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Federal Rules Don't Mesh With MySpace
A Cabinet-level office that has been a leader in embracing new communications technologies has not put up a Facebook or MySpace profile in part because of the difficulty it would have in attempting to keep internal records of everything that might take place on such pages. "The federal ...
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Facebook set to overtake MySpace in U.S. popularity this year
Facebook set to overtake MySpace in U.S. popularity this year
obsessable.com — 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 (more) Facebook set to overtake MySpace in U.S. popularity this ...
Twitter May Have Found Its Business Model
Twitter May Have Found Its Business Model
readwriteweb.com — Twitter ...what is it good for? It turns out this little service is good for a whole... lot of things, despite the loud objections of people who've never really tried it. Even among true believers, though, it's been hard to figure out how this much ... (more) Twitter May Have Found Its Business Model
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Should the Government Change its Rules on SocNet Archiving?
SocialTimes.com — ... Could the federal government be getting in the way of transparent communication between officials and the public? According to The National Journal, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is caught between a rock and a hard place, battling with its desire to interact more with the public via online social networks and the federal regulations that require everything posted online to also be archived internally. ...

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