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With Facebook going public and a driven founder focused on long-term success why isn’t everyone frantically buying it up? Since the offering the value has dropped slightly. Maybe this was just a correct valuation by Facebook and that’s why the price hasn’t risen. Maybe people see Facebook as a fad, and no threat to Microsoft, Google and other big tech stocks.

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The app — which was in development before the social network made its offer to buy Instagram about six weeks ago — gives us a glimpse at how Facebook was planning to compete against the young mobile-first startup.

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Research In Motion has lost the smartphone war. With its global market share at 7 per cent, down from 21 per cent in 2009, RIM has ceded the very market it created to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android smartphone platforms.

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Reluctantly or otherwise, Facebook is the place most of us have chosen to share our lives online. In spite of its many useful features, the social media site can be a constant source of annoyance, embarrassment, and trouble if you make a few stupid decisions you might not even realize you're making. Fortunately, with a little effort, you can get Facebook under your control.

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A malware campaign that targets a number of established services and websites has been reported this week.  It aims to fool the users of the particular service or website to providing their debit card data.

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I want to show you how you can take one single post and make it appear on all the social media outlets mentioned in the title. So I’ll simply go through my workflow in this area and you can take it or leave it

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As social networks have become more intertwined in our daily routines,some criminals just can't resist logging into Facebook at the worst times.

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\Social media users know that discovery is half the fun. With What about Me? you can capture a snapshot of your social media life and create your own colorful image, full of clues and facts about one of the most fascinating subjects in the world — you!

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Have you ever seen status updates from your friends, notifying you of where they were, what music they just listened to, and what article they just read? Moreover, are you one of those people who are unknowingly posting this information?

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Brand new Facebook app PinView displays items from your News Feed, Timeline, friends list and multimedia pages as small panels, just like social bookmarking site Pinterest showcases images on Pinboards.

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Recent studies show that privacy concerns are very much on the minds of Facebook users. Part of being a responsible member of any  online community is educating yourself and your loved ones on how to properly configure the privacy and security settings offered by the platform. The fact that Facebook has 800 million members, and some are out to hack, scam and victimize others makes the issue even more pressing.

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In a throwback to its college-only days, Facebook has launched a new type of community page for schools that requires an active “.edu” email address to join.

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Raganwald describes a Facebook privacy-leak that's creepy even by Facebook standards. When you sign up for apps, the app-maker has the power to extract all your friends' personal info, assuming they've shared it with you. So anything you share with your friends can be hoovered up by any app they trust. If you'd prefer not to do this, there is a setting buried in the Facebook preferences, and Raganwald walks you through checking it off.

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You’ve probably seen the apps used by The Washington Post and Yahoo! on Facebook that require you to install something before you can read an article shared by one of your friends from their sites. Not only is it annoying, it just means that these publications want access to your personal information so it can learn about your reading habits.

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Not so long ago, there was a familiar product called software. It was sold in stores, in shrink-wrapped boxes. When you bought it, all that you gave away was your credit card number or a stack of bills.

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James Pearce, head of mobile developer relations for Facebook, likes to point out that "you and your friends don't always have the same devices" or even use the same mobile platforms.

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Facebook® is the most popular social networking site out there, with over a half billion active members. This workshop will teach students the basics of Facebook, how to find educational and useful features, how and why one would create a group, and will also provide some tips on how to be safe online and to protect your online persona.

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As if there was ever any doubt that the “pin” is winning, a new report from Experian says Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the U.S. behind Facebook and Twitter.

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Google’s augmented reality eyewear is coming to disrupt your face and your business model. If you don’t even have to pull your phone out to take a photo, get directions, or message with friends, why would you need to buy the latest iPhone or spend so much time on Facebook?

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A former teacher’s aide in Michigan says she’s been fired after refusing to give her Facebook password to her supervisors.

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