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Legal Action Against Tagged.com
Friday, July 10th @ 7:00am PDT
The social networking site is facing legal action over claims it used illegal tactics to bring in new members and inflating traffic.
Facebook's Audience Grows Older
Thursday, July 9th @ 4:00am PDT
New data shows that the number of members 55 and over has quintupled since January, while those 18-24 has grown only 5%.
U.K. Online Video Watching Grows 47 Per Cent In A Year
Wednesday, July 8th @ 7:00am PDT
The number of online videos watched in the UK has grown by a staggering 47% in a year, according to a new report.
BT Drops Phorm
Tuesday, July 7th @ 5:00am PDT
British Telecom has quietly dropped Webwise, the controversial tracking technology from Phorm designed to serve up ads targeted on surfing history.
MI6 Chief-To-Be Removes Facebook Details
Monday, July 6th @ 4:00am PDT
The man who will become head of Britain's MI6 spy agency has removed personal details put on a Facebook page by his wife.
You Can Purchase Those Twitter Followers
Friday, July 3rd @ 5:00am PDT
In a sign of the times, an Australian company offers a paid service for those who want followers on Twitter.
More Privacy Tools For Facebook
Thursday, July 2nd @ 6:00am PDT
Facebook is planning yet another modification to its privacy tools, which it says will simplify management and give users more control.
Pirate Bay File Sharers To Be Paid
Thursday, July 2nd @ 4:00am PDT
The new owners of file-sharing site Pirate Bay have said they will pay people to share files...legally.
Child Porn Hidden On Hip-Hop Site
Tuesday, June 30th @ 4:00am PDT
Child porn distributors were using a hip-hop site to distribute images, and the site owner didn't even know.
Microsoft Looks For Razorfish Buyer
Monday, June 29th @ 6:00am PDT
Microsoft is looking to sell its digital agency, Razorfish, via Morgan Stanley.
Michael Jackson's Death Slows The Net
Friday, June 26th @ 5:00am PDT
As news of Michael Jackson's heart attack and death spread online, interest was so high that Twitter ground to a halt and many connections became slow.
Retailer Apologizes For Iran Tweets
Thursday, June 25th @ 6:00am PDT
A British furniture retailer has apologized for adding Iran hashtags to its Twitter ads.
Twitter To Start Charging For Account Verification?
Wednesday, June 24th @ 6:00am PDT
Twitter might well start charging businesses to verify their accounts...it's one way to make money.
Google Removing China Porn Results
Monday, June 22nd @ 7:00am PDT
Google has agreed to remove porn from its search results in China after criticism from the Chinese government.
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