A social network service essentially consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web based and provide means for users to interact over the internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging.
Small businesses embrace social media
May 14 - Financial Times
Google+, Spotify, Facebook get top Web awards
May 01 - France24
Twitter, Facebook to steamroll French vote result rules
Apr 19 - France24
Facebook-snooping employers limited in Canada
Mar 26 - CBC
News outlets losing ground to tech rivals: report
Mar 19 - France24
Click, unfriend: women more likely to do it than men
Feb 25 - France24
India won't censor social media: minister
Feb 14 - France24
Glam Media moves closer to IPO
Feb 06 - Financial Times
Super Bowl lends some muscle to global brands
Feb 03 - Financial Times
2011: The year of annoying fees
Dec 30 - CNN Money
North Korea seeks social network publicity
Nov 14 - France24
Napster creators reunite for video start-up
Oct 07 - Financial Times
South Africa: Six Tips to Optimise Your Social Ranking for Potential Employers
Sep 15 - AllAfrica News
Aug 27 - France24
Half of US adults using social networks: survey
Aug 26 - France24
Facebook-Twitter to face riot-spooked British officials
Aug 25 - France24
The dirty secrets of stealth online marketing
May 16, 2011 - CBC
May 05, 2011 - Independent
IPO Report: Renren, Boingo Wireless to lead IPO action
May 03, 2011 - MarketWatch
Friendster plans to nuke its user data
Apr 26, 2011 - CNN Money
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The Fox show choir teen dramedy, Glee, has said “Goodbye” in its third season finale. Most of the original cast is going in different directions following their high school graduation. Who will be cast for next season?. (May 24)
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Analysis shows security mistakes allowed LulzSec to steal sensitive information of more than 170,000 MilitarySingles.com members. (May 24)
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By Reuters
Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by financial and housing shares, after home resales rose in April to their highest annual rate in nearly two years in another sign that the housing market may be on the road to recovery. (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, BANK OF AMERICA, FACEBOOK, JAPAN, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FORECLOSURES
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After its successful IPO on Friday, Facebook was looking forward to its second day of trading, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg won't be too pleased to learn that his company took a big tumble on the stock exchange on Monday. Facebook shares (listed as "FB" on the Nasdaq) fell from $38. (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: SEC, MORGAN STANLEY, MARK ZUCKERBERG, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, WHITE HOUSE
By Reuters UK
Italy's political parties had hoped Beppe Grillo would fade away, but the comic who rails against their corruption and ineptitude and says Italy should default on its debt and quit the euro is going from strength to strength. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS
By Webimax
Since the Internet rose to prominence in the 1990s, it's grown rapidly as a communications platform and has created several industries, while assisting more in their expansion. The Web also has proven to be an incredibly effective marketing and... (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, ADVERTISING
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When you walk into a clothing store, how can you tell which items are actually popular with previous or would-be customers? Brazilian fashion retailer C&A has the answer: Clothes hangers that leverage the 900 million-plus users on Facebook to show who "likes" a particular item. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GERMANY, FACEBOOK, RUSSIA, MEXICO, POLAND
By IBTimes UK
Nasdaq chief executive Robert Griefeld has admitted embarrassment as technical problems caused Facebook's IPO to be delayed by 30 minutes. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, FACEBOOK, NEW YORK
By Prudents Squirrel
"All things will be revealed." Holy Bible. "The truth always comes out in the end." As they say. Fact: physicists state that the universe is like a movie, which can be rerun/replayed. Everything is recorded. - The advent of the network - The social and economic effects. (May 20)
By IBTimes UK
Facebook shares have closed at $38.23 after its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (May 19)
MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, MARK ZUCKERBERG, CALIFORNIA, FACEBOOK
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