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Former Addict? Stay Away From Facebook

Viz Mashable October 23, 2008 – 2:58 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder 4 Comments Addictions expert David Smallwood claims that Facebook can fuel insecurity in users, can cause something he calls “friendship addiction,” and should generally be avoided by … Continue reading

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Facebook Hits Record 39MM Visitors in US

Via Mashable October 20, 2008 – 7:43 am PDT – by Adam Ostrow 1 Comment With more than 39 million unique visitors, September was the highest traffic month yet for Facebook according to the latest stats from Nielsen Online. While … Continue reading

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Facebook Trumps Most Photo Sharing Sites With 10 Billion Photos

Via Mashable October 15, 2008 – 6:24 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder9 Comments Sometimes I forget how big the Internet is, and then something reminds me just how flabbergastingly, enormously huge the damn thing is. This time it’sFacebook, whose software … Continue reading

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MySpace, Facebook holding mobile social networking back

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: October 07, 2008 – 10:25PM CT Social networking made the leap from desktops to mobile phones a long time ago, and a new report suggests that MySpace and Facebook still dominate even on the … Continue reading

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Federal Government of Canada Groups (unofficial and possibly official) on Facebook

The following is a list of Government of Canada groups that exist on Facebook.  For the most part, these groups appear to have been created for social purposes; employee groups, etc.  This is not a complete list.  The groups below … Continue reading

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New Facebook Home Page, New Facebook Tagline Means Too Many Marketing Meetings At Facebook

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on September 30, 2008   Facebook launched more than a new iPhone app this evening – they also have a new home page (the page you see when you aren’t logged in) and a … Continue reading

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CIA, FBI push ‘Facebook for spies’

Via CNN.com By Larry Shaughnessy CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. A social-networking site for the world of spying … Continue reading

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CIA, FBI push ‘Facebook for spies’

Via CNN.com By Larry Shaughnessy CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. A social-networking site for the world of spying … Continue reading

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People…on Facebook

Via Mashable eptember 23, 2008 – 5:40 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder 1 Comment Finally, a Facebook application I can relate to. Instead of letting you send cute gifts, fluffy pets, sexy cards and similar nonsense, the Anti-Social Application … Continue reading

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Facebook Scours America’s Colleges for More Friendlies to Call Its Own

Via Mashable September 21, 2008 – 3:12 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski 6 Comments Are you a college student, graduate or undergraduate? How would you like to work for Facebook someday? Sound nice? Zuckerberg and company hope you think … Continue reading

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