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Social gaming market to pass $1 billion in 2011

LOS ANGELES - The social gaming market is expected to pass $1 billion this year, thanks to a rising number of users and a projected increase in advertising, according to research group eMarketer.

Facebook hoax recalls other similar corporate hijinks

The shocking (and highly ludicrous) news over the weekend that Mark Zuckerberg was going to shut down Facebook because it was causing him too much “stress” was only the latest in a long line of corporation-related hoaxes that have long amused, annoyed and bedeviled the public.
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SEC begins probe into Goldman Sach's investment in Facebook

US market regulator Security and Exchange Commission began examining disclosure rules for privately held companies and whether they need to be rewritten following the recent deals that allowed investors to buy shares in Internet companies like Facebook and Twitter.
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Facebook Narrowing Gap With Google?

Facebook has dethroned Google as the top-visited Web sites in 2010, as well as the most searched term of the year, a report says. Into 2011, it is to be seen whether the search engine giant can regain ground.
 Again Google sued, “Street View” running over privacy

Google, Yahoo hiring in India

Internet search engine Google Inc is hiring people to fill over 70 vacant positions in India in different areas to meet its business requirements.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Don Daufenbach is interviewed in his Cyber Crimes Center's office in Fairfax, Virginia July 24, 2009.

Child model pornographer gets 9 years

A man who used a “child modeling” website to push child pornography has been sentenced to nine years in prison, federal authorities said today.
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MySpace and Google reach new search, ad deal

News Corp's social networking site MySpace and Google Inc have reached a multiyear search and advertising agreement, ending months of uncertainty surrounding the partnership.
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AOL expands advertising offering, buys Pictela

AOL Inc. announced its acquisition of New York-based content marketing platform startup Pictela to bolster its advertising offering. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pictela is a platform for distributing videos, photos and applications across the Web in real time.
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Drive By Download Hits MSN, DoubleClick

DoubleClick and Microsoft Networks were victims of a drive by download attack that infected thousands of people with malware that tries to get them to buy unnecessary software to fix their computers.

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