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Apple Ping Lacks Facebook, Twitter Integration

Apple announced the latest version of its iTunes music player at a press conference earlier this week, including a new music-oriented social network called Ping which is designed to let music fans around the world discover new music. However, you might be disappointed if you want to use it to …

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EA Sports Launches Facebook Version of Madden Video Game

Leading video game company Electronic Arts is making a major splash into the social gaming market as CNET reports that it has launched a Facebook version of its industry-leading Madden video game franchise. Touting it as a “social experience,” EA has launched the Madden NFL Superstars game, which lets Facebook …

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Facebook Sues Teachbook Over “-book” Naming Rights

A new online community for teachers called Teachbook is popular for all the wrong reasons. That’s because social media giant Facebook has sued the fledgling site for copyright infringement. According to PC Magazine, Facebook claims that the fact that Teachbook’s use of the term “-book” at the end of its …

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Teens Want to Unfriend Parents on Facebook

The Los Angeles Times reports that almost a third of Facebook teens want to unfriend their parents on the social networking site, according to an AOL study released earlier this week. The AOL study, which was conducted with Nielsen Co., surveyed 1,000 parents and 500 teens and revealed that …

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Facebook Irked at Party Scene in New Movie About its Founding

Facebook could be coming to a theater near you soon — and the company isn’t exactly thrilled about it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Facebook executives aren’t happy with the tone and content of a planned movie from Sony Pictures which details the rise of the social media giant. Written …

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Redondo Beach Says No to Facebook

Dailybreeze.com reports that Redondo Beach has decided to delete its Facebook page after the City Attorney highlighted possible legal issues with maintaining a page on the popular social networking site. According to the article, potential legal concerns pointed out by City Attorney Mike Webb include whether Redondo Beach would have …

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Bain Joins Twitter as First Head of Revenue

Twitter continues to build an impressive sales team as it looks to monetize the popularity of its micro-blogging service. Tech Crunch reports that Twitter has hired News Corp. executive Adam Bain as its new head of revenue. Reporting directly to Twitter COO Dick Costolo, Bain will be responsible for helping …

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North Korea Joins Twitter

The Los Angeles Times reports that the North Korea government has officially joined Twitter, posting messages under the user name “Uriminzok,” which means “our people.” Although North Korea denies its citizens Internet access, Twitter continues to see plenty of accounts claiming to be from where U.S.

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Axl Rose’s Twitter Account Hacked

Guns N’ Roses fans in the U.K. were crestfallen this past weekend to read a Twitter post by lead singer Axl Rose that the popular 80’s music group were cancelling their upcoming tour, which was scheduled to include headlining performances at the popular Reading and Leeds Festivals in late August. …

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Twitter Announces Official Tweet Button

Twitter unveiled the Tweet Button Monday making it easier for users to share links on Twitter directly from any Web page. The Tweet Button also allows website owners and publishers of all sizes to increase traffic and their Twitter following.

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