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Facebook relents in privacy row

Facebook, the second most popular US social networking site, has backed down in a privacy row with its users, adding controls to two new services that allowed them to track their friends’ activities online.

by Richard Maven 11 September 2006 10:49am 1 comment

TechCrunch launches UK site

I’ve just returned from holiday where I did my best to stay completely away from any technology other than my camera (for good reason), and am getting back into the swing of things nicely.

One of the pleasant not-so surprises on returning was the recent launch of a UK TechCrunch site which is focused on UK Web 2.0 and mobile startups.

by Gareth Knight 08 September 2006 11:07am 1 comment

Survey highlights sites' sway over music tastes

Recent moves by social networking sites into the digital music business have been backed by a new report.

The 2006 Digital Music Survey, carried out by Entertainment Media Research, shows the likes of Bebo and Myspace have a strong influence over the way listeners’ discover and purchase music online.

by Richard Maven 04 September 2006 14:51pm 0 comments

Rand's top tips on how to increase blog traffic

Rand at SEOmoz has published another fine article, this time on how to attract more traffic to your blog.

The article contains 21 tips, including ‘Choose the right blog software’, ‘Tag your content’, ‘Only one post in 20 can be linkbait’ and ‘Use a human voice’. Rand’s post is linkbait of the very best variety, since it is original, valuable content, so I’m linking to it.

by Chris Lake 01 September 2006 16:28pm 0 comments

Red Hat develops open source widget-based portal

Linux software maker Red Hat is quietly developing an open source portal that aggregates applications from mainstream sites such as Flickr and Rhapsody, reports Internet Financial News .

by Richard Maven 29 August 2006 14:41pm 0 comments

Kiko founder Justin Kan talks about the eBay sale

Y Combinator-backed online calendar web app Kiko has attracted a lot of attention since being placed for sale on eBay last week. We've interviewed one of the founders to understand a bit more about the reasons behind the sale...

by Richard Maven 23 August 2006 12:54pm 0 comments

Microsoft inks ad deal with Facebook

After losing out to Google in the race to sign up Myspace as an advertising client, Microsoft has landed a deal with the US' second largest social networking site Facebook.

by Richard Maven 23 August 2006 12:00pm 8 comments

Myspace for parents goes live

Minti , an international networking site for parents, has officially launched after completing the public beta programme it started in March.

by Richard Maven 23 August 2006 12:00pm 1 comment

Brits trust old media over new

The British public still consider traditional media brands to be far more trustworthy than blogs, according to a survey commissioned by interactive marketing company Telecom Express .

by Richard Maven 22 August 2006 11:54am 0 comments

Friendster receives VC boost

Troubled social networking site Friendster is set to announce some $10 million in VC funding to help it regain ground on its rivals, according to the Wall Street Journal .

by Richard Maven 21 August 2006 17:42pm 0 comments