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[URL="http://www.twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL] announced today that it will derive revenue from ads. It's their plan to capitalize on their extreme growth since their 2007 inception. Personally, I think this will kill Twitter and I can't say it will be a bad funeral. Hopefully, someone will start another site just like it that …

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According to Facebook's chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, safety is the social networking site's top priority. Indeed, he [URL="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=381246352130"]says[/URL] that his team are dedicated to "creating an environment where people can connect and share comfortably" and has revealed a redesigned Safety Centre which provides new safety resources for parents, educators, …

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I've just come up with something better than [URL="http://www.twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL], [URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL], Email, [URL="http://www.hellotxt.com"]HelloTxt[/URL] or any of the other so-called social media messaging systems. I call it Instantaneous Messaging. Don't confuse my Instantaneous Messaging with the lamer, last century version called, "Instant Messaging." Instantaneous Messaging is better than Instant Messaging or any …

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More often than not the consumer worries that it will be bad news when a popular software tool from a small developer is bought by a bigger company. However, in the case of Tweetie, one of the most popular Twitter clients for the iPhone, things could be very different. For …

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Social networking site [URL="http://www.twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL] has found a new application - according to research from [URL="http://www.hp.com"]HP[/URL] the movies that get talked about the most are likely to be the biggest hits. That's not exactly what the HP release says, of course. It talks about measurement, it talks about accuracy and it …

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Legal firm [URL="http://www.tbilaw.co.uk/"]Tilly, Baker and Irvine (TBI)[/URL] has agreed to stop sending letters to Internet users when they believe they may be infringing copyright. The ironic thing is that this is the same week in which UK law changed to allow the Government to cut users off for precisely the …

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In March, Facebook proposed that there should be a number of changes to its privacy policy in order to allow it eventually share personal data with 'pre-approved' third party websites. Such information, should you be logged into Facebook and then connect to a third party website, as your name, gender, …

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The death of Guy Kewney early this morning is not only a huge loss to the world of IT journalism, but to the world itself. He deserves recognition as the first dedicated technology journalist, having started way back in the early 1970's, as well as devoted husband, father and a …

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What are the best social networks which you guys are using to get more traffic to your websites? I am using twitter & Facebook.

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So we know that today was the big day where the IPad was launched. There was a positive review in WSJ - All Things Digital. [url]http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/[/url] I personally waiting until the second launch or so when many of the first generation bugs are resolved. So did you get an iPad …

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There was a sutdy published that found that the majority of people check their Facebook first thing in the morning. Maybe I am guilty of such but I wonder who else on this site al so agrees with the finding of this study.

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I read that Facebook has changed their "Become a Fan" button to "I like" button - so my question for the members of this board are: 1. Will this affect how you promote your Face book Fan Page? 2. Do you think this will help increase Fans?

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Probably just about everyone over 25 remembers the game and show '[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego"]Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?[/URL]' If San Diego were around today (maybe she is, who knows), we would all know exactly where she was because she would broadcast her whereabouts by tying her FourSquare account to …

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I am trying to access how social media is used for work purposes other than doing a Facebook Fan outreach. I personally use social media to conduct a manual qualitative assessment on consumers' attitudes and behavior towards a particular treatment or condition. What about you?

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[I]So, did anybody hear tonight's mysterious southeast Portland explosion? [/I] Apparently a lot of people, like my Portland friend, did. ("Tonight" was Sunday.) What's interesting is how they used Internet tools to track down the location. As described in an article in the [I]New York Times[/I], people immediately started using …

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IPad is finally on sale. I dont know if I would get an Ipad so early in the game, especially since we know, there will be different version released that are bigger and better. Would you buy an IPad just to be connected?

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A news [URL="http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=135404&provider=top"]article [/URL]was making the Facebook rounds today, warning about a site called [URL="http://www.spokeo.com/"]Spokeo.com [/URL]that aggregates publicly available information. "It can list your address, a picture of your home, how much it cost, how long you have lived there, your approximate age and income, your relationship status and more," …

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i created a website in which the different people can register themselves after registration they registers their products which includes prices,specs,photos,outlet detail,benefits etc now i want is that i want to connect with facebook,twitter,my space now i want is whatever changes took place in my web page (products page will …

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I set up an accounts based on a niche. Amass a ton of friends followers with the tools (below). Then i will create groups/fanpages then invite all friends followers to these groups then i will just put my links in my groups/fanpages i created so they are merely small ads …

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First time posting; thanks for the welcome! Have been having all kinds of problelms lately (am in safe mode now) ran several programs (some things found; root kit?) ran Malwarebytes, SpyS&D, OIL, DDs, please checkk my logs; I tried deleting some things in HJT and they did not delete. I …

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[URL="http://www.nestle.co.uk"]Nestle[/URL] is a European confectionery manufacturer which upset a lot of people on Friday. Actually it upsets people quite often, it's a big business, they do that, all of them. But on Friday it annoyed people through its Facebook group, and I'd kind of assumed that wasn't the idea of …

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Hi Guys, I am new to this forum and would love to interact with you all. Here is my first contribution to this forum. Feel free to ask any questions or queries you may have. -------------------------- Twitter is a powerful platform to engage with your readers, connect new people and …

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since FB.Connect works only in javascript how do i send the user id from the javascript to JSP for it to be stored in the database. for example how do i use FB.Connect.get_loggedInUser(); to send the id to jsp.?

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As the saying goes, a man (and presumably a woman) is known by the company he keeps. In fact, last [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story224479.html"]fall [/URL]some MIT students did a study where they demonstrated that they could tell someone's sexual orientation by the sexual orientation of their friends on Facebook and other social networking …

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Forget about PC gaming, the new geek chic is social gaming and according to one new report it's women and divorcees who are leading the way. The latest [URL="http://www.globalwebindex.net"]Global Web Index[/URL] has identified that the most addicted social gaming players do not fit the typical geeky teenage boy computer gamer …

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Is it worth to purchase vBSEO to make your vBulletin search engine friendly??? It costs so much money to buy a vBSEO license, I wonder whether or not it is worth it? Did you notice an increase of search engine referrals when you installed vBSEO?

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Am I the only one who is not familiar with FourSquare? I know buddies who love FourSquare and constantly blog or tweet about it. I personally dont see the value. Can someone explain to me why this FourSquare is better than sliced bread?

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Is there a way to secure privacy in Facebook? I used to have very tight security and no one could find me. Now with the change, I get friend requests from people I never know. Annoying. Has this happened to you?

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After the FB change, I find it difficult to find the options to create a page. Can someone help?

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What do you guys think about delegating online marketing jobs (SEO, content writing, Social Media etc.) to freelancers from countries where English is not the first language? Is it worth it?

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It might be a little creepy for some but the fact that you can see your business contact's Facebook picture when composing an email on Outlook is all a reality now. I actually use Xobni for MS Outlook and my contact got freaked out when I told her she has …

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Would you partake a social media abstinence during your solo trip to a far region or even just to be more productive?

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Hello, After trying to use both social bookmarking directories and web directories method that I learned from this forum, I think I go with social bookmarking method to submit my new articles or pages to them. I think social bookmarking directories are better for SEO to index my new pages. …

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As you are trying to assess the traffic of your website, aside from reviewing the analytic reports, what other accessory tools or plug-in do you use to monitor traffic. I know some tools are browser based meanwhile others are analytic tool based. I found this one for Google Analytics - …

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I'm very curious if there is a certain time in the day when people are on social networks more, or any site for that matter and I was hoping someone could point me to a site that shows you hour by hour traffic for websites. I know that in the …

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I was driving down the highway the other day, and it ocurred to me that Facebook sucks. No, really it does. Sure, it lets us connect with friends and we all put up with it, but think about just how bad it is. [LIST] The security features are hard to …

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Hello There, I am Edikan, i owned a forum (A simple machine forum) and some few months now spammers has been disturbing me in my forum. they used robots to post spam post like pornographic links which is disturbing my forum in appearing in search engine as also i waste …

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I read somewhere that social media is advertising - I dont think it is but I do think that social media is non-blatant advertising because it allows you to still advertise yourself or your product and social media can help you with your branding.

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After finding out that criminal [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253452.html"]attorneys [/URL]and divorce [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220645.html"]lawyers [/URL]are using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to find out information for and about clients, it shouldn't be any surprise that banks are doing the same thing. "Companies like RapLeaf of San Francisco have been quietly gathering information …

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One of my clients has asked me to look into the value for them to set up a Facebook Fan page for their business. They are not the author of their main product offering but they have authored two utilities that work with the product. Their main product offering is …

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The answer, it seems, is everyone. The total number of 140 character maximum [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story231619.html"]messages posted to Twitter stood at 5 billion[/URL] late last October (up from a billion the November before) but has leapt forward as the popularity of the micro-blogging system goes into overdrive and last night hit the …

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[COLOR="Green"][B]Top 10 Social Media Do's and Don'ts[/B][/COLOR] Social media, including sites like Twitter and Facebook, can help you find a job and connect with people who can assist you with growing your career. However, it works both ways. Social media when used the wrong way can backfire and jeopardize a …

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Federal magistrate Barry Garber has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed for what a student said was a violation of her First Amendment rights after she was suspended for setting up a Facebook page that criticized her teacher. Katherine Evans was a junior in Pembroke Pines Charter High School in …

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Hi I want to long & genuine 2000 social bookmarking site list. plz share your list if you have . Thanx

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It may only have impacted a "small number of users" for a "short period of time" as a Facebook spokesperson put it, but by pushing out buggy code the social networking giant created a potentially huge privacy problem for those whose accounts it did touch upon. Considering that Facebook has …

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Three Google executives have been found guilty and given six month suspended sentences in a case revolving around the posting of a video to YouTube which shows a teenager with Down's Syndrome being bullied. According to the [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8533695.stm"]BBC[/URL] Google itself is none too happy with the verdict, quoting the Chief …

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I never really heard of "Buzz" until today when I am logging into my Gmail account and I was welcome to a Buzz login. I like the little colorful logo and it seems it integrates tweet feeds and other "friends" on your gmail account address book. But what do you …

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