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Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:57:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MySpace names Mark Rosenbaum as its first chief financial officer http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-names-mark-rosenbaum-as-its-first-chief-financial-officer/ Muhozi has added you as a friend: Ugandan gorillas join Facebook as part of online fundraiser http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/muhozi-has-added-you-as-a-friend-ugandan-gorillas-join-facebook-as-part-of-online-fundraiser/ Endangered Ugandan gorillas seek friends on Facebook, Myspace http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/endangered-ugandan-gorillas-seek-friends-on-facebook-myspace/ ComScore, Omniture join up to measure digital audiences http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/comscore-omniture-join-up-to-measure-digital-audiences/ Fiancee of Yale tech questioned in killing writes: ‘Who are you to judge the life I live?’ http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/fiancee-of-yale-tech-questioned-in-killing-writes-who-are-you-to-judge-the-life-i-live/ Lawmakers consider clampdown on the way Internet marketers collect personal data to target ads http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/lawmakers-consider-clampdown-on-the-way-internet-marketers-collect-personal-data-to-target-ads/ Currys staff brands customers retards and t**ts via Facebook! http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/currys-staff-brands-customers-retards-and-tts-via-facebook/ California man accused of kidnapping 15-year-old Idaho girl he met on social networking site http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/california-man-accused-of-kidnapping-15-year-old-idaho-girl-he-met-on-social-networking-site/ AP group’s survey finds newspapers are sweeping out many younger workers in staff cutbacks http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/ap-groups-survey-finds-newspapers-are-sweeping-out-many-younger-workers-in-staff-cutbacks/ MySpace buys social music app iLike for $20 million after series of painful cuts http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-buys-social-music-app-ilike-for-20-million-after-series-of-painful-cuts/ MySpace buys social music app iLike for $20 million as site aims to restore lost luster http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-buys-social-music-app-ilike-for-20-million-as-site-aims-to-restore-lost-luster/ MySpace generation happier talking about themselves online than in real life http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-generation-happier-talking-about-themselves-online-than-in-real-life/ News Corp. 4th-quarter net loss hits $203 million on MySpace writedown http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/news-corp-4th-quarter-net-loss-hits-203-million-on-myspace-writedown/ Facebook, MySpace may cause kids to commit suicide, warns Archbishop http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/facebook-myspace-may-cause-kids-to-commit-suicide-warns-archbishop/ Yahoo’s Microsoft partnership dismantles search expansion, returns company to early philosophy http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/yahoos-microsoft-partnership-dismantles-search-expansion-returns-company-to-early-philosophy/ Yahoo’s plan to boost spending raises new worries after cost-cutting lifts 2Q profit by 8 pct http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/yahoos-plan-to-boost-spending-raises-new-worries-after-cost-cutting-lifts-2q-profit-by-8-pct/ PlaySpan launches virtual goods marketplace on leading social networking sites http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/playspan-launches-virtual-goods-marketplace-on-leading-social-networking-sites/ Facebook now has 250 million users http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/facebook-now-has-250-million-users/ Social networking aggregator Power.com sues Facebook over access to users’ information. http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/social-networking-aggregator-powercom-sues-facebook-over-access-to-users-information/ Brazil’s Power.com sues Facebook over access to users’ information http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/brazils-powercom-sues-facebook-over-access-to-users-information/ Travel briefs http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/travel-briefs/ Marijuana sellers misusing MySpace, Facebook, Twitter for their trade http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/marijuana-sellers-misusing-myspace-facebook-twitter-for-their-trade/ Yahoo’s omg site blasts to top of celebrity news heap on breezily positive tone, small staff http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/yahoos-omg-site-blasts-to-top-of-celebrity-news-heap-on-breezily-positive-tone-small-staff/ Don’t panic if your teen is into social networking sites http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/dont-panic-if-your-teen-is-into-social-networking-sites/ LinkedIn founder hand-picks ex-Yahoo exec Jeff Weiner as the new CEO http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/linkedin-founder-steps-aside-as-ceo-for-second-time-to-make-way-for-hand-picked-successor/ MySpace to cut 300 international positions, close offices outside US to rein in costs http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-to-cut-300-international-positions-close-offices-outside-us-to-rein-in-costs/ Mafia game muscles into Twitter’s commercial-free zone by selling a helping hand to players http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/mafia-game-muscles-into-twitters-commercial-free-zone-by-selling-a-helping-hand-to-players/ MySpace to cut 300 international positions, close at least 4 offices outside the US http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-to-cut-300-international-positions-close-at-least-4-offices-outside-the-us/ MySpace to slash 30 percent of work force to be as ‘efficient’ as Facebook http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-slashing-30-percent-of-work-force-bringing-staffing-closer-to-rival-facebook/ MySpace slashing 30 percent of work force, about 420 jobs http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-slashing-30-percent-of-work-force-about-420-jobs/ Facebook dodges past Myspace in US http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/facebook-dodges-past-myspace-in-us/ Facebook, taking cue from MySpace, plans to let users show full name in their Web address http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/facebook-taking-cue-from-myspace-plans-to-let-users-show-full-name-in-their-web-address/ Time Spent on Social Networking in U.S. increases by 83 Percent; Facebook Leads, top 10 sites’ list revealed http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/time-spent-on-social-networking-in-us-increases-by-83-percent-facebook-leads-top-10-sites-revealed/ Court weighs off-campus speech in case of Pa. girl who posted lewd MySpace parody of principal http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/court-weighs-off-campus-speech-in-case-of-pa-girl-who-posted-lewd-myspace-parody-of-principal/ How to Hide MySpace Comment and Friends http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-hide-myspace-comment-and-friends/ Top 20 MySpace Layouts and Themes http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-20-myspace-layouts-and-themes/ Top 10 MySpace Editors http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-10-myspace-editors/ Britain’s Prince Charles to go on MySpace for the first time http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/britains-prince-charles-to-go-on-myspace-for-the-first-time/ Introducing White House 2.0 for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/white-house-leaps-onto-facebook-myspace-twitter/ White House joins FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace with updates on flu and other topics http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/white-house-joins-facebook-twitter-myspace-with-updates-on-flu-and-other-topics/