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Google Social Search Global Debut

Google disclosed plans to make its social search available to global users in 19 languages over the next week, and more languages later.
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LinkedIn's $45 IPO stock value overpriced?

With business networking site LinkedIn going public on May 19, investors have claimed that the company's plan to sell in the range of $43 - $45 per share is overpriced.
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Egypt military denies plan to pardon Mubarak

Egypt’s ruling military council released a report on Wednesday that it does not intend to interfere in judicial affairs, denying reports that it might pardon former President Hosni Mubarak.
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Facebook lobbied to kill network privacy: report

Facebook has spent more than $6,600 lobbying California state officials to negate the Social Networking Privacy Act which will impose penalty on social networking sites for displaying personal details of children under 18.

New York aims to be the Next Top Digital City in America

Through official partnerships with Twitter, Facebook, and NY-based startups Foursquare and Tumblr, New York City aims to be the top digital city in America. The city's first chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, joined Mr. Bloomberg in presenting the Road Map for the Digital City, and how to expand its online presence.
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'Cyber Scout' volunteers to protect King in Thailand

The surging rebellions through internet urging to overthrow the political coup in the middle east has probably motivated the Thai justice ministry to patrol cyberspace in search of anybody violating the kingdom’s strict lese majeste rules, an offence punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
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Clock ticks down to final Endeavor launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Royal fashion show: Princess Beatrice's hat

Art and life often mimic each other, and it was no different at the Royal Wedding where Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie looked akin to Cinderella's wicked stepsisters.Princess Beatrice's hat has become so famous that it even has its own Facebook page. So who created the hat?

World’s 10 Fastest Growing Brands

Facebook became the world's fastest growing brand in the Brandz Top 100 ranking, published by Millward Brown. With its brand valued at $19.1 billion, Facebook also entered in to the top 100 most valuable global brands in 2011 at number 35. It is also the first time the Facebook has appeared at all in Milward Brown's ranking, now in its sixth year.
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Victoria Secret Angels kick off summer tour [PHOTOS]

Victoria's Secret bombshells, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Erin Heatherton and Candice Swanepoel made heads turn once again on Thursday as they officially announced the launch of their summer tour.

Facebook Admits Hiring PR Company for Google Smear Campaign

After speculation of Facebook’s recent smear attempt against Google, it was confirmed that the largest social networking website hired PR firm Burson-Marstellar to plant stories attacking Google’s content publishing and privacy practices. The bitter rivalry is now in the open; Facebook acknowledged using a 3rd party to assist in the campaign.

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