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  • Kimber outlines Friendster plans

    The new Australian chief executive of Friendster has outlined plans to generate revenue for the struggling social networking site through advertising and by introducing a form of digital currency for users to trade.

  • Google's Kimber jumps to Friendster

    Google's managing director of its South-East Asia sales and operations Richard Kimber has left the search giant to take up a new role with social networking site, Friendster.

  • No Yahoo talks; Windows 7 on track

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday in the US that its on-again, off-again talks with Yahoo were firmly in the "off-again" phase.

  • Facebook to 'punish' bad apps

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed a change in the social networking company's approach to its application platform when he took the stage at the F8 conference in the US today.

  • LinkedIn retrieves Australian domain

    US-based business social networking company LinkedIn has taken action to retrieve the Australian version of its internet address from local digital marketing agency Clear Blue Day.

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    Embracing the 'F' word

    The world changes fast and many enterprises large and small fail to see the next wave or see it and dismiss it.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Security is no excuse for bad customer service

    Banks are under a great deal of pressure to keep their systems watertight but sometimes they implement security policies that make no sense and create unnecessary inconveniences for their customers.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    The home base station: Too much of a hard cell?

    Despite the fact that a study out this month has shown that the cancer risk from mobiles is more hot air than anything, how many people would be willing to put a base station in their home?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Facebook e-mail notifications breach privacy

    Shortly after joining the social networking site, I received an e-mail telling me a friend had "written on my wall". Within two clicks I was logged-in and had full access to her Facebook account.

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  • Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

  • The bonfire of online vanities: Web 2.0 critic speaks

    Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.

  • Facebook: The Google of social networks?

    Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?

  • Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

    The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

  • Gawker founder facing Facebook ban

    Facebook has taken Gawker Media founder Nick Denton to task over some screenshots of a member's profile that he posted on Gawker.com on Tuesday, Portfolio.com reports.

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