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  12/29/09 3:53pm Computing, Mobile Facebook was more popular than Google this Christmas

  Traffic firm HitWise reports that Facebook became the #1 most visited website in the world on Christmas Eve and Christmas, beating usual champion Google for the first time. dig deeper

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  12/17/09 3:44pm Computing, Mobile Facebook's U.S. racial demographics mirror those of the country as a whole

  Facebook used surnames to roughly determine the racial makeup of the site, and found that it correlates fairly closely with the makeup of the country as a whole dig deeper

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  12/15/09 5:00pm Computing bit.ly Pro launches, one-ups goo.gl and fb.me

  Just a day after Facebook and Google announced URL shortening services, reigning URL shortener bit.ly unveiled its new bit.ly Pro… dig deeper

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  12/14/09 7:12pm Computing Google, Facebook unveil URL shortener services

  Both companies have launched URL shortening functionality similar to that of bit.ly or is.gd, but for the moment their use is limited. dig deeper

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  12/09/09 11:10am Computing, Mobile Facebook updates privacy features, asks users to review settings

  Facebook said a week ago it would be asking 350 million users to review their privacy settings under the new model. Today's the day. dig deeper

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  12/04/09 5:50pm Computing Apple in talks to buy Lala music service

  This move could indicate that Apple plans to launch a web-based version of iTunes. dig deeper

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  12/03/09 12:30pm Computing Google Friend Connect integrates with Twitter

  This news comes right after Yahoo! announced a deal with Facebook Connect. dig deeper

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  12/02/09 2:55pm Computing Yahoo! integrates with Facebook Connect

  The first step in Yahoo!'s "Project Rushmore" social networking push will let you log in to Flickr, Mail, News, Sports, and Finance with your Facebook account. dig deeper

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  12/02/09 10:30am Computing, Mobile Facebook overhauls privacy features, kills regional networks

  The social network also announced that it has surpassed 350 million users; however, there may be signs that its growth is slowing. dig deeper

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  11/24/09 5:30pm Gaming, Computing Two million Xbox 360 owners used Facebook on the console last week

  Last.fm has also seen extensive use, but Microsoft was mum about Twitter's numbers. dig deeper

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  11/18/09 4:10pm Gaming, Computing Sony PlayStation 3 joins Facebook with firmware 3.10 today

  Sony says that more Facebook features are coming, but that it has no plans for Twitter integration. dig deeper

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  11/17/09 7:00pm Computing, Gaming Xbox 360 now does Facebook and Twitter, PS3 firmware 3.10 to add Facebook too

  Microsoft promised social networking on the 360 way back at E3, but Sony will offer similar features any day now. dig deeper

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  11/12/09 7:40pm Computing, Gaming Google SPDY protocol to speed up the web, Xbox Live gets Facebook and Twitter Tuesday, Microsoft denies Windows 7 was inspired by Mac OS X

  Google is working on an application-layer protocol called SPDY (pronounced "speedy") that it claims increases web page load times… dig deeper

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  10/26/09 5:35pm Computing, Gaming, Home A/V, Mobile New York Times editor Bill Keller says Apple tablet is "impending," Sony PlayStation 3 gets Netflix streaming, Facebook Share adds counter and other new features

  Bill Keller is the Executive Editor of The New York Times, so he ought to have some inside information about what the company is… dig deeper

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  10/23/09 6:52pm Computing, Mobile Facebook homepage revamp goes live, Netflix streaming-only service launches outside U.S., Amazon plans Mac Kindle software too

  Changes to Facebook's home page went live today. The home page is now split into two views — Live Feed and News Feed. The… dig deeper

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