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Facebook accidentally unveils new “Lite” version

by Sue Walsh on Aug 14, 2009 at 02:10 PM

Thousands of night owl Facebook users got a surprise Tuesday night when they logged in and got a message saying they’d been chosen to beta test the new “Facebook Lite,” which was billed as a “faster, simpler” Facebook.  But just as suddenly as the “new” Facebook appeared it vanished, leaving… Continue Reading »

Facebook expands, acquires FriendFeed

by Natesh Sood on Aug 10, 2009 at 06:09 PM

Looking to expand its online reputation, Facebook just finished off an acquisition of FriendFeed, an online service for sharing links and such for an undisclosed price.  Facebook and FriendFeed have many similar goals, so it makes sense for Facebook wanting to acquire the lesser known FriendFeed.  In addition, FriendFeed has… Continue Reading »

Google Reader stops being a wallflower, gets more social

by JG Mason on Jul 16, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Google Reader is down with the whole social scene, just like Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed with 4 new ways to share content.  Google Reader is adding “fun” social elements like following, liking, and searching.  But is it too little too late? Google Reader used to be the place where I… Continue Reading »

Has Twitter found its monetization scheme: sell real time info to Google

by JG Mason on Feb 9, 2009 at 01:20 PM

Robert Scoble asked the question this morning, “is the real-time web a threat to Google”.  Many followers of Scoble on Twitter and Friendfeed (he unabashedly loves both) have admitted to searching their social network for answers/opinions before going to Google.  This segmentation of the search market is something new and… Continue Reading »

FriendFeed: Live blogging gone wild

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 16, 2008 at 02:01 PM

FriendFeed launched a new feature last night,  real-time updating.  With this feature, you can see all the most recent FriendFeed posts without even having to refresh the page.  As nifty as this new feature is, it can also get a bit crazy. The site has essentially turned the web into… Continue Reading »

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