Archive for October, 2007
Social Sites - From the Newsdesk
Sunday, October 28th, 2007From the NewsdeskArs Technica - Microsoft will become the exclusive ad platform for the social networking site while making a $240 million investment that values Facebook at $15 billion. October 24, 2007 - 04:20PM CT - by Eric Bangeman ICANN probing “insider trading” allegations
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007Sign up for the Gamasutra Daily Newsletter!Gamasutra - EA Gets Social Networking Dev Super Computer Electronic Arts has announced the acquisition of Atlanta-based Super Computer International (SCI), a provider of gaming client applications and software tools for the PC. Under the acquisition, EA will
Nokia’s Mosh marries mobile with social networkingBoston Globe - […]
Social Sites - Microsoft befriends Facebook with stake that values social networking
Friday, October 26th, 2007Microsoft befriends Facebook with stake that values social networking Times Online - Only in the relaxed world of social networking could a deal valuing a company at $15 billion ( 7.3 billion) be revealed so casually. Eschewing formal announcements, Facebook informed the world that Microsoft would buy a 1.6 per cent stake […]
Social Sites - Microsoft buys into $15 billion Facebook
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Microsoft buys into $15 billion FacebookHindustan Times - Microsoft beat off a rival bid from Google to invest $240 million in hit social networking site Facebook, in a deal that values the start-up at $15 billion. Microsoft’s $240 million payment gives it just a 1.6 percent stake in the Silicon Valley
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Social Sites - Putting a local spin on social networking
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Putting a local spin on social networkingInternational Herald Tribune - NEW YORK : Facebook and MySpace have struck a chord with people who want to socialize from a distance. But will people use social networks to actually meet their neighbors? That is the hope of at least one new company, LifeAt.com, which is putting a […]
Social Sites - Social Networking Testimony
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Social Networking TestimonyPREPARED STATEMENT OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Pamela Jones Harbour, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission Before the SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS of the
Social networking | Education IT | ZDNet.comIn a victory for free-speech rights, a three-judge panel overturned a judge’s verdict that a juvenile committed harassment, identity deception and identity […]