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Why the Koobface virus spread so fast [Facebook]
valleywag.com - 12/8/2008
Why the Koobface virus spread so fast [Facebook]
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A long-dormant virus aimed directly at Facebook struck Thursday, spreading quickly via the social network. What's surprising isn't that Koobface hit Facebook so hard. It's that it took so long to do it. How Koobface works: A Facebook user gets a message from a friend telling them to view a ...
blog.facebook.com - 12/6/2008
Video Just Got Better
— blog.facebook.com — Since we launched video last year, more than 45 million videos have been uploaded to Facebook with approximately 100,000 new videos added each day. Starting today, you'll be able to upload higher quality videos to Facebook and also embed your Facebook ... (more) Video Just Got Better

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pcworld.com - 12/5/2008
Facebook, Google Launch Data Portability Programs to All
— pcworld.com — Google and Facebook separately announced the general availability of their respective data portability programs on Thursday. Google Friend Connect and Facebook Connect are generally designed to extend social-networking capabilities broadly across the ... (more) Facebook, Google Launch Data Portability Programs to All

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Interview With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Products, Funding, Competition
techcrunch.com - 12/8/2008
Interview With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Products, Funding, Competition
— techcrunch.com — I recently had a chance to sit down and have a one-on-one chat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg . There was lots to talk about, and he answered questions about, among other things, Facebook products, privacy issues, rumors about recent fundraising ... (more) Interview With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Products, ...

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Tech Observer:  First Bytes: Hollywood, Wal-Mart, Nintendo, Blackbird, Facebook

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First Bytes: Hollywood, Wal-Mart, Nintendo, Blackbird, Facebook
Tech Observer — Hollywood outlines how new technology will affect how we view movies. [WSJ] Wal-Mart starts selling Wii's online and quickly sells out. [CNet] A new browser called Blackbird is geared towards African-Americans. [Tech Crunch] Why did the Koobface virus spread so quickly over Facebook last week? [Valleywag] by Rafael Cohen Related Links 'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook First Bytes: Wink, Reunion, Kindle, Facebook, Circuit City, Tesla Rumors of a Facebook Music Store ...

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