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Ping Surpasses 1 Million Users
In less than two days, Apple’s Ping music social network has surpassed the 1 million user milestone.Apple introduced Ping as the centerpiece of iTunes 10 at its music event earlier this week. It is a music-centric social network where users can follow updates from both their friends and their favorite...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 5:20 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Etc: In less than 48 hours, over one million iTunes 10 users have signed up for a Ping account. No word on how many of those accounts were used for spam, though.
<!--body--> In less than 48 hours, over one million iTunes 10 users have signed up for a Ping account. No word on how many of those accounts were used for spam, though. Read More: Apple, previous Ars coverage Read the comments on this post
September 3, 2010, 4:39 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com
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Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit for $8.5 Million
Google has agreed to pay a hefty sum to make a class action lawsuit concerning Google Buzz disappear — $8.5 million, to be exact.The lawsuit dates back to February, when lawyers filed a class action complaint against Google on behalf of Eva Hibnick, a 24-year-old Florida resident and Harvard Law...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 4:07 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Better Manage Your Small Business’s Social Media Presence [APPS]
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: Sprout SocialQuick Pitch: Sprout Social delivers comprehensive tools that...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 3:41 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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AP: Yeah, we'd better cite pajama-wearing bloggers, too
<!--body--> The Associated Press didn't need any help from a bunch of unshowered bloggers pecking away at their keyboards from the basement offices in which they play "reporter," thank you very much. Now it knows better. At the AP's 2009 annual meeting, Chairman Dean Singleton reminded his audience (read the...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 3:20 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com
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Etc: The attorney general of Texas has opened an antitrust inquiry into Google's search-engine business.
<!--body--> The attorney general of Texas has opened an antitrust inquiry into Google's search-engine business. Read More: Google Public Policy Blog Read the comments on this post
September 3, 2010, 2:24 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com
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Facebook Search Now Displaying Top “Liked” Stories from Across the Web
In today’s world of real-time status updates, search is evolving to account for the social nature of the web. Facebook is pushing forward in this direction with on-site search functionality that now displays search results — for Facebook and web content — based on “Likes” and shares.Facebook appears to have...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 2:00 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Netgear offers 500Mbps powerline networking via next-gen standard
<!--body--> Even as the IEEE P1901 working group was set to meet this week to recommend its draft standard for broadband over powerline networks for official status, Netgear announced its line of Powerline AV 500 adapters that incorporate the HomePlug-compatible flavor of the standard. The new devices theoretically promise up to gigabit...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 1:51 pm| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com
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Ubuntu 10.10 beta arrives with new netbook UI
<!--body--> Canonical has announced the availability of the Ubuntu 10.10 beta release. The new version of the popular Linux distribution, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, is scheduled for final release in October. It brings some noteworthy user interface improvements and updated software. The beta ships with GNOME 2.31, which introduces support for...
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