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‘Social’ still a key part of Google’s strategy
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Newscorp’s big budget, dedicated iPad newspaper set to launch
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Chinese woman sentenced to labour camp over a tweet
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Facebook moves into MySpace
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Is this the future of online gaming?
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LinkedIn adding a member every second
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Twitter likes Facebook, sends friend request
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Amazon moves into the movie business
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Bored of Farmville? Here comes Cityville
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