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Social media reacts to Yahoo Axis

The reaction to Yahoo!’s brand new visually enhanced browser, Axis, has polarized social media users. Many are impressed by the company’s iOS app while others urge users to be wary of the desktop plug-in.

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'Thousands' hit by Facebook woes

Fidelity Investments said it was working with "thousands" of brokerage clients affected by trading issues that have engulfed Facebook Inc's much-anticipated initial public offering, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Who owns content on Facebook?

Facebook, accused of hosting allegedly objectionable content, said recently that the content on its website is owned by its users while it is only an intermediary.

Facebook conducts Timeline redesign tests

Facebook is conducting a small test of its Timeline redesign, on the popular social networking site, the company has confirmed.

Microsoft launches 'So.cl' network

While the tech world was abuzz with Facebook IPO, Microsoft quietly launched So.cl, an experimental site which brings together social networking, search, and media sharing to promote learning.

Facebook to open doors for kids?

Facebook may relax a ban on children under the age of 13 joining its site after finding that many kids, some with their parents' permission and help, were already using it.

Pak blocks Twitter, but minister says no restrictions

Pakistani authorities Sunday blocked access to Twitter in several parts of the country despite Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s claim that no restrictions were being imposed on the micro-blogging site.

Twitter agrees to adopt Do-Not-Track option

Twitter will honor requests from users who do not want their online behavior tracked in contrast with Web companies such Google Inc and Facebook Inc whose business models rely heavily on collecting user data.

Privacy key issue for Facebook ahead of IPO

The question of privacy and the use of personal data is a key issue for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street.

Zuckerberg's Facebook story: A study in contrasts

When Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who, despite his social network's worldwide reach, was all but unknown to the public.

Zuckerberg only eats animals he’s killed

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who updated his Facebook Wall with the post 'Became a vegetarian', has revealed that he only eats animals that he has killed himself because he likes to feel...

Facebook feeds hungry IPO investors more shares

With investors hungry for Facebook shares ahead of a hotly anticipated offering, the social network Wednesday unveiled a 25% increase in the number of shares to be sold at the market debut.

Facebook Ads: Is anyone clicking on them?

Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. In a recent poll, very few users surveyed said they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it. The ones who did click through were...

Is Facebook worth investing in?

Everyone knows it is a giant of the Internet that will make money for a long while. But is Facebook worth investing in at its elevated initial public offering price?

Twitter rolls out weekly 'email digest'

Do you find it difficult to keep a tab on the best of twitter every day? Here's some good news! Twitter is all set to dish out a weekly summary of the best tweets right in to your inbox.

What does Facebook's stock listing mean for users?

If you are one of the almost one billion people who use Facebook, you are unlikely to notice any major changes when you sign in this weekend.


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Yahoo debuts new web browser, Axis
Yahoo is counting on Axis to reverse its steadily declining share of the Internet's lucrative search market and bring it more traffic from among the growing number of smartphone and tablet users.
Review: Motorola ATRIX 2
The first ATRIX was an important device for Motorola. It was the second dual-core Android smartphone to come out in the market (after the LG Optimus 2x) and the first to showcase Motorola’s Webtop feature.
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Coming soon: 'Wikipedia' Town
A small Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia town."
Kodak: What led to bankruptcy
Eastman Kodak Co's long decline that culminated in a bankruptcy filing can be traced back to one source: the former king of photography's failure to reinvent itself in the digital age.
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