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Orange iPhone users likely to face Spotify, Facebook ban
iPod/iPhone > News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 Orange iPhone users likely to face Spotify, Facebook ban Orange's T 's points to ban on host of internet services Lexton Snol PC Advisor > The rumble of discontent over new iPhone carrier Orange's rather limited "unlimited" data download restrictions rumbles ...
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
techcrunch.com — Last weekend I wrote about how the big social gaming companies are making hundreds of millions of... dollars in revenue on Facebook and MySpace through games like Farmville and Mobsters. Major media can’t stop applauding the companies long enough ... (more) Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
Facebook chat supports XMPP, with ejabberd
process-one.net — Facebook is preparing the launch of their XMPP connection interface. It means that users will be able... to use Facebook with any type of XMPP clients, ranging from desktop to mobile clients. This is a huge news for XMPP because it consolidates the ... (more) Facebook chat supports XMPP, with ejabberd
Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
news.cnet.com — Facebook was awarded $711 million in a judgment Thursday against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy... Fogel of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California granted Facebook's application for a default ... (more) Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
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Unlimited-limited fail: Orange UK iPhone deal may ban Facebook, Spotify
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Hopes that moving into a multi-carrier strategy in the UK would generate a price war have been dashed by Orange’s announcement of price tariffs matching those of O2. Now the story takes a tragic turn, with the revelation that Orange’s terms and conditions for iPhone service suck too much - even use of Facebook and Spotify could be forbidden under these. Not just that, but Orange seems happy to use the word “unlimited” in relation to a limited data service with a 750MB cap (so, like, 375 emails with a picture). While it may be permitted to use that word in that way under UK 21st century ...

Orange UK ‘Unlimited’ iPhone Deal May Ban Facebook, Spotify
Cult of Mac — Orange UK ‘Unlimited’ iPhone Deal May Ban Facebook, Spotify 9:26 am, November 3rd, 2009, Ed Sutherland 20091102-orangepage.jpg Orange UK Tuesday promised to review its terms of service that could effectively ban iPhone users from conducting anything but telephone calls. The uproar comes a day after British iPhone owners complained the carrier had placed a 750MB limit on its “unlimited” data plan. In the latest turn of events, a BBC correspondent pointed to language in Orange UK’s Terms and Conditions which said its 3G network is “not to be used for other activities (eg using your handset as a modem, non-Orange Internet based streaming services, ...

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The Open Graph API: What Does It Mean?
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Facebook users protest over news feed
guardian.co.uk 10/27/2009 — Facebookers are incensed that the site has tinkered with its news feed so updates are no longer chronological If you are one of the 53% of Britons now creating and sharing content online, you might, like me, see Facebook as your digital living room. ...
WOW: Facebook Adding Half a Million New Users Every Day
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techcrunch.com 10/29/2009 — From Wikipedia : A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a main stem (or parent) river . Facebook wants every site on the web to be a tributary. And it wants to be the main river. Today, amid the hoopla that Facebook was once again making ...
Scams surfacing on Twitter, FacebookCNET News.com 11/2/2009
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A Single Sign-In for All Your Websites? Google Hopes SoToday @ PC World 11/3/2009
The Official Google Blog on Tuesday beat the OpenID drum, and gave a quick run-through of how the service might benefit Facebook and Plaxo users.
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Google, Facebook risk A security researcher has discovered a weakness in a core browser protocol that compromises the security of Google, Facebook, and other websites by allowing an attacker to tamper with the cookies they set.… What is your ...
An unofficial way to 'dislike' things on FacebookCNET News.com 11/4/2009
Finding Facebook's "like" button a little too cute and happy? Try the Facebook dislike extension on for size. It lets you mark posts you don't like.