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Watch out for these Facebook spam and scam apps

Be careful what you click: These malicious Facebook apps could take your data or even infect your computer.
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Terms & Conditions: Nothing you do on Digg is private

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Pro tip guide to social media profile pictures

Different social networks have different unspoken rules on how to make profile pictures work. Here's what to keep in mind before you upload a new photo.
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Social Bakers exposes ‘Fake Followers’ with free tool

Social Bakers launched 'Fake Followers,' a free tool that can help users find out how many followers are fake or inactive on any Twitter account.
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Storenvy rebrands as a digital mall powered by social for discovering cool products

Storevy is rebranding from an ecommerce solution into a marketplace where shoppers can discover cool creative products via social and genre-based channels.
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Facebook dropping ‘Subscribe’ button for ‘Follow’

Facebook is dropping the terms "Subscribe" in favor of "Follow" and joins social networks like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, already using the term.
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US ad firm Pontiflex sees its Twitter feed ‘go nuts’ thanks to similar name to Pope’s

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Facebook’s hated policy changes set to pass without a fight

Tweetro is back up on the Windows Store, but the Twitter app doesn’t come cheap

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SoundCloud rolls out site redesign with focus on music sharing and discovery

SoundCloud today rolled out the much-awaited New SoundCloud, a redesigned platform focused on sharing, curation, and discovery.

Casetagram adds a new way for Instagram artists to monetize

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Thanks to an update, the News360 iPhone app is now as sleek as it is smart

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Rdio’s redesigned iPhone app impresses with a faster, sleeker, better interface

Rdio updated its iOS app with a new, impressive design that could win streaming users over.

Start-Ups: Silicon Valley episode 4 recap: White Oprah’s in the house

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Tired of big box Black Fridays? Try going local for Small Business Saturday

Kick off the holiday shopping season by celebrating Small Business Saturday and use our comprehensive guide to make the most out of shopping local.
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British politician prepares to sue at least 20 Tweeters for libel

Start-Ups: Silicon Valley episode 3 recap: Dirty dancing divas

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Women, democrats vote big on Facebook

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Ambient app Highlight releases “biggest update ever,” adds context to profiles and digital high-fives

Highlight released its biggest update to its iOS and Android app, which enables users to add more information about themselves, and send virtual high-fives.
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Job marketplace SkillPages grows to eight million users and heads to the U.S.

SkillPages, a marketplace for finding professionals for jobs based on skills, is expanding to the United States.
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Terms & Conditions: Twitpic holds your photos hostage

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Hands on: Have you heard about this new Myspace thing? It just might work …

We go hands on with the new Myspace, a bold reinterpretation of the social network we all once loved ... and then hated. Can this overhaul win us back?
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Facebook rolls out dedicated News Feed for Pages

If you've been missing out on everything the brands you're following have published, you can find the posts on Facebook's "Pages Feed" News Feed.

YouTube’s ‘Time Watched’ signal was implemented because of misleading thumbnail previews

Laura Lee of YouTube revealed that Time Watched was a solution to penalize creators that were adding misleading preview thumbnails to attract clicks.
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Social media election reactions that made us laugh, cry, and proud to be Americans

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Social network Duxter wants to give gamers a place to call home

Social platform Duxter gives gamers a place to connect and communicate without any ties to other established networks.
Foursqure I Voted map gives a real-time election day fix

Foursquare’s ‘I Voted’ map delivers your real-time election day fix

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Copyright infringing tweets now withheld, not removed

Twitter changed its legal policy for tweets taken down by DMCA complains. Twitter now withholds suspected tweets instead of removing them altogether.

Hate when Facebook apps spam your wall? MyPermissions will identify the culprits

Got too many apps that you barely use anymore? Why hang on to them when they could potentially harm your social media accounts?
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Biz Stone talks photo-sharing, Twitter, and the future of publishing

Since stepping away from Twitter, Biz Stone has anything but left the startup scene.
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Surprise! The man who claims to own Facebook can’t seem to keep a lawyer

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Quora introduces Top Writers, drives attention – and rewards – to its most influential users

Quora continues to chart the knowledge graph with a nod to the most well-versed, influential writers using its platform.
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A field trip to the Facebook black market in which we buy 1.5 million accounts and email addresses for $5

There's a black market for just about everything, including your private Facebook ID, email address, name and it costs just $5.
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LinkedIn partners with YouTube to offer easier B2B video ads