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Why Google+ Looks, Sounds and Tastes Like 'Facebook Killer'

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is clearly disturbed. In an apparent effort to retain Facebook users from exporting their friends lists to Google+ and setting up their online social hub there, Zuckerberg has said the company is set to launch something awesome next week, without divulging what exactly is that awesome something.

Zynga Officially Files For An IPO; Looks To Raise $1 Billion

The company behind Farmville, Mafia Wars, Words With Friends, Empires and Allies and many other social games has officially filed for an IPO. In doing so, it follows in the footsteps of fellow social comapny, LinkedIn, which had an impressive IPO of its own last month.
Google+ Has Privacy Advantages Over Facebook

Google+ Threatens Facebook, China and Google: True or False?

Google+, Google's ambitious project to redefine the future of social media, has created a huge buzz. Google+ has posed threat to different groups in numerous ways - it has attacked boldly on the present social network king Facebook, while China allegedly blocked the access to Google+ with its great firewall, and Google's unpreparedness to face the massive influx of traffic has forced the beta version of Google+ to close its invitation door.
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China Blocks Google+ as Fear of Social Networks Persists

China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.
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Cold-blooded Internet censorship: Why is China afraid of Google+?

China apparently lost no time denying its people access to yet another western social networking service. Hours after search giant Google unveiled ambitious social networking service Google+, the Chinese government got the service blocked in the country, according to media reports.
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Apple snubs Facebook for its own social network

Just because Apple couldn't cozy up to Facebook last year doesn't mean that they have no back-up plan for their social network venture. Apple applied for a new patent for what some are calling iDating or iDate.
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HOAX: How bloggers outed Amina creator Tom MacMaster

Liz Henry a blogging veteran who says she has uncovered several sockpuppets like Tom MacMaster's in her career, was instrumental in uncovering the Amina hoax and quite possibly pushing MacMaster to post an apology to the people Amina's words effected.
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Google faces another China-like hurdle in Kazakhstan

A draconian order that requires all .kz domain names, such as google.kz, to operate on physical servers within the borders of Kazakhstan was issued last month by the country's Ministry of Communications and Information.
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Rep. Weiner Admits Lewd Photo Tweet, Pelosi Calls for Ethics Investigation

After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY on Monday admitted to sending a bulging underpants crotch photo to a Seattle woman and personal photos to six women in total, prompting House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA to call for an ethics investigation to determine if official resources were used.

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