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When Google outhustled Microsoft to sign an ad deal with MySpace
You don’t hear about MySpace much these days, which is sort of interesting given that it used to be the ish back in the day. But as we all know, Mark Zuckerberg smoothly positioned Facebook as the social network of choice, subsequently usurping MySpace’s influence in the process. But way back when MySpace was still […]
Continue reading...Harvard President Larry Summers calls the Winklevoss twins “assholes”
Thursday, July 21, 2011
We’re always willing to briefly venture out of the Apple world to point out some douchebaggery when we see it. Now we’re not entirely caught up on the Winklevoss/Facebook drama, but we do know that the Winklevoss twins (Cameron and Tyler) attended Harvard and sued Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea for what would eventually […]
Continue reading...Why Google+ has no long term traction and why Circles is not THAT useful
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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I’ve had a lot of back and forth with friends concerning the prospects of Google+. Put simply, I don’t think it poses much of a threat to Facebook. What Google has on its side is the ability to leverage its search engine and email prowess to really increase the number of Google+ users while at […]
Continue reading...New “Project Spartan” initiative from Facebook looks to circumvent iOS App Store
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Given how similar Apple and Facebook are to the extent they both want to wield absolute control over their products, the latest rumor emanating out of Silicon Valley isn’t all that surprising. TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is working hard on a new secretive initiative dubbed “Project Spartan” that will be an entirely new HTML […]
Continue reading...Caughtin the Act: Facebook hires PR firm to run smear campaign against Google
Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Subversion, my friends. This is what Facebook sneakily tried to do to Google in an effort to highlight the latter’s mischievous efforts regarding user privacy. Earlier this week, the PR firm Burson-Marsteller contacted blogger Chris Soghoian and offered to pay him to write an anti-Google article in a mainstream and widely read online publication. The […]
Continue reading...Move over Steve Jobs, there’s a Mark Zuckerberg action figure in town
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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After running into legal trouble with their Steve Jobs action figure, the folks at MIC Gadget are at it again, this time setting their sights on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. With the same attention to detail shown on the Jobs’ figure, the Zuckerberg model features the Facebook CEO wearing his trademark Adidas flip flops, zip-up […]
Continue reading...Now THAT’S a Creative Facebook profile picture
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Wow. This facebook profile pic from French artist Alexandre Oudin almost makes the new Facebook redesign worth it. Okay, the new Facebook design isn’t all that bad, but there was a time back when even the slightest change to FB caused a completely disproportionate backlash from incenced users. But how can you hate the new […]
Continue reading...Why Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu fears the power of Apple
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Columbia law professor Tim Wu has a new book titled “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” which traces the rise and fall of companies at the vanguard of new technologies. In a brief interview with the New York Times, Wu, who apparently came up with the term net neutrality, discussed why […]
Continue reading...Facebook blocked Ping over data reciprocity, says Zuckerberg
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
It’s well known at this point that Apple attempted to strike a deal with Facebook to integrate user data with Ping. After a reported 18 months of negotiations, the two sides were unable to seal the deal because the terms demanded by Facebook were too onerous for Apple to take on, according to Steve Jobs. […]
Continue reading...Facebook acquires FB.com, email service looking more like a sure thing
Sunday, November 14, 2010
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With rumors spreading that Facebook will launch, or at the very least announce, an email service on Monday morning, it appears that the company recently acquired FB.com, lending more credence to the notion of a web-based email service for Facebook users. A simple whois search reveals all. So why FB.com as opposed to Facebook.com? Well, […]
Continue reading...Facebook to unveil Gmail competitor this Monday – Rumor
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Google has successfully leveraged the popularity of Gmail in a number of different arenas, most notably by requiring Android users to possess Gmail accounts if they want to access the Android marketplace. And though there still remains a significant percentage of folks who use Yahoo! and Hotmail for emailing, there’s no denying that Gmail is […]
Continue reading...Apple to invest in Facebook? Facebook denies rumor
Sunday, October 24, 2010
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This seems far fetched to say the least, but Mashable is reporting that Apple may be a part of Facebook’s upcoming multi-million dollar Series E funding. According to our tipster, the world’s largest social network will raise a new round of funding in the next few months to fuel its growth and bridge the gap […]
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
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