evaluate how to comply with a new
Missouri Facebook law prohibiting students and teachers from being
"friends." By Carlos Restrepo Parkway South, as well as many
extracurricular activities in the school, has Facebook ...
<http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/parkway-teacher-says-new-facebook-law-goes-too-far>

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Target in Facebook murder-for-hire case is gunned down
Los Angeles Times
A cautionary tale of Internet oversharing has emerged from Philadelphia,
where London Eley and Timothy Bynum landed in jail for discussing on
Facebook a plot to kill the father of Eley's baby. Eley's attorneys insist
that she was only venting on the ...
<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/target-in-facebook-murder-case-killed.html>

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Learn How to Enhance Voice of the Customer Initiatives Using Facebook and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Vovici, together with The Coleman Company, Inc., a leading provider of
outdoor products and gear, will discuss the benefits associated with using
Facebook and custom communities to reach out to customers to enhance Voice
of the Customer initiatives. ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/learn-how-to-enhance-voice-of-the-customer-initiatives-using-facebook-and-custom-communities-2011-08-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp>

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Publishers Clearing House Online Launches PCHSuperfan on Facebook
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, Aug 17, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Publishers Clearing
House Online today announced the launch of a new sweepstakes program
designed to increase engagement with its customers while bolstering its
presence on Facebook. ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/publishers-clearing-house-online-launches-pchsuperfan-on-facebook-2011-08-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp>

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Hacker Traces Laptop Thief Using Facebook Information

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Hacker Traces Laptop Thief Using Facebook Information
Mashable
After two hours of watching the laptop thief surf the Internet, Martin was
able to collect information on the man's name, school, address, IP address,
Internet service provider, wireless access point and Facebook ID number.
<http://mashable.com/2011/08/17/laptop-thief-facebook/>

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Google+ has no users says Facebook exec
SlashGear
Facebook execs have accused Google of having "emulated aspects of our
system" with its new Google+ games, though suggested that the social
networking upstart "[doesn't] have any users." According to Facebook
director of game partnerships Sean Ryan, ...
<http://www.slashgear.com/google-has-no-users-says-facebook-exec-17172326/>

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2 British Men Given Jail Time for Inciting Riots on Facebook
Voice of America
August 17, 2011 2 British Men Given Jail Time for Inciting Riots on
Facebook VOA News A British court has sentenced two men to four years in
prison for their failed attempts to use the social networking site Facebook
to incite rioting during last ...
<http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/2-British-Men-Given-Jail-Time-for-Inciting-Riots-on-Facebook-127924028.html>

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"Facebook Law" questions answered by Missouri State Teachers Association
KY3
by Jay Scherder jscherder@ky3.com MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
FACEBOOK PAGE: Questions posed by concerned parents and teachers and
answered by the MSTA. I am "friends" with my niece and nephew who attend a
high school in my district, ...
<http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-facebook-law-questions-answered-by-missouri-state-teachers-association-20110816,0,1884723.story>

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Facebook on lockdown in Calif. prisons
OneNewsNow
One Republican argues it's a good idea for California to work with Facebook
to deactivate the profiles of millions of inmates. The Golden State will
partner with Facebook to stop prison inmates' capability to use the social
networking site. ...
<http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1412854>

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Facebook Mystery: Man Killed After Ex-Girlfriend Posts Ominous Message

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Facebook Mystery: Man Killed After Ex-Girlfriend Posts Ominous Message
ABC News
By CHRISTINA CARON (@cdcaron) A Philadelphia man whose ex-girlfriend
allegedly used Facebook to put out a $1000 contract on him has been shot
and killed, although the woman and a man who answered her ad were both in
jail. Corey White was shot once in ...
<http://abcnews.go.com/US/facebook-mystery-man-killed-girlfriend-posts-ad-assassin/story?id=14318350>

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Facebook claims 'smoking gun' in Ceglia lawsuit
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Facebook attorneys filed court documents
Monday contending they have found "smoking-gun evidence" in a lawsuit over
whether a New York man is due part ownership of the social networking
company. ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219246/Facebook_claims_smoking_gun_in_Ceglia_lawsuit>

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Facebook riot calls earn men four-year jail terms amid sentencing outcry
The Guardian
Jordan Blackshaw, who was sentenced to four years in a young offenders
institution for inciting riots via Facebook. Photograph: Cheshire police
Two men who posted messages on Facebook inciting other people to riot in
their home towns have both been ...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/16/facebook-riot-calls-men-jailed>

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More drug companies close Facebook pages as Walls open
Washington Post
By Christian Torres, As Facebook gradually opened pharmaceutical industry
pages to public commenting this week, some companies said they had not yet
seen troublesome comments, while others continued to move offline to avoid
potential risks. ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/more-drug-companies-close-facebook-pages-as-walls-open/2011/08/16/gIQA1venJJ_story.html>

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The Choice: Facebook Cash Now, or Maybe Facebook Riches Later?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Shira Ovide That seemed to be the thinking at advertising firm
Interpublic, which yesterday announced it had sold a chunk of its stock in
so-hot-it's-on-fire tech company Facebook. Mazel tov, Interpublic. You made
perhaps 60 times your money. ...
<http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/16/the-choice-facebook-cash-now-or-maybe-facebook-riches-later/>

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Study: Google+ and Facebook using same ad-placement playbook
VentureBeat
A new study from EyeTrackShop that shows how users prioritize ads on
Google+ and Facebook will certainly be eye-opening to advertisers that want
to see how users shift their attentions while on either site. The
relatively small Swedish study tracked 54 ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/16/study-google-and-facebook-using-same-ad-placement-playbook/>

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Skype, Facebook Coming to PlayStation Vita
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius The Sony PlayStation Vita portable console will include
a number of downloadable social apps, including those for Facebook,
Twitter, Foursquare, and Skype. The apps will be free via the PlayStation
Store, Sony said in a blog post. ...
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391216,00.asp>

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PowerInbox Runs Facebook, Twitter & Groupon Inside Email
Mashable
At launch, PowerInbox includes email applications for Facebook, Twitter and
Groupon. Each app brings it with it the ability to view and engage with
site content from inside the email message. "Email hasn't really changed
in its last 40 years of ...
<http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/powerinbox/>

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7 Stupidest Mistakes We Keep Seeing On Facebook

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7 Stupidest Mistakes We Keep Seeing On Facebook
By Ruth Manuel-Logan
Are you guilty of committing any of these Facebook faux pas?
<http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-stupidest-mistakes-2011-08>
All Facebook
<http://www.allfacebook.com/>

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It's official: Facebook is the 21st century Nielsen family — Tech ...
By Colleen Taylor
Thanks to a new product from Nielsen and Facebook, the Internet could be on
the cusp of become a first-class citizen in the advertising world for good.
But there's just one problem: Do Facebook users want to be part of a
Nielsen family?
<http://gigaom.com/2011/08/15/facebook-nielsen-deal-online-campaign-ratings/>
GigaOM — Tech News, Analysis...
<http://gigaom.com/>

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Leveraging Facebook Ads for Obscure Charity Donations - Search ...
Facebook has been taking strides to make targeting a breeze, almost a
no-brainer, when using Broad Category targeting. Savvy marketers know when
and how ...
<http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2101610/Leveraging-Facebook-Ads-for-Obscure-Charity-Donations>
Search Engine Watch - Latest
<http://searchenginewatch.com/>

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Facebook wants to put an end to anonymity | Ubergizmo
By George Wong
At a presentation hosted by Marie Claire magazine about cyber-bullying and
social media today, Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark Zuckerberg [...]
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/08/facebook-end-anonymity/>
Ubergizmo
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/>

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Kids In College? Are Smart Phones, Facebook, and Skype Helping or ...
By Tamara J. Hicks, Psy.D.
Should you skype, text, email, facebook or call? By Tamara J. Hicks, Psy.D.
...
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-digital-self/201108/kids-in-college-are-smart-phones-facebook-and-skype-helping-or-hinderin>
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