WEB 2.0 AND WEB APPS NEWS
Microsoft's social networking site So.cl now open to all users
May 21, 2012 | JOHN RIBEIRO
So.cl, an experimental research project from Microsoft, that combines social networking and search to promote learning, is now accepting all users interested in joining the site.
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Why Facebook marketing doesn't work for GM
May 17, 2012 | TONY BRADLEY
General Motors has announced that it will no longer advertise its cars and trucks on Facebook
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Facebook at $104b will be 'most valuable company ever' to float in US
May 17, 2012 | SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Swamped by demand, Facebook has raised its initial public offering price to between $US34 and $US38 per share, which will make it the most valuable company ever to go public in the US.
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Social Media is worth the investment, say Indian CIOs
May 16, 2012 | VARSHA CHIDAMBARAM
Gartner claims that half of enterprises are wasting money on social media. But Indian CIOs who are bullish on the social media space vehemently defend their digital marketing spends.
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Internet Society opens Singapore office
May 15, 2012 | ANUSHKAR MOHINANI
Supports the organisation’s expanding membership and initiatives in the region
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Bing will tap Facebook, Twitter in answering queries
May 11, 2012 | TIM GREENE
Microsoft is introducing a phone-a-friend feature into its Bing search engine, allowing searchers to ask their Facebook and Twitter contacts to supplement information gathered by the search engine itself.
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Twitter Japan blog post says company leaked no user data
May 11, 2012 | JAY ALABASTER
None of the recently leaked Twitter logins and passwords came from within the company, according to a message posted on Twitter's Japanese blog Thursday.
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