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EU Wants Tighter Privacy on Social Networks
EU Wants Tighter Privacy on Social Networks
Are social networks such as Facebook and MySpace doing enough to protect their users’ privacy? In the European Union, they might need to do more. A panel of European regulators has laid out operating guidelines for social networks, which will ensure their compliance with strict – ...
Facebook Taking Aim at Twitter: Latest Redesign Encourages Public Status Updates
Facebook Taking Aim at Twitter: Latest Redesign Encourages Public Status Updates
insidefacebook.com — Facebook has just announced that it’s now testing a new version of the “publisher” that allows users... to choose who can see their status updates and posts. The most interesting part? The first option is “everyone.”  ... (more) Facebook Taking Aim at Twitter: Latest Redesign ...
Facebook Nabs New Payments Director from Google
Facebook Nabs New Payments Director from Google
insidefacebook.com — The Facebook Platform payments and monetization ecosystem continues to grow rapidly this year. Recently, Facebook has been... giving more involved: a few weeks ago Facebook started testing integration its own virtual currency with application developers ... (more) Facebook Nabs New Payments Director from Google
Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box
Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box
developers.facebook.com — During the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration, we tested a new feature that let people share Faceboo...... (more) Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box
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EU Demands Tighter Privacy Policies for Social Networks
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... Man, hardly a week goes by without the European Union getting after some Internet behemoth for bad business practices or invading individuals’ privacy, or both. Usually it’s Google on the receiving end, but this time it’s social networks that are getting scrutiny from the supranational regulator. ...

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