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Facebook, RIM, & Twitter to discuss ‘social media ban’ with UK government
Following statements by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in the wake of riots which rocked England, suggesting that social networking sites and services should…
A short history of social media [infographic]
How old is social media? If you guessed somewhere around the 2000 mark you’d be very wrong. The first instance of what we now…
Rumour: BlackBerry Messenger Music may be launched next week
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Budweiser, Facebook, and football create history
Creating a small slice of history, non-league sides Ascot United and Wembley FC will be the first teams ever to have their football match…
Following Motorola deal S&P downgrades Google in opinion reversal
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Facebook ‘smoking gun’ evidence blows 84% ownership claim out of the water
Facebook has produced what it claims is “smoking gun” evidence that a New York man’s contentious claim to majority ownership of the hugely successful…
First authorised Steve Jobs biography set for Christmas launch
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Google buys Motorola mobile division for $12.5bn
Hours before the opening of US markets, Google announced in a press release that it had acquired Motorola Mobility for “a total of about…
Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry reply to proposed UK social media ban
Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry have responded to suggestions by British Prime Minister David Cameron that police and intelligence services should be empowered to shut…
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