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Can anonymous lists help Active Gifts win at Social Gifting?
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Got a great news idea? Google has $1m for you
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22seven opens to public
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Abe Lincoln Facebook story likely hoax
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FNB launches GeoPayments, officially this time
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240m people to watch TV on smartphones by 2014 [Report]
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FNB adds Geo-payments to mobile app, ignores NFC for now
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Facebook’s Yahoo! dodge: The best move in tech history?
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