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Google+ vs. Facebook: Game On

The war is on between Facebook and Google+ to win the hearts of users and last as the reigning king of social networking. Google+ is stepping up the game as it announced plans on Thursday to bring gaming features into the site, including popular games such as Angry Birds, which could be a major advantage in the fight to topple Facebook.

Are Google+ Games Pushing Facebook's Buttons? Plus the Latest Games Lineup

ANGRY BIRDS
The red hot Google+ that exploded out of the gates from its soft launch saw a slowdown of users in the past month. A regain in momentum appears imminent as the search giant launched its online games to Google+ users. With the advantages of developers, cash, and reach, Google has quickly produced a beta version of their games feature in order to maintain retention of their over 20 million users and fuels more contention with its rival Facebook.

Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am stumping for science

U.S. singer Will.i.am of the group Black Eyed Peas reacts as he meets youths of the 20th district of Paris, June 25, 2011 as part of the Paris Hip Hop festival.
Will.i.am, science teacher?With flashing lights, electric dance breakdowns and even some of his own robot-esque moves, the Black Eyed Peas singer is no stranger to the intersection of art and science.
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Google+ Learns From Facebook Privacy Mistakes

When Google+ launched in late June, it instantly became the new cool place to be on the web. The hip factor associated with Google's new social networking venture very much stemmed from the fact that it was initially by invitation only. In the week before the 4th of July and the days that followed, streams on reigning social media giants Facebook and Twitter were full of users offering invites and even more people asking for them.
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China's microbloggers rattle the censor's cage

China's microbloggers rattle the censor's cage

When Chinese journalist Wang Keqin found himself cornered in the countryside two years ago by police who were trying to stop him looking into a rape case involving local officials, he looked online for help.
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Zulily raises $43 mln in new funding

Zulily, a top flash-sales website founded by former Blue Nile (NILE.O) executives, said on Thursday it raised $43 million to expand further.
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Facebook Threatened by Anonymous Separatists

Anonymous, the digital protesters who specialize in temporarily disabling targeted websites, posted a YouTube video July 16 threatening to destroy Internet giant Facebook. The video went viral the second week of August and now has over 1.4 million views. At the same time, the @anonops twitter feed, thought by many to be one of the official mouthpieces of the group, tweeted Operation Facebook was fake August 9. Anonymous has no central leadership or designated spokespeople, leaving analysts and F...
Bert and Ernie

Bert and Ernie Gay? Not That There's Anything Wrong with That

Bert and Ernie aren't gay? After a petition for Bert and Ernie to get married grew to more than 5,000 signatures, Sesame Street felt compelled to come out and say that no - Bert and Ernie aren't gay and won't be getting married.
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Anonymous Threatens to Slash Facebook on Nov. 5

The hacker collective Anonymous has vowed to 'destroy' Facebook on Nov. 5, as Facebook is "selling information to government agencies" and "giving clandestine access to information security firms," according to a YouTube video.
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UK Riots 2011: Will Britain Curb Social Media?

Prime Minister David Cameron said he is considering banning social media Web sites like Facebook and Twitter for those suspected of criminal conspiracies following the UK riots this week.

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