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Facebook set to overtake MySpace in U.S. popularity this year
obsessable.com - 1/13/2009
Facebook set to overtake MySpace in U.S. popularity this year
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While Facebook has seemed like king of the social networking sites for a while now , boasting the greatest number of new sign-ups, it's been engaged in a long game of catch-up with MySpace, one that finally looks like it may win in the coming year . The past year has seen a steady increase in
Social Networking: Will Facebook Overtake MySpace In The U.S. In 2009?
techcrunch.com - 1/13/2009
Social Networking: Will Facebook Overtake MySpace In The U.S. In 2009?
— techcrunch.com — Year end Comscore numbers for the U.S. audience are out. The first thing we checked? How the major social networks are doing. Facebook, which became the largest worldwide social network in mid 2008, is still playing catch up to MySpace in the ... (more) Social Networking: Will Facebook Overtake MySpace In The ...

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Whopper Sacrifice Forced to Disable Behavior by Facebook (Updated)
insidefacebook.com - 1/14/2009
Whopper Sacrifice Forced to Disable Behavior by Facebook (Updated)
— insidefacebook.com — A week after the Whopper Sacrifice application made waves for its creative use of Facebook friend removals as a way to spread the application, Facebook has forced it to disable the app, according to the developer. Facebook has clarified that it has ... (more) Whopper Sacrifice Forced to Disable Behavior by Facebook ...

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Google, Facebook, MySpace and More Meet to Talk Activity Streams
readwriteweb.com - 1/9/2009
Google, Facebook, MySpace and More Meet to Talk Activity Streams
— readwriteweb.com — Last night at the offices of blogging software company Six Apart, engineers and social media specialists from a number of companies large and small met to discuss proposed standards for the future of "activity streams" - the system of displaying ... (more) Google, Facebook, MySpace and More Meet to Talk Activity ...

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