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Stats: Facebook Nearly 20 Percent Bigger Than MySpace in US
mashable.com - 2/17/2009
Stats: Facebook Nearly 20 Percent Bigger Than MySpace in US
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Different tracking services show different numbers when it comes to measuring which social network is most popular, but at least one now places Facebook with a significant lead in the US. Compete has updated its data for January, and the service now shows Facebook seeing a full 10 million more ...
blog.facebook.com - 2/16/2009
On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information
— blog.facebook.com — A couple of weeks ago, we updated our terms of use to clarify a few points for our users. A number of people have raised questions about our changes, so I'd like to address those here. I'll also take the opportunity to explain how we think about ... (more) On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information

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facebook.com - 2/18/2009
People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
— facebook.com — NOW OVER 50,000 STRONG!!! As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user ... (more) People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)

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facebook.com - 2/17/2009
People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
— facebook.com — As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user backlash. 3 Big Questions for ... (more) People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)

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TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home:  Doctorow’s ‘Content’ book is on the mark on free culture—but too glib and too geek-to-geek

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Doctorow’s ‘Content’ book is on the mark on free culture—but too glib and too geek-to-geek
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... he has lost sight of a fundamental fact: Facebook is not a social situation. It’s on a computer. A machine most of us can still turn off, like a TV or a car. Real class reunions feature excruciating minutes of chitchat. On Facebook, you simply click away. His predicting that Facebook will join “Sixdegrees, Friendster, and their pals on the scrapheap of Net.history” seems like hyperbole at best. Facebook could yet go the way of Geocities. But it sure doesn’t look that way yet. ...

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